Entertainment Columns
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Feder: Melissa Forman going 'home again' to Lite FM morning showMay 21, 2018 1:00 am - Likable longtime Chicago radio and television personality Melissa Forman is returning to WLIT 93.9-FM as morning host, the iHeartMedia adult contemporary station announc...
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Feder: Kristina Kage no longer on Lite FMMay 21, 2018 1:00 am - It's over and out for Kristina Kage as morning personality at WLIT 93.9-FM, Robert Feder writes. Friday was her last day on the air at the iHeartMedia adult contemporary...
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Seek out 'Westworld's' scene-stealing guest star in his charming lead roleMay 18, 2018 6:00 am - The second season of HBO's "Westworld" reaches the halfway point this weekend with a narrative that is somehow clearer than Season 1's sneaky double timeline and far mor...
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Feder: Double duty for new Star 96.7 morning hostMay 18, 2018 1:00 am - Kevin Kollins soon will be working two drive-time air shifts for Alpha Media suburban stations, Robert Feder writes. While continuing to host afternoons at news/talk WJO...
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Feder: WGN Radio Walk of Fame bows out at Tribune TowerMay 17, 2018 1:00 am - For the last time at Tribune Tower, WGN 720-AM will add a new class of Chicago radio veterans to the WGN Radio Walk of Fame, Robert Feder writes. In a live broadcast sta...
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Feder: The Drive pulls up to new home at PrudentialMay 16, 2018 1:00 am - The latest to join the migration of Chicago radio stations to new studios south of the Chicago River is WDRV 97.1-FM, Robert Feder writes. Last Friday the Hubbard Radio ...
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Feder: WGN Radio is on the move - 18 stories upMay 15, 2018 1:00 am - Workers are still busy building out studios and offices as WGN 720-AM prepares to leave its longtime home at Tribune Tower for impressive new headquarters high in the sk...
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Feder: Johnny B. on National Radio Hall of Fame ballotMay 14, 2018 1:00 am - Jonathon Brandmeier, the longtime Chicago radio personality who achieved fame and fortune as morning star of WLUP 97.9 FM in the '80s, is in the running for the National...
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Widescreen: Excellent! 'Bill & Ted' are coming backMay 11, 2018 6:00 am - News broke two weeks ago that long-dormant Swedish pop titans ABBA would be releasing two new songs at year's end. On Facebook, I likened this to Wyld Stallyns saving th...
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Feder: New WBEZ lineup emphasizes 'independent journalism'May 11, 2018 1:00 am - Nine months after he came back to WBEZ 91.5-FM as chief content officer, Steve Edwards is putting his mark on the daily programming lineup of the Chicago Public Media st...