WLS' Roe & Roeper, 80's Rock Voices Team-Up For December Holiday Charity Event

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Published on Friday, 03 September 2010 10:10

We are still a couple months away from being bombarded with holiday ads and companies trying to force us into holiday moods, but it apparently is not too early to start planning holiday parties! WLS-AM's "Roe Conn Show with Richard Roeper" has already planned theirs...

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WBBM's Erik Bradley Officially Named APD/MD Of WCFS

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Published on Thursday, 02 September 2010 11:11

This news was first leaked here on this site last Friday, but today CBS Radio Chicago has made the news official. WBBM-FM's APD/MD Erik Bradley has been named as the APD/MD of WCFS-FM. Bradley will now be the Assistant Program Director and Music Director for BOTH CBS-owned radio stations in town. The promotion is effective immediately.

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NEW: Subscribe To CRM News Via Email

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Published on Thursday, 02 September 2010 09:04

Chicagoland Radio & Media has added a new feature to the website! For those who do not want to miss any of the news stories that get posted up each day, you can now subscribe and get them delivered via email.

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Comcast SportsNet Catches Chicago Bears Fever

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Published on Wednesday, 01 September 2010 16:27

The Chicago Bears will have their regular season games shown on many networks this season: 10 games on FOX, 2 games each on CBS & ESPN, and 1 game each on NBC & NFLN. None of them will be shown on Comcast SportsNet. However, a little detail like that is not going to stop that channel from attempting to become Chicago's Bears' television headquarters! Comcast SportsNet is preparing to cover Chicago's favorite team and the NFL in numerous ways beginning this month.

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Court Appoints Mediator To Help Unstick Tribune Bankruptcy Process

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Published on Wednesday, 01 September 2010 15:26

Another day, another story about the Tribune Company's struggles to exit bankruptcy and hold off a company-wide takeover from creditors. Today's news has to do the bankruptcy case receiving the help of a court appointed mediator.

With the bankruptcy case seemingly stalled and the most recent Tribune reorganization plan fallen apart and mired in controversy, U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Kevin Carey has called for a non-binding mediation process to begin right away.

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Five Star - The Chicago Tribune's Top Secret Newspaper Project Revealed

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Published on Wednesday, 01 September 2010 14:15

The Reader's Michael Miner has uncovered a top secret project of the Chicago Tribune's. The project is a new type of Sunday newspaper that is being called "Five Star" and it is the exact opposite of the Tribune's "RedEye." The paper will be printed on premium stock, with no ads, and featuring long, thought-out articles & columns. It will be a weekly paper, coming out on Sundays beginning in January. The premium newspaper will come with a premium price tag: $5 for Tribune subscribers to experience. Read all about this secret project on Michael Miner's piece on the Reader's website at this link HERE.

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News & Notes: NextMedia's Doug Boyd; Eddie Webb; Jill Egan; Tera Williams Barz; Dick Tracy; Lou Manfredini; Tim Montemayor; Steve Carver; More

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Published on Tuesday, 31 August 2010 20:29

In tonight's News & Notes, we look at the latest the new role for NextMedia's Doug Boyd, the new life for Eddie Webb; the new babies for Jill Egan & Tera Williams Barz, a new live remote for Lou Manfredini, a lack of employment for Dick Tracy, a lack of employment for Tim Montemayor, a new job for Steve Carver, and a new owner for Chicago Social Magazine. It's all just below.

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Eisner Closer To Taking Over Tribune; Tribune Forms Friendly Committee

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Published on Tuesday, 31 August 2010 15:32

There were reports of tremors in the Chicago western suburbs earlier today. Those minor quakes may not compare to shakes happening and coming soon to downtown Chicago's Tribune Tower, headquarters of Tribune Company.

Here is the latest developments in that troubled company's legal struggles...

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More Changes For Suburban NextMedia Stations

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Published on Tuesday, 31 August 2010 09:03

It seems the only constant is change when it comes to NextMedia's suburban stations. Among the latest changes is the abrupt departure of Roger Piper, the General Sales Manager for the company's Joliet/Aurora cluster of stations. Piper's exit happened at the end of the day on Friday. He had been a GSM for MextMedia for five years.

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Tribune Broadcasting Prepares To Launch All-Classic 'Antenna TV'

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Published on Monday, 30 August 2010 15:33

Tribune Broadcasting is going back to the future. They are preparing to launch an all new network, made up of classic programming and sent to homes over a classic transmission method. The new Tribune-owned network is "Antenna TV" and the company is looking at a January 3, 2011 launch date.

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Steve Cochran on ESPN1000 Monday 9:00am-1:00pm

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Published on Sunday, 29 August 2010 22:38

As mentioned on this very site last Wednesday in the News & Notes posting, Steve Cochran will be getting more airtime on ESPN1000. Tomorrow, Monday the 30th, Steve Cochran will be sitting in for Marc Silverman and guest hosting alongside Tom Waddle for the entire 9:00am-1:00pm shift.

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New WBBM-TV Early Morning Show Premieres Tomorrow

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Published on Sunday, 29 August 2010 16:19

The brand new WBBM-TV early morning news program makes its debut tomorrow morning. The much-talked about show is WBBM-TV's replacement for "Monsters & Money in the Morning" show, which aired its final episode this past Friday.

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