Entertainment Columns
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Feder: WBBM Newsradio still leads Chicago radio ratingsMar 19, 2019 1:00 am - In a month that saw two of Chicago's news/talk radio stations move up in the ratings, the Entercom all-news combo of WBBM 780-AM and WCFS 105.9-FM extended its run at th...
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Feder: Kris Kridel going to part time at WBBM NewsradioMar 18, 2019 1:00 am - Kris Kridel, who's been an admired and authoritative news anchor at WBBM 780-AM/WCFS 105.9-FM for 34 years, is cutting back to part-time status and leaving afternoon dri...
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2+2 reasons to visit C2E2: Annual Chicago convention is worth the trip from the suburbsMar 17, 2019 7:00 am - The Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo, better known as C2E2, returns Friday, March 22, to Sunday, March 24, to McCormick Place's South Building, 2301 S. Martin Luther K...
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Widescreen: Cirque du Soleil at home, 'Close Encounters' on the big screenMar 13, 2019 11:40 am - Normally, you have to wait for the big tent to go up outside United Center or fly to Las Vegas to see the artistic acrobats of Cirque du Soleil, but you can watch a one-...
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Feder: Jennifer Keiper returns to WBBM NewsradioMar 12, 2019 1:00 am - The newest voice on Chicago's all-news station is a familiar one: Jennifer Keiper has rejoined top-rated WBBM 780-AM/WCFS 105.9-FM as a news anchor and reporter, Robert ...
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Feder: WGN family and friends remember a fallen wizardMar 11, 2019 1:00 am - The flag in front of WGN-Channel 9 studios was lowered to half-mast Friday to honor Marshall Brodien, the famed Chicago magician who played Wizzo the Wizard on "Bozo's C...
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Woah! 'The Matrix' is 20 years old, and it's on Elk Grove's big screenMar 08, 2019 5:00 am - The movie described rather crudely by 20-year-old Sean Stangland in the pages of the Daily Eastern News as "'T2' on crack" is about to turn 20 itself, which means I'm pr...
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Feder: Justin Kaufmann to revive WGN's 'Extension 720'Mar 08, 2019 12:00 am - Justin Kaufmann, who's been a full-time contributor to Steve Cochran's morning show since last June, is returning to evenings on Tribune Broadcasting news/talk WGN 720-A...
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Constable: These five comedians will make all their colors funMar 07, 2019 4:20 am - When Aliyah Kizilbash began her stand-up comedy career, the Barrington woman talked about her passion for fashion and style. "I played up the material side of me, and th...
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Feder: ESPN 1000 betting on Mike North sports gambling showMar 07, 2019 12:00 am - You didn't really think Mike North was retiring from radio, did you? Nineteen months after he announced he was quitting sports radio for good, Mike North is joining ESPN...