Entertainment Columns
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Feder: Chance the Rapper to relaunch ChicagoistJul 19, 2018 1:00 am - Chance the Rapper has acquired the assets of Chicagoist, the local digital news site that's been dormant since last fall, Robert Feder writes. In a deal with New York Pu...
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Feder: With WGN back in, Sinclair revises Tribune deal againJul 18, 2018 1:00 am - While the future of "Chicago's Very Own" WGN-Channel 9 and WGN 720-AM hangs in the balance, Sinclair Broadcast Group isn't giving up yet, Robert Feder writes. The Maryla...
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Feder: 'Deception' cited in pushback to Sinclair/Tribune dealJul 17, 2018 1:00 am - It's not clear what prompted FCC chairman Ajit Pai to derail the $3.9 billion acquisition of Chicago-based Tribune Media by Sinclair Broadcast Group, Robert Feder writes...
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Feder: ABC 7's Cheryl Scott engaged 'on top of the world'Jul 16, 2018 1:00 am - A romantic sunset atop a Hawaiian volcano was the setting of a marriage proposal over the weekend to Cheryl Scott, 33, meteorologist at ABC-owned WLS-Channel 7, Robert F...
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New names, faces grace lineup of sixth Homegrown Arts & Music FestivalJul 15, 2018 6:00 am - Aaron Williams' Homegrown Arts & Music Festival turns six this year. And it's still growing. “Homegrown was mostly a grass-roots thing to get these local bands noticed,...
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Feder: Tribune backs ex-reporter fired by Washington PostJul 13, 2018 1:00 am - Chicago Tribune editors say they "found no problems" after reviewing the work of an award-winning former reporter who recently was fired after eight months at the Washin...
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Feder: WGN's Steve Cochran bounces back into radio's top 10Jul 11, 2018 1:00 am - Reversing a run of all-time low ratings, Steve Cochran surged back into Chicago radio's top 10 for his morning show on Tribune Broadcasting news/talk WGN 720-AM, Robert ...
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Feder: Evanston buzzer beater up for ESPY AwardJul 10, 2018 1:00 am - An Evanston Township High School basketball player's miraculous game-winning shot from 80 feet away is a finalist for national honors in the 2018 ESPY Awards, Robert Fed...
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Feder: New owners plan 'more diverse' ReaderJul 09, 2018 1:00 am - The new owners of the Chicago Reader hope to expand the alternative weekly's distribution and advertising beyond the North Side and lakefront, while retaining its invest...
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Feder: The Score cuts Brian Hanley as morning co-hostJul 03, 2018 1:00 am - Brian Hanley, a 26-year veteran of WSCR 670-AM, is not being renewed as morning co-host of the Entercom sports/talk station, insiders tell Robert Feder. No word from man...