Entertainment Columns
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Feder: Sun-Times, Reader staffers oppose sale to troncMay 30, 2017 1:00 am - Editorial employees of the Chicago Sun-Times and the Chicago Reader aren't going along with the proposed sale of their company to tronc without a fight. Staffers represe...
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Feder: Ailing Dick Biondi assures fans he's eager to returnMay 27, 2017 1:00 am - Radio legend Dick Biondi, who's been missing in action since early April, said he's looking forward to getting back on the air as soon as his doctors get him "back into ...
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Feder: 'Surly editor' signs off from NewsBlues.com with a blastMay 26, 2017 1:00 am - With the subtlety of a thermonuclear blast, Mike James signed off Friday after 19 years as the self-styled "surly editor" of NewsBlues.com, the daily subscription newsle...
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Boomer fave Me-TV FM is going nationalMay 25, 2017 1:00 am - The "timeless and memorable music" of 87.7 Me-TV FM is going national, Chicago-based owner Weigel Broadcasting announced Thursday. Launched in 2015 on a low-power leased...
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Feder: Ex-Cub Ross' dancing might put ABC 7 10 p.m. newscast in first place for May ratings sweepMay 23, 2017 1:00 am - Robservations: Thanks in part to a boost from retired Cub David Ross in "Dancing with the Stars" as a lead-in, it looks like ABC 7 will score another win for its 10 p.m....
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Feder: Former Daily Herald executive editor Doubek lands with Better Government AssociationMay 22, 2017 1:00 am - Former Daily Herald executive editor Madeleine Doubek has been hired by the Better Government Association to oversee policy and civic engagement for the nonprofit civic ...
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Before 'Alien: Covenant,' revisit David Fincher's installmentMay 19, 2017 6:00 am - It's time for another summer movie anecdote! May 20, 1992: My father and I sit in his black 1988 Dodge Omni, listening to Jeremy Roenick and the Blackhawks beat the Edmo...
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Feder: Channel 9 unveils new set; meteorologist Byron Miranda leaving Channel 5May 17, 2017 1:00 am - On its 4 p.m. newscast today, WGN-Channel 9 will debut a new news set, featuring "the latest in studio technology, including two video walls, video panels, and LED light...
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Feder: Radio legend Tom Joyner off the air in ChicagoMay 16, 2017 1:00 am - After more than four decades as a fixture on Chicago's airwaves, the superstar who dubbed himself "The Hardest Working Man in Radio" won't be working on the air here any...
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Feder: Sun-Times in talks to sell to Tribune owner tronc, perhaps by end of monthMay 15, 2017 1:00 am - The Chicago Sun-Times is in negotiations to be acquired by the parent company of the Chicago Tribune, perhaps as soon as the end of the month, Sun-Times Editor and Publi...