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Written by Larz
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Monday, 28 May 2012 15:45 |
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The Chicago Sun-Times' newest daily feature section, entitled "The Daily Splash" made its debut in today's newspaper. The new section will appear each Monday-Friday and cover subjects such as entertainment, gossip, fashion, and society events. The Sun-Times has lined up 30 Chicago celebrities -- including famous Chicago actors, comedians, singers, musicians, politicians, sports executives, and more -- who will each rotate at writing a column for the Daily Splash section. |
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Written by Larz
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Saturday, 26 May 2012 09:05 |
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In this holiday weekend News & Notes, we have plenty of news items from the Chicago media beat, including: WFLD-TV loses EP Phil Landeros; WSNS-TV loses GM Celia Chavez; Univision Chicago loses OM Cesar Canales; K-Hits changes morning hours; PJ turns PD; Q87.7 gives you Bush; Indy 500 on the radio; Me-TV & Antenna TV salute Memorial Day; Gabe Tartaglia introduces Pandora's local sales office; Tomasulo/Belaval/Sculfield/Rogers team up for some "Media Madness"; and Brooke & Jill team up for more podcast fun. All this and more is just below... |
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Written by Larz
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Friday, 25 May 2012 12:26 |
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Michael Ferro Jr., the Chairman of the Board of Wrapports LLC -- parent company of Sun-Times Media Holdings, which operates numerous Chicagoland periodicals, including the Chicago Sun-Times -- revealed yesterday plans to add numerous features and extras to the Chicago Sun-Times in the coming months, in an effort to increase circulation. |
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Written by Larz
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Friday, 25 May 2012 10:00 |
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It's the end of an era, as the long-running oldies music show on WJJG-AM, "Mike Baker & the Forgotten 45s," will air its final episode this Saturday afternoon. The station has chosen to cancel the show to focus on other musical programming on weekends. |
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Written by Larz
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Thursday, 24 May 2012 15:29 |
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Howard Shapiro, the longtime Chairman of Chicago-based television corporation Weigel Broadcasting Company, passed away today from pneumonia at the age of 86. He had been the guiding force behind Weigel Broadcasting since the mid-1960's. |
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Written by Larz
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Thursday, 24 May 2012 11:16 |
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It's a baker's dozen of local media News & Notes today, including: Tribune Broadcasting prepares for new owners; WXRT flashes back to the 70s; Cliff Kelley talks with Tom Ricketts; Maya Gavin moves to WVON-AM; WLPR-FM picks up a new NPR show; Don Clark is promoted by ICB; Edgar Ybarra is hired by ICB; Dave Shakes gets a new programming job; Ty Bentli loses his radio job; Steve Dahl gets out of his basement; Colleen Kelly looks to have a winner of a TV show; Bill Kurtis lends his voice to a movie preview; and Eddie Blazonczyk passes away. All the details are just below. |
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Written by Larz
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Thursday, 24 May 2012 07:09 |
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One-time Chicago radio mega-star Mike North has yet another new job to add to his list of many others. Starting June 19th, North will become the newest columnist for the suburban newspaper, the Daily Herald. |
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Written by Larz
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Wednesday, 23 May 2012 16:15 |
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The parent company of the Chicago Sun-Times, Wrapports, LLC, today announced its purchase of the alternative weekly newspaper, the Chicago Reader. Wrapports also acquires the Chicago Reader's web-properties, ChicagoReader.com and StraightDope.com. Terms of the transaction, which closed late yesterday, have not been disclosed, although the purchase price is said to be just under $3 million. |
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Written by Larz
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Wednesday, 23 May 2012 13:20 |
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WSCR-AM/670 The Score is holding its 4th annual "Score Search," this time looking for a new on-air sports talk host. The search began today and will continue on through early July. The final decision will come in late July. |
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Written by Larz
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Tuesday, 22 May 2012 16:34 |
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In just three weeks from today, the Museum of Broadcast Communications will be celebrating its 25th anniversary of existence with a gala party at its new location, which will also serve as its "unofficial" Grand Opening. The "official" Grand Opening ceremony will take place the following morning. |
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Written by Larz
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Monday, 21 May 2012 14:47 |
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After a long absence from the Internet, WBEZ-FM is helping to bring back the popular podcast "Love + Radio" this week. The eclectic show, now funded by Chicago Public Media and created in the WBEZ-FM studios for the first time, has made six new episodes, which will start to be heard regularly, starting Wednesday. |
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Written by Larz
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Monday, 21 May 2012 12:15 |
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WERV-FM/95.9 The River is having a fast & fantastic promotion this week. Over the next few days, fans of the classic rock station can try and win a private tour of the "The Art of John Lennon," the largest touring exhibition of legendary musician's artwork in North America, which comes to Oak Brook for a limited time starting on June 1st. Superstar Chicago rock & roll DJ Mitch Michaels will accompany the winners on the private tour. |
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Written by Larz
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Monday, 21 May 2012 08:00 |
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Crain's Chicago Business announced today that it will soon be placing its website behind a subscription plan, much like that of the websites for other news periodicals. The new paywall for ChicagoBusiness.com will begin on June 14th. |
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Written by Larz
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Sunday, 20 May 2012 15:07 |
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This weekend's News & Notes features seven local media stories, including: NBC5 loses a window; Nick Digilio visits Svengoolie; Bill Moller fills in for Milt Rosenberg; Tom Lounges loses his popular "Night Rock" show; Rick O'Dell hosting a local Smooth Jazz event; Michael La Crosse becomes a daddy; and the sad passing of Cal Daniels. Details below... |
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Written by Larz
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Friday, 18 May 2012 13:30 |
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Tonight and tomorrow, Comcast SportsNet Chicago is holding an open casting call for contestants to be part of a baseball trivia television game show that will air locally in July. Experts in trivia about the Chicago White Sox and/or the Chicago Cubs are invited to come out to be part of the new game show entitled "The Batter's Box." |
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Written by Larz
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Thursday, 17 May 2012 18:44 |
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Today's News & Notes is another large helping of local media stories, including: Roy Leonard returns to his blog; WDRV drives backwards down Alphabet Street; WGN Sports Night goes to Des Plaines; Tommy Edwards becomes a permanent fixture; K-Hits visits its fans; John Symons deals up a new career; WLFM moves to Ohio; Matt Dahl gets hitched; Freak will soon be getting hitched; Gaynor Hall already got hitched; CSN Chicago covers the crosstown classic; Nancy Pender shows who is "Boss" on TV, and the streets of Chicago will soon be seen all over national television next fall. All of the details are right here for you... |
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Written by Larz
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Wednesday, 16 May 2012 14:54 |
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Former Chicago radio superstar "Crazy" Howard McGee will be back on the Chicago radio airwaves, but it will be for just one morning only. This Friday, WVON-AM will be infected with craziness, as "Crazy" Howard McGee will be co-hosting the morning show alongside WVON-AM's Matt McGill. |
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Tuesday, 15 May 2012 14:00 |
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The Arbitron ratings for the Chicago radio market for the April period (which covers 3/29/12-4/25/12) were released this week. The following is a study of the local ratings for the demographics of Persons 6+ (All Ages) and Persons 25-54. |
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Written by Larz
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Friday, 11 May 2012 14:10 |
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In what could be the biggest News & Notes yet, here are 18 news stories from the Chicago media beat, including: Ed Curran's temporary return to CBS2; Rick O'Dell and the WLFM DJs return to blogging; the Cubs score a home run for WGN-AM; Wendy Snyder and Jimmy Mac talk with Artie Kennedy; Tony Lossano & Jen Sweet walk for a good cause; Bob Stroud makes an appearance for a good cause; Allison Payne & Art Porter host an NAACP event; Matt Rodewald hosts a sports talk show; Warrick Carter announces his earlier-than-expected retirement; Rich Koz speaks at DePaul; Eddie & Jobo visit a new roller coaster with their fans; CSN Chicago gets honored; Frank Wright has a baby; Roxanne Steele gets a new job; Sludge is interviewed; Larry Mendte & Dawn Stensland find new work with Merlin; and sad news for Dan Deibert, Spike O'Dell, and the family of Michael Little. It can all be read just below... |
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Thursday, 10 May 2012 13:24 |
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Rod Blagojevich will be riding on Chicago buses after all. Earlier this week, the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) rejected advertising from Merlin Media radio station WIQI-FM/FM News 101.1. The ads for the interior and exterior of Chicago buses, featuring jokes made at the expense of convicted felon & former IL Governor Blagojevich, were turned down by a CTA supervisor, claiming they were "offensive." Now, that decision has been reversed and the ads will soon be appearing on & in Chicago buses. |
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