Entertainment Columns
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Feder: WLS taps Ben Shapiro for afternoonsNov 13, 2018 12:00 am - It's official: Commentator and podcaster Ben Shapiro will succeed Chicago radio legend Steve Dahl as afternoon host on WLS 890-AM, the Cumulus Media news/talk station an...
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Widescreen: For many fans, Marvel mastermind Stan Lee was a hero, tooNov 12, 2018 12:00 am - When Stan Lee died Monday at age 95, Marvel Comics lost its ambassador to the world, an exuberant, kindly voice of heroism both real and imaginary. In the same comic boo...
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Feder: Two Emmys honor new generation of DahlsNov 12, 2018 12:00 am - Fans of a certain age still remember how radio renegades Steve Dahl and Garry Meier shocked the media establishment when they won a Chicago Emmy Award for "Greetings fro...
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Feder: Kachinske out as program director at The MixNov 12, 2018 12:00 am - Mary Ellen Kachinske, one of Chicago radio's longest-tenured and most successful program directors, is out after more than 18 years at WTMX 101.9-FM, the Hubbard Radio h...
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Geneva HS grad traces her heritage on Norwegian reality showNov 11, 2018 5:00 am - Kelsey Jaffer knew a fair amount about her Pakistani roots, but wanted to grasp much more about her Norwegian blood and the heritage on her mom's side of the family. Bu...
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Feder: 11 earn Chicago TV industry's highest honorNov 11, 2018 12:00 am - A husband-and-wife team who pioneered television news commentary and global-affairs reporting in the 1950s are among the broadcasting legends named recipients of Silver ...
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'Walking Dead' TV movie plan is foolhardy, but could it be foolish?Nov 09, 2018 5:00 am - Shortly after the episode hyped as Rick Grimes' final appearance on "The Walking Dead" ended last Sunday night, Variety broke some news about AMC's iconic zombie-apocaly...
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Feder: Ben Shapiro, Mancow Muller could be part of new WLS lineupNov 09, 2018 12:00 am - We'll soon be hearing more of Ben Shapiro on WLS 890-AM, according to insiders, Robert Feder writes. The editor-in-chief of DailyWire.com and conservative commentator, ...
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Feder: Lite FM starts Christmas music ThursdayNov 07, 2018 12:00 am - Ready or not, here comes Christmas: At 4:05 p.m. Thursday, holiday music will begin airing around the clock on WLIT 93.9-FM, the iHeartMedia adult contemporary station. ...
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Feder: Sun-Times brings back TV listingsNov 06, 2018 12:00 am - Citing phone calls and emails from readers, the Sun-Times has restored the evening TV grid to its pages, effective today, Robert Feder writes. The move follows the retur...