Ted Cox
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Fey, presidential race help re-energize 'SNL'Dec 10, 2008 10:00 pm - To paraphrase Chico Escuela, the presidential campaign was very, very good for NBC's "Saturday Night Live" this fall. Tina Fey's spot-on take on Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin ...
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Fitzgerald, not Trib, blows whistle on editorial extortionDec 09, 2008 10:00 pm - Even the Chicago Tribune was being squeezed by Gov. Rod Blagojevich, according to charges filed Tuesday by U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald. The corruption charges sugge...
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Drive, drop and dunk at fundraiserDec 09, 2008 10:00 pm - WGN Channel 9's morning newscast holds its sixth annual Drive-Thru Toy Drive from 5 to 9 a.m. Friday at the station's studios at 2501 W. Bradley Place, Chicago. Those in...
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CNN's 'Planet in Peril' plays off environmental concernsDec 08, 2008 10:00 pm - With the presidential election over, how are the major cable networks going to generate the sort of hysteria that builds Nielsen ratings? Everybody, it seems, is going g...
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Dahl leaves Jack-FM, but doesn't call it quitsDec 05, 2008 10:00 pm - In the end - at least for now - Steve Dahl, Chicago radio's "Disco Demolition" man, went not with a bang, but with barely more than a whimper. At the close of a fairly l...
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Hutton, Chicago setting intriguing in 'Leverage'Dec 04, 2008 10:00 pm - The caper genre seems such a natural for a TV series - it's typically dramatic, tense, fast-paced and visually engaging - but only one has ever been successful over any ...
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Let's go to the tape: New book relives invention of instant replayDec 04, 2008 10:00 pm - Far from being a day of infamy, Dec. 7 should be a day celebrated by all sports fans - as TV producer-director Tony Verna states in his recently released book, "Instant ...
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Potentially provocative 'Saddam' miniseries surprisingly dullDec 03, 2008 10:00 pm - One can easily imagine how the production pitch went for HBO's new miniseries, "House of Saddam": "Hey, if you think Tony Soprano was something, then how about a show ab...
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Jonathon Brandmeier takes another shot at TVDec 02, 2008 10:00 pm - WLUP 97.9-FM morning host Jonathon Brandmeier takes another stab at TV with "Almost Live" debuting at 1:05 a.m. Saturday on WMAQ Channel 5. Brandmeier describes it as ha...
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Costello makes a 'Spectacle' of himself -- and fellow songwritersDec 01, 2008 10:00 pm - Tired of rote, by-the-numbers music performances punctuated by obsequious interviews on late-night talk shows? If so, does the Sundance Channel have a program for you. N...