Entertainment Columns
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Feder: Celebrity chronicler Mary Cameron Frey diesDec 27, 2018 12:00 am - As a celebrity chronicler for the Sun-Times and Crain's Chicago Business, Mary Cameron Frey covered the city's movers and shakers for decades with an acerbic wit and sty...
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Feder: Christmas music lights up Lite FM ratingsDec 26, 2018 12:00 am - For the 18th consecutive year, round-the-clock Christmas music catapulted WLIT 93.9-FM to the top of the ratings, according to Nielsen Audio figures released today, Robe...
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Widescreen: After 'Mary Poppins,' there was 'Bedknobs and Broomsticks'Dec 21, 2018 5:00 am - Mary Poppins is back in the pop culture consciousness this week, starring in a sequel to the 1964 film that, like the magical nanny herself, is practically perfect in ev...
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Feder: 'Happy ending' to stellar career as Steve Dahl leaves WLS todayDec 21, 2018 12:00 am - Forty years after Steve Dahl burst onto Chicago radio as a 23-year-old cocksure kid hosting a morning show called "Steve Dahl's Rude Awakening," he's bowing out as an el...
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Feder: Media in memoriam — 2018Dec 21, 2018 12:00 am - Gone but not forgotten: Robert Feder takes a look back at Chicago media luminaries who left us in 2018. Read the full list here. ...
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Feder: After Christmas, Lite FM turns to 'Relaxing Favorites'Dec 20, 2018 12:00 am - When WLIT 93.9-FM wraps up its annual run as Chicago's Christmas Lite next week, look for the iHeartMedia adult contemporary station to begin marketing its sound as "Rel...
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Feder: The Score renews Cubs announcer Pat HughesDec 20, 2018 12:00 am - Pat Hughes will remain in the Chicago Cubs broadcast booth for years to come, WSCR 670-AM announced Thursday, Robert Feder writes. Hughes, 63, has signed a multiyear ext...
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Feder: Countdown shows to battle for New Year's Eve viewersDec 19, 2018 12:00 am - It's not too early to start making your TV viewing plans for New Year's Eve, Robert Feder writes. Mark Giangreco and Janet Davies will mark their 18th year of ringing i...
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Feder: Remembering radio's 'great talent' Larry LujackDec 18, 2018 12:00 am - On the fifth anniversary of his passing, Larry Lujack continues to be revered as one of America's greatest radio personalities and Chicago's preeminent disc jockey for t...
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Feder: New WLS lineup moves Big John Howell to late afternoonsDec 17, 2018 12:00 am - By this time next week, you may not recognize WLS 890-AM, Robert Feder writes. Gone from the Cumulus Media news/talk station will be the morning show hosted by Big John ...