Entertainment Columns
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Feder: Cumulus buys WKQX from MerlinApr 04, 2018 1:00 am - Cumulus Media has agreed to buy WKQX FM 101.1 from Merlin Media, securing the station's future as an alternative rocker, Robert Feder writes. The deal, announced late Tu...
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Feder: Derek Dalton named general manager of CBS 2Apr 03, 2018 1:00 am - Just in from Rochester, New York, longtime television station executive Derek Dalton has been named president and general manager of CBS-owned WBBM-Channel 2, Robert Fed...
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Feder: WGN tries to keep a lid on Sinclair resistanceApr 03, 2018 1:00 am - Jeff Hoover, a longtime producer and on-air contributor for WGN-Channel 9's top-rated morning news show, was the first employee to speak out Monday about the impending t...
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Feder: Chilling video shows WGN's future owner in actionApr 02, 2018 1:00 am - For a frightening glimpse into what may be in store for "Chicago's Very Own" WGN-Channel 9 and WGN AM 720, look no further than to a chilling video montage that went vir...
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Constable: From horrific childhood in Africa to 'American Idol'Mar 31, 2018 1:00 am - Bu Burt Constable Out of thousands of musicians nationwide who auditioned, 2015 Wheaton North High School graduate Ephraim Bugumba says he is "humbled" to survive the cu...
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Feder: WGCI cancels concert over 'security concerns'Mar 30, 2018 1:00 am - Citing "specific safety and security concerns," WGCI FM 107.5 abruptly canceled a concert it was to have sponsored Thursday night at the Chicago Theatre, Robert Feder wr...
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Feder: Back in Chicago, DreX marks the spot at B96Mar 29, 2018 1:00 am - Kevin Buchar, the radio personality known as DreX who hosted mornings for eight years on iHeartMedia Top 40 WKSC FM 103.5, is coming back to Chicago, Robert Feder writes...
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Bonus documentary makes 'Last Jedi' a must-buy, even if you hated the movieMar 28, 2018 6:00 am - The surprisingly controversial "Star Wars: The Last Jedi" is now available across all home-entertainment platforms, and Lucasfilm was not stingy with bonus content. The ...
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Feder: Sun-Times to unveil makeover WednesdayMar 27, 2018 1:00 am - Eight months into its new ownership the Chicago Sun-Times will roll out an entirely redesigned newspaper and website Wednesday, Robert Feder writes. he new look, new log...
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Feder: Sun-Times hires former Windy City Live contributor as feature reporterMar 26, 2018 1:00 am - Ji Suk Yi, who signed off earlier this month as a contributor to "Windy City Live," has been hired as a feature reporter for the Sun-Times, Robert Feder writes. Starting...