Tag Archives: Rep. Joe Walsh

Think Tank Express: ESPN’s Jemele Hill should keep her job (updated)

Posted on September 14, 2017 by Terence | Permalink 0

Why? Bill Maher and former Rep. Joe Walsh have said much worse about African-Americans – and they get to keep THEIR jobs  (Editor’s Note: This post has been [..]

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Bill Maher escapes punishment for N-Word use on “Real Time”

Posted on June 12, 2017 by Terence | Permalink 0

The use of a racial slur isn’t the career-ending death sentence one think it is – but should it? Bill Maher’s use of the “N-Word” on his Real Time [..]

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T Dog’s Media Notepad: Good ratings start for APB – but not creatively

Posted on February 9, 2017 by Terence | Permalink 0

Also: The End for Sacramento’s KDND;  ‘The Insider’ canceled; WIND-AM’s Joe Walsh goes national  The latest crime procedural based (and filmed) in Chicago debuted Monday night with Fox’s APB, [..]

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The 2016 T Dog Media Turkey Awards

Posted on November 26, 2016 by Terence | Permalink 0

(Editor’s Note: This is T Dog Media’s 3,000th post!)  Welcome to the 11th annual T Dog Media Turkey Awards – celebrating the worst in media, sports, and life in [..]

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White Sox changes stadium name to Guarantee Rate Field

Posted on August 25, 2016 by Terence | Permalink 0

The new name for the second coming of Comiskey is a guaranteed flop with fans Nine alternative names for the ballpark With news like this, you’d wish Jay Leno [..]

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T Dog’s Media Notepad: Paul Rennie to run WGN-TV, CLTV

Posted on July 14, 2016 by Terence | Permalink 0

Tribune has found a new vice president and general manager for WGN-TV and his name is Paul Rennie, who comes from sister stations WTTV and WXIN in Indianapolis. [..]

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Think Tank Express: Time to fire radio host Joe Walsh

Posted on July 8, 2016 by Terence | Permalink 0

WIND should fire controversial former politician for a tweet featuring racist comments and threatening the President. If not, yank the damn license. Enough is enough. Former politician-turned-talk show host [..]

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T Dog’s Think Tank: What’s in a name?

Posted on April 20, 2015 by Terence | Permalink Comments Off on T Dog’s Think Tank: What’s in a name?

  Spike Lee can call his movie whatever he wants – but its the content that matters Chicagoans whine about the “Chiraq” name, turning the city into a [..]

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Dahl: WGN Radio “the worst”

Posted on October 1, 2014 by Terence | Permalink 2

Dahl calls out Tribune Media station in a rant. Too bad its something Chicago radio listeners already know. A T Dog Media Think Tank [Editor’s Note: contains strong [..]

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V103 shows Ramonski Luv the door

Posted on July 10, 2014 by Terence | Permalink 28

  How about this? You finish first in your daypart and what is your reward? You get shown the door. This is exactly what happened to Ramon Wade [..]

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The 2013 T Dog Media Turkey Awards

Posted on November 29, 2013 by Terence | Permalink Comments Off on The 2013 T Dog Media Turkey Awards

It’s a blizzard of turkeys! Welcome to the 2013 T Dog Media Turkey Awards, where every Thanksgiving, we serve up turkeys of bad TV, bad radio, and bad [..]

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T Dog’s Six Pack is back

Posted on August 31, 2013 by Terence | Permalink Comments Off on T Dog’s Six Pack is back

A return of a favorite… T Dog Media’s Six Pack is back! The week’s (or in this case, the summer’s) media winners and losers in a nutshell: Winners. [..]

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T Dog’s Grab Bag: Steve Cochran returns to WGN Radio

Posted on July 3, 2013 by Terence | Permalink Comments Off on T Dog’s Grab Bag: Steve Cochran returns to WGN Radio

Also: Brooke Hunter is hired by My 93.9 FM ; Susan Carlson heads to WLS-AM It has been a busy last few days in the Chicago radio – [..]

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T Dog’s Think Tank: Internet trolls aren’t Boston strong

Posted on April 23, 2013 by Terence | Permalink Comments Off on T Dog’s Think Tank: Internet trolls aren’t Boston strong

Leave it to wingnuts, trolls, and the FCC Chairman to ruin a feelgood moment. The Boston Red Sox played their first game at Fenway Park Saturday afternoon against [..]

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NBC, Tribune appoint new executives

Posted on March 19, 2013 by Terence | Permalink Comments Off on NBC, Tribune appoint new executives

Also: Colin Cowherd comes to Chicago A pair of exec hires were announced on Tuesday: – David Doebler was named president and general manager of WMAQ-TV here, replacing [..]

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