Entertainment Columns
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Feder: WLS program boss Peter Bolger to retireFeb 11, 2019 12:00 am - Capping a 44-year career in radio, Peter Bolger has announced he's retiring as operations manager and program director of WLS 890-AM, the Cumulus Media news/talk station...
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Feder: B96 rejects DreX as morning hostFeb 08, 2019 12:00 am - It's over and out for Kevin Buchar, the radio veteran known as DreX, after 10 months as morning personality at Entercom Top 40 WBBM 96.3-FM, reports Robert Feder. Friday...
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Feder: Steve Harvey wants to make deals for youFeb 08, 2019 12:00 am - The Steve Harvey money machine just keeps on rolling along, Robert Feder writes. The latest enterprise by the ubiquitous TV and radio host is Steve Harvey Deals, a websi...
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Feder: Block Club Chicago hires three new reportersFeb 07, 2019 12:00 am - Three new full-time reporters have been hired at Block Club Chicago, the nonprofit subscription-based digital news site founded by former editors of DNAinfo Chicago, Rob...
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Feder: Cliff Kelley leaving WVON afternoon showFeb 04, 2019 12:00 am - Cliff Kelley, the former Chicago alderman who forged a distinguished career as a news analyst and radio talk show host, is stepping down as afternoon star of urban news/...
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Feder: Drive-time traffic switch tops most-read posts in JanuaryFeb 01, 2019 12:00 am - Traffic reporter Violeta Podrumedic's lane change from Roe Conn's afternoon show on Tribune Broadcasting news/talk WGN 720-AM to Eric Ferguson's morning show on Hubbard ...
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Constable: This Wood Dale sculptor warms up with some iceJan 31, 2019 4:30 am - If the 50-degrees-below-zero wind chill outside Wednesday has Dan Rebholz feeling a little chilly, he can always duck inside his walk-in freezer to warm up. "It's usuall...
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Feder: Chicago TV news warms up to common senseJan 31, 2019 12:00 am - Often criticized for putting reporters and news crews in hazardous situations unnecessarily, Chicago television finally got smart this time, Robert Feder writes. Local ...
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New sports bar could revitalize block in St. CharlesJan 30, 2019 10:00 pm - How could a story about a new sports bar possibly coming to St. Charles ignite memories about rock music in this town? Easy. It's all about location. The plan for Flagsh...
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Feder: Jim DeRogatis to write the book on R. KellyJan 30, 2019 12:00 am - Veteran Chicago music critic and "Sound Opinions" co-host Jim DeRogatis is the subject of a glowing profile in The New York Times, which credits him for his heroic repor...