Entertainment Columns
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Widescreen: Emmy voters should consider these four long shotsJun 18, 2017 7:00 am - The long buildup to Sept. 17's Emmy awards began this week as online voting opened to members of the Television Academy. Between now and June 26, 22,000 industry profess...
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Feder: WXRT's Rice retiring from 'Saturday Morning Flashback'Jun 18, 2017 1:00 am - Wendy Rice, the voice of “Saturday Morning Flashback” on WXRT FM 93.1 for more than 30 years, is stepping down from the CBS Radio adult album alternative station. Rice a...
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Feder: NBC 5 gets new anchor; Sun-Times critic under fireJun 14, 2017 1:00 am - WMAQ-Channel 5 has hired Patrick Fazio, morning news anchor at NBC affiliate KSHB in Kansas City since 2013. He'll join NBC 5 as an anchor and reporter, starting July 31...
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Feder: Spanish-language midday newscast coming to Channel 66; Larry Wert named Broadcaster of the YearJun 12, 2017 1:00 am - Robservations on the media beat: Chicago's first Spanish-language midday newscast is coming to WGBO-Channel 66. Starting June 26, Enrique Rodriguez and Diana Perez will ...
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'Pirates' director Verbinski scares up a 'Cure' on videoJun 09, 2017 6:00 am - Gore Verbinski isn't a household name, but some of his movies are - the first three "Pirates of the Caribbean" epics, the Naomi Watts horror remake "The Ring" and the Os...
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Feder: Marissa Bailey joins Erin Kennedy as Channel 2 morning news anchorJun 09, 2017 1:00 am - Marissa Bailey, weekend morning news anchor at WBBM - Channel 2 since 2012, has been promoted to Monday-through-Friday morning co-anchor alongside Erin Kennedy. Bailey r...
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Feder: TV news vet Wall may be headed to ABC 7 as chief political reporterJun 08, 2017 1:00 am - Veteran Chicago newsman Craig Wall, who signed off in April after 19 years as a general assignment reporter at WFLD Channel 32, soon will be joining ABC Channel 7 as chi...
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Feder: ProPublica beefs up; Drew Peterson author returns to rootsJun 07, 2017 1:00 am - Robservations on the media beat: ProPublica Illinois, the independent, nonprofit investigative news startup has hired three more reporters; Joe Hosey, the investigative ...
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Feder: Two groups still in running with Tribune to buy Sun-TimesJun 06, 2017 1:00 am - At least two other bidders - including a group headed by former Chicago Alderman Edwin Eisendrath - are still in competition with Chicago Tribune owner tronc to buy the ...
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'iZombie' leads The CW's collection of cool showsJun 02, 2017 6:00 am - I had a surprising realization last weekend about which TV network I'm watching and enjoying the most. It's not HBO. Damon Lindelof's acclaimed end-times drama, "The Lef...