Entertainment Columns
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Feder: Gaynor Hall to co-anchor WGN weekend mornings with Sean LewisSep 17, 2021 1:00 am - Gaynor Hall, a general assignment reporter at WGN-Channel 9 since 2008, has been named co-anchor of the Nexstar Media station's Saturday and Sunday morning newscasts alo...
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Jim O'Donnell: Manning brothers 'man cave' flashes potential in spotty 'Monday Night' premiereSep 17, 2021 1:00 am - THE MEGACAST OF "MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL" by the Manning brothers? Apparently, not for the whole family. Unless you played quarterback at Eastern Illinois or at least the ...
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Theater Wit's 'Mr. Burns, a post-electric play' celebrates art's enduring powerSep 16, 2021 6:00 am - “Mr. Burns, a post electric play” - ★ ★ ★ ½ There's no shortage of provocative ideas in “Mr. Burns, a post-electric play,” Anne Washburn's dark dramedy about our shared ...
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Widescreen: Baby Yoda vs. Queen Elizabeth and two other TV battles to watch at Sunday's EmmysSep 16, 2021 6:00 am - The Emmys should have something for everyone this Sunday (7 p.m., CBS) given the massive number of categories and nominees they now offer. But the three biggest categori...
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Music's in the air at Drury Lane, Goodman and Northlight theatersSep 16, 2021 6:00 am - Back in plaid A revival of the beloved, 1950s doo-wop revue "Forever Plaid" marks Drury Lane Theatre's resumption of in-person performances. Brian Eng, Michael Ferraro, ...
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Sound check: 'America's Got Talent' finalist Joey Kar plays LongShotSep 15, 2021 6:00 am - Joey Kar's Got Talent Manhattan, Illinois, native Joey Kar's Southern rock stylings brought him all the way to the finals in 2020's "America's Got Talent" competiti...
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Feder: B96 leaves listeners wondering: 'Where's Nina?'Sep 15, 2021 1:00 am - Chicago radio's latest guessing game involves the whereabouts of Nina Hajian, who co-hosts mornings with Gabe Ramirez on Audacy Top 40 WBBM 96.3-FM, Robert Feder writes....
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Feder: Mark Giangreco snubs Silver Circle induction ceremonySep 14, 2021 1:00 am - Former Chicago sports anchor Mark Giangreco was a no-show Sunday when the long-delayed 2020 Silver Circle Awards finally were presented, Robert Feder writes. Anchorman ...
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Feder: NBC 5 journalists team up for weeklong series on 'Violence in Chicago'Sep 13, 2021 1:00 am - Eight news anchors and reporters from WMAQ-Channel 5 are collaborating on a weeklong series focusing on the epidemic of gun violence and bloodshed in Chicago. "Violence ...
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Feder: Former WGN anchor Allison Payne dies at 57Sep 11, 2021 1:00 am - Allison Payne, who anchored newscasts on WGN Channel 9 from 1990 to 2011, died Sept. 1 in her hometown of Detroit, the Nexstar Media station reported Friday. She was 57....