Chicago-based Civil rights icon dies at 84 The Rev. Jesse L. Jackson Sr. left an incredible civil rights legacy that wouldn’t be matched in the later years of the twentieth century. The man who founded Operation PUSH in 1971 (since renamed The RainbowPUSH Coalition) to fight for a better life for Black Americans died peacefully on Tuesday morning in Chicago […]
Also: Court TV sold; Trump endorses Nexstar-Tegna deal Super Bowl LX wasn’t much to look at on the field, but it still drew a large crowd. Ratings released by Nielsen Tuesday showed the game between the New England Patriots and Seattle Seahawks averaged a 39.4 household rating and 79 share and drew 124.9 million viewers across all platforms for NBC, […]
Moves took place within a few hours of each other Monday Within a few hours Monday evening, two syndicated talk shows saw their runs come to an end, but for different reasons. As expected, Kelly Clarkson announced on social media that she would be leaving her NBCUniversal Syndication Studios show this spring after seven seasons. The news doesn’t come […]
Succeeds Steve Dolinsky in role Kevin Pang has been tapped to succeed Steve Dolinsky as NBC 5’s (WMAQ-TV’s) new “Food Guy”. He begins tonight (January 29) on the station’s 10 p.m. newscast, and across the station’s digital platforms and social media accounts. He replaces Dolinsky, who left last May for a position at Levy Restaurants. Pang has already appeared on […]
He starts this coming Sunday Lou Canellis has officially made the leap from Fox-owned WFLD, where he spent seventeen years as the main sports anchor, to NBC-owned WMAQ-TV where he will start on February 1. Caneills will anchor the sports segments from Monday through Thursday at 5 p.m., 6 p.m., and 10 p.m., and will host the station’s long-running Sports […]
Was paired with Dan Bernstein for eighteen years in midday, afternoons Former WSCR-AM/670 The Score host Terry Boers passed away on Friday at the age of 75. From WSCR Operations Director Mitch Rosen: “The Score lost one of our own today. Terry Boers passed away today surrounded by loved ones. Terry was one of the founding fathers of The Score […]
NBC 5 hires Lou Caneills away from Fox 32 It’s rare, but two Chicago media personalities were ousted from their gigs on the same day. As first reported by the Sun-Times on Wednesday, NBC 5 (NBC-owned WMAQ-TV) has parted ways with sports anchor Mike Berman after a decade. The Northbrook native had been anchoring weekends until fellow anchor Leila Rahimi […]
Fox 32 also scores big ratings with simulcast Chicago’s NFL Lakefront Team (for now) drew a tremendous audience in a thrilling victory Saturday night in a game that will be remembered for years to come. The Chicago Bears’ NFC Wild Card Game from Soldier Field against their hated arch-rival Green Bay Packers drew a record audience for streamer Amazon Prime, […]
Ends 104.3 Jams run after eight years In news local observers saw coming for years, Audacy announced Wednesday that WSCR-AM will add an FM signal, with the sports talk station simulcasting on 104.3 FM, replacing WBMX’s classic hip-hop format after eight years. Despite the transition, the soon-to-be former 104.3 Jams will retain the WBMX call letters, which had a thirteen-year […]
Financial woes continue to deepen as nine MLB teams pull content The future of FanDuel Sports is in serious doubt as nine MLB teams have pulled their games from the regional sports networks. The teams defecting are the St. Louis Cardinals, Milwaukee Brewers, Detroit Tigers, Kansas City Royals, Tampa Bay Rays, Miami Marlins, Cincinnati Reds, Atlanta Braves, and the Los […]
Award-winning journalist joins Jose Carlos Perez, who took similar reins at sister station WSNS NBC-owned WMAQ-TV (NBC 5) announced Wednesday the hiring of multimedia award-winning journalist Vince Lattanzio as the station’s news director, starting Monday. He succeeds Akemi Harrison, who exited the station last year for the same position at Nexstar’s WGN-TV. “Vince has distinguished himself as one of […]
Show to last only 15 minutes [Editor’s Note: This article has been updated on January 27.] Nexstar’s WGN-TV announced Wednesday it is launching a new, weeknight political show called The Point, anchored by political editor Tahman Bradley. But in an unorthodox move, the program will air weeknights from 6:45 p.m to 7:00 p.m. starting January 26 for only fifteen minutes, […]
Ownership caps, CBS News’ transition on tap For the first time in three years, T Dog Media is bringing back a favorite – a look ahead to what you can expect in media in the new year, and there’s a lot to discuss. We may see some significant changes in the way we watch and consume media, and more importantly, […]
Pope Leo, immigration raids, the return of Trump dominated If 2025 is remembered for anything, it’s for two words: Da Pope. In a stunning and surprising decision, Robert Prevost – who grew up in south suburban Dolton, ascended to the Vatican as he became the first American to be named The Pope and christened Pope Leo XIV to succeed the […]
Back to the drawing board as merger media continues Tuesday saw more rejections happen than what Snoopy gets from his publisher. Scripps’ board unanimously rejected rival Sinclair’s $622 million takeover bid, stating it wasn’t in the best interest of their shareholders. Sinclair started buying up Scripps stock, up to 9.9 percent. That prompted Scripps to adopt a “poison pill” strategy, […]
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