Tag Archives: Newspapers

Sun-Times, Tribune to merge?

Posted on May 16, 2017 by Terence | Permalink 0

Owners of Chicago Tribune considering bid to buy cash-strapped newspaper. It looks like the feared notion of Chicago becoming an one-paper town is about to come to fruition. [..]

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T Dog’s Six Pack: Dewey defeats Dallas

Posted on June 18, 2011 by Terence | Permalink Comments Off on T Dog’s Six Pack: Dewey defeats Dallas

It’s like saying Power 92 is #1 in the Streets! Yep, it’s been a week of mistakes for some – ask the Miami Herald and the Toronto Star [..]

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Paige Wiser out at the Sun-Times

Posted on June 9, 2011 by Terence | Permalink Comments Off on Paige Wiser out at the Sun-Times

In a move which leaves neither big-time Chicago newspaper without a television critic, The Chicago Sun-Times fired Paige Wiser after a little over two years on the job [..]

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T Dog’s Six Pack: Oprah, Master Shake, and you

Posted on June 4, 2011 by Terence | Permalink Comments Off on T Dog’s Six Pack: Oprah, Master Shake, and you

 Aqua Fraud?   In this edition of the Six Pack: The biggest Oprah Winfrey diss ever, Chicago’s news media possibly aiding and embedding a cover-up by city officials, [..]

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Sun-Times Chairman Jim Tyree dies (updated)

Posted on March 16, 2011 by Terence | Permalink Comments Off on Sun-Times Chairman Jim Tyree dies (updated)

Photo courtesy of Chicago Sun-Times (Editor’s note: This story was updated on March 19, 2011 due to new information.) Chicago Sun-Times Chairman James C. Tyree, (known as Jim [..]

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T Dog’s Think Tank: The dinosaurs roar tonight

Posted on October 21, 2010 by Terence | Permalink Comments Off on T Dog’s Think Tank: The dinosaurs roar tonight

Your symbol of the Chicago Tribune. We do newspapers right!  Want fries with that? The only similarities between John Kass and yours truly is we are native South [..]

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Tribune suspends Lee Abrams

Posted on October 13, 2010 by Terence | Permalink Comments Off on Tribune suspends Lee Abrams

Tribune Co. announced the supension of Chief Innoviation Officer Lee Abrams today after he e-mailed a rather racy memo to employees of the company on Monday. The suspension [..]

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The idiots we can’t seem to ignore

Posted on October 6, 2010 by Terence | Permalink Comments Off on The idiots we can’t seem to ignore

The New York Times today made national what was reported in Chicago media circles for months regarding the frat house antics at Tribune Tower. David Carr had a [..]

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T Dog’s Grab Bag

Posted on September 22, 2010 by Terence | Permalink 1

Glee is off to a hot start – 5.5 adults 18-49 rating for its second season premiere. – The new fall season is underway, and here’s the storylines [..]

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T Dog’s Four Pack: The Stanley Cup Edition

Posted on June 12, 2010 by Terence | Permalink Comments Off on T Dog’s Four Pack: The Stanley Cup Edition

What a ride it was. The 2010 Stanley Cup Final goes down as one Chicago fans will never forget as the Blackhawks win their first championship since 1961.  [..]

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T Dog’s Think Tank: The Court Jester

Posted on March 14, 2010 by Terence | Permalink Comments Off on T Dog’s Think Tank: The Court Jester

Last week, A memo Tribune CEO Randy Michaels sent through WGN-AM News Director Charlie Meyerson, had a list of 119 words and phrases his employees at WGN should [..]

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Chicago Sun-Times has new owner

Posted on October 26, 2009 by Terence | Permalink Comments Off on Chicago Sun-Times has new owner

The Chicago Sun-Times has a new lease on life, and you can thank Jim Tyree for it. The paper was sold for just the fourth time in its [..]

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T Dog’s Think Tank: The joke’s on us

Posted on June 14, 2009 by Terence | Permalink Comments Off on T Dog’s Think Tank: The joke’s on us

In a recent column in the Chicago Tribune, Steve Dahl wondered what the country – and the world – thought of Illinois thanks to Patti Blagoveich (former Governor [..]

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Sun-Times names Paige Wiser new TV Critic

Posted on April 17, 2009 by Terence | Permalink Comments Off on Sun-Times names Paige Wiser new TV Critic

Longime features columnist Paige Wiser was named the Chicago Sun-Times’ new TV Critic today, and she’ll begin writing on Sunday. The gig was previously held by Doug Elfman, [..]

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Oh, now he gets it

Posted on April 15, 2009 by Terence | Permalink 1

You ever hear of buyer’s remorse? Well, Sam Zell has a huge case of it. In an interview with Bloomberg News, The Tribune owner said buying the debt-ridden [..]

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