Entertainment Columns
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Feder: Suburban staffers protest stalled contract talks with troncDec 11, 2017 12:00 am - Editorial employees at the Pioneer Press suburban newspapers, the Lake County News-Sun and the Northwest Indiana Post-Tribune, who've been without a contract since last ...
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Feder: Harassment spotlight turns to ChicagoDec 04, 2017 12:00 am - The sexual harassment scandals sweeping media, entertainment, government and corporate America have prompted two prominent journalists to focus on Chicago, Robert Feder ...
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Feder: WLIT turns 'The Lite' back onDec 02, 2017 12:00 am - After more than four years as 93.9 My FM, WLIT FM 93.9 has turned back to branding itself as “Lite FM.” The iHeartMedia station unveiled its retro name (“The New 93.9 Li...
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Why you should see 'Titanic' on the big screen againNov 29, 2017 5:00 am - Twenty years ago, I was a college freshman at Eastern Illinois University who played "Tekken" on his roommate's PlayStation, convinced his entire floor to watch this bla...
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'Dunkirk' is coming home — and back to theatersNov 24, 2017 5:00 am - Happy Black Friday! Do you need a gift idea for that super film nerd in your family? The one with the newest TV, the loudest sound system and the movie posters all over ...
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Feder: New CBS Radio owner flips K-Hits to hip-hop '104.3 JAMS'Nov 17, 2017 12:00 am - On its first day as owner of CBS Radio, Entercom Communications has blown up classic hits WJMK FM 104.3, replacing the six-year-old K-Hits brand with a new format of cla...
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Feder: deCastro at helm as Entercom takes over CBS RadioNov 17, 2017 12:00 am - Look for Jimmy deCastro to hit the ground running as the new senior vice president and Chicago market manager of Entercom, which officially takes over CBS Radio today. T...
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Feder: New food website peels off from The OnionNov 16, 2017 12:00 am - From the people who brought you The Onion and The A.V. Club, now comes The Takeout, a nonsatirical website "exploring the intersection of food and pop culture." Fusion M...
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Miss the Cubs? Pick up Pearl Jam's new movieNov 15, 2017 10:00 am - Pearl Jam, the band fronted by one of America's most famous Cubs fans, invokes Ernie Banks with the title of its new concert film, available for home release this weeken...
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Feder: WGN's Pat Tomasulo to host new weekend comedy showNov 15, 2017 12:00 am - For the first time since "Bozo" went off the air in 2001, WGN-Channel 9 will be producing a local weekly entertainment program. This time the funnyman in the spotlight w...