Entertainment Columns
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Feder: ESPN 1000 celebrates 20 years of 'compelling, entertaining sports talk'Oct 09, 2018 1:00 am - If you happen to be awake before dawn Friday, you might want to head over to Austin's, the popular saloon and eatery in Libertyville, Robert Feder writes. That's the bes...
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Feder: Chuck Schaden returns for 'Those Were the Days' milestoneOct 04, 2018 1:00 am - Radio Hall of Famer Chuck Schaden, the pre-eminent broadcast historian who launched "Those Were the Days" in 1970, returns to the old-time radio showcase this weekend to...
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Feder: Chicago Cubs The Score to top spot at nightOct 02, 2018 1:00 am - Despite losing to the Milwaukee Brewers in the National League Central tiebreaker game Monday, the Chicago Cubs came up a big winner for radio flagship on WSCR 670-AM, R...
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Feder: CBS 2 promotes meteorologist Mary Kay KleistOct 01, 2018 1:00 am - Mary Kay Kleist has been promoted to 5, 6 and 10 p.m. weekday meteorologist at CBS-owned WBBM-Channel 2, Robert Feder writes. Kleist, who joined the station's weather st...
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Spooky season begins with 'Phantasm' in RosemontSep 28, 2018 6:00 am - There's already a little chill in the air this weekend as the calendar approaches the beginning of spooky season, and you can get in that Halloween mood next week with a...
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'Mandy' and more: Five essential Nicolas Cage performancesSep 21, 2018 6:00 am - Nicolas Cage, that most enigmatic, enraged and enthusiastic of actors, is riding a wave of critical buzz thanks to the gory, psychedelic horror show “Mandy,” which opene...
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Evergreen Pub & Grill in St. Charles will mark 90th anniversary with special partySep 18, 2018 11:00 pm - If you spot some folks playing Rolle Bolle — the Belgian outdoor game that is a cross between bowling and horseshoes — at Evergreen Pub & Grill in St. Charles on Saturda...
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Feder: Can new co-host pump up 'The Jam'?Sep 18, 2018 1:00 am - Can a new co-host help jump-start the ratings for WCIU-Channel 26's underperforming morning show? Wednesday will mark Carly Henderson's debut on "The Jam," the Weigel Br...
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Feder: Broadcast museum to downsize with sale of top two floorsSep 17, 2018 1:00 am - In order to keep its doors open, Chicago's Museum of Broadcast Communications plans to sell two floors of its four-story building in River North, according to multiple s...
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Feder: 'Local stays local' at Daily Herald, Chicago ReaderSep 14, 2018 1:00 am - "Local stays local," tweeted WGN news anchor Ben Bradley, minutes after my story broke Thursday about the sale of Paddock Publications, owner of the Daily Herald, Robert...