President Barack Obama To Guest On WVON-AM Friday To Celebrate Station's 50th Anniversary

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Published on Thursday, 04 April 2013 22:28

The President of the United States will be a very special guest of WVON-AM's Friday afternoon, as he will call in to join with the station's celebration of turning 50 years old.

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Fred Winston Forced Out From WLS-FM

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Published on Thursday, 04 April 2013 17:05

Fred Winston, afternoon DJ on WLS-FM and one of the most famous radio personalities in Chicago history, was released by Cumulus Media late yesterday. Station staffers confirmed the shocking news early this morning.

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Roger Ebert Passes Away

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Published on Thursday, 04 April 2013 14:42

Beloved Chicago Sun-Times film critic and prolific blogger Roger Ebert passed away today at the age of 70. The Sun-Times is reporting that his death was due to complications from his latest battle with cancer. Ebert died while at the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago.

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News & Notes: WGN-TV; CSN; Chicago Tribune; WGCI; Drew Walker; Brotha' Fred; DreX; Sam Sylk; Rich Koz; Mark Saxenmeyer; Much More

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Published on Thursday, 04 April 2013 11:39

Today's News & Notes features 18 local media stories, including: WGN-TV & CSN Chicago enjoy opening day; Ponce Family enjoys opening day; Deadspin does not enjoy CSN Chicago's opening day; Chicago Tribune adds 50% to its price; Scott Adams celebrates an anniversary; Tony Sculfield and the Morning Riot celebrate an anniversary; Drew Walker celebrates the ACM Awards; Brotha' Fred celebrates a new four-year deal; DreX misses his fans; Sam Sylk gets a new job; Bob Stern rides the Zeppelin; Lakeshore Public Media gets a new site; Green Screen Adventures gets a new site; Rich Koz gets back to work slowly; Mark Saxenmeyer loses work quickly; Matt Freeman grows his family; Jonathon Brandmeier loses a member of his family; and the sad passing of Cooper Rollow. All of the details are below...

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Roger Ebert's Cancer Returns; Takes 'A Leave Of Presence'

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Published on Wednesday, 03 April 2013 08:09

Beloved Chicago Sun-Times film critic and prolific blogger Roger Ebert will be working dramatically less hours while he once again battles cancer and focuses on his health. He is poetically calling his scaling back of his workload "a leave of presence."

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Jeffrey T. Mason Returns To Chicago Radio -- Joins K-Hits

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Published on Tuesday, 02 April 2013 18:33

Jeffrey T. Mason, also known by his nickname Jeffro, is back on the Chicago airwaves after over ten years away. Mason has been hired by WJMK-FM/104.3 K-Hits to be the station's newest nighttime DJ.

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Nils Larsen Out As Tribune Broadcasting President/CEO

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Published on Tuesday, 02 April 2013 15:47

Nils Larsen has exited as Tribune Broadcasting's President and Chief Executive Officer, as well as exiting Tribune Company as a whole. This includes ending his role as Executive Vice President & Chief Investment Officer for Tribune Company.

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Clark Weber To Add Weekly Commentary To WIND-AM Weekend Show

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Published on Tuesday, 02 April 2013 14:09

Chicago radio legend Clark Weber will join the weekend WIND-AM/AM 560 The Answer program "Aging Info Radio" starting this weekend, delivering commentaries. The two-minute weekly segments, entitled "Look at Life with Clark Weber," will have the 82 year-old radio veteran delivering his inspirational perspectives on aging with style.

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Potential New Sitcom With All Star Cast To Be Performed Live At The MBC

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Published on Monday, 01 April 2013 21:31

A new sitcom, which is still in the developmental stages, will have a pair of live readings done here in Chicago. The live readings will be filmed and used to solicit offers from networks and/or syndication companies. The sitcom, entitled "I've Got a Life in Kalamazoo," features an all-star cast of television talent, all of whom will be on hand for the local reading.

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Chicago Radio Personality Johnny Von Passes Away

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Published on Sunday, 31 March 2013 17:54

Veteran Chicago radio personality Johnny Von passed away shockingly on Friday. He was only 54 years old.

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WVON To Have 'Retro Day' With 60s Music, DJs, Commercials, & More

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Published on Saturday, 30 March 2013 09:06

Monday, April 1st will the 50th Anniversary of Chicago's WVON-AM. To celebrate this milestone, the station has something very special planned for its airwaves this Monday, as it blasts back in time to its 1960s heyday, when WVON-AM was #1 in Chicago.

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News & Notes: WLS-FM; WBBM-FM; WKSC-FM; Rick Kogan; WVAZ-FM; WGN-AM; Roland Martin; WMXM-FM; Antenna TV

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Published on Friday, 29 March 2013 20:33

This weekend's News & Notes feature nine local media stories, including: WLS-FM rearranges weekends again; B96 gets ready for another SummerBash; Kiss FM splits up its Fantabuloso; Rick Kogan splits from WBEZ; WVAZ-FM looks at Chicago's gun violence; WGN-AM calls in the reserves for Sunday; Roland Martin receives an honor; WMXM-FM throws a free concert; and Antenna TV n'yuks it up. It can all be read right here, right now...

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