Entertainment Columns
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Two TV traditions return for the FourthJun 30, 2017 6:00 am - Have you ever thought to yourself, “You know, these Independence Day fireworks are great, but they'd be even better with John Stamos?” You got it, dude. Riot Fest's ...
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Feder: Spanish language paper Hoy being converted to a weeklyJun 29, 2017 1:00 am - Hoy, the Spanish-language paper that began as a daily and later shrank to three days a week, will appear in print only once a week - on Fridays, Robert Feder reports. Th...
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Feder: Radio icon Landecker's autobiography being reissued for hall of fame inductionJun 27, 2017 1:00 am - Daily Herald report The acclaimed autobiography of radio legend John Records Landecker is being reissued, likely in October, to coincide with his induction in the Nation...
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Feder: John Records Landecker voted into National Radio Hall of FameJun 26, 2017 1:00 am - John Records Landecker, a giant of Chicago radio and one of the most celebrated disc jockeys in rock 'n' roll history, has been voted into the National Radio Hall of Fam...
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'Sgt. Pepper' turns 50: Do you remember the wacky movie version?Jun 23, 2017 6:00 am - Ah yes, who could forget "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band," that classic work of art in which The Bee Gees and Peter Frampton use a magical weather vane that trans...
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Feder: Head of WTTW parent company retiring at end of yearJun 22, 2017 1:00 am - Dan Schmidt, the controversial president and CEO of the parent company of public television WTTW-Channel 11 and classical radio WFMT FM 98.7, will retire at the end of t...
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Feder: Lauren Jiggetts to join 'WGN Morning News'Jun 21, 2017 1:00 am - Lauren Jiggetts, who resigned last April after 10 years at NBC-owned WMAQ-Channel 5, is about to return to Chicago television as a Monday-through-Friday news anchor for ...
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Feder: Robin Amer to launch investigative podcast seriesJun 20, 2017 1:00 am - Robin Amer, a stellar investigative journalist and former deputy editor of the Chicago Reader, has joined Gannett's USA Today Network to launch "The City," an ambitious ...
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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...