Steve Daley

The daily and nightly round of political chat shows and ''special reports'' that has grown up around the congressional hearings into the Iran-contra affair has exposed one of the most...

Handsome, sincere network anchor: ''Good morning, and welcome to Day 213 of the Iran-contra hearings. As you know, this network is bringing you these hearings on a rotating basis with...

It appears that the television and movie industries have avoided a strike by the 8,400 members of the Directors Guild, a group that never had staged a walkout in its...

By the end of last week, the results of the phone surveys and the polls were as breathless as the newspaper headlines and former White House adviser Pat Buchanan. From...

Mayor Harold Washington and Rev. Jesse Jackson have now addressed the 280 local members of the striking National Association of Broadcast Employees and Technicians outside NBC headquarters at the Merchandise...

It took a few days, but that Yankee Doodle Dandy, that patron saint of the can-do, that presidential-looking folk hero for the 1980s, Chrysler Corp. chairman and best-selling author Lee...

Television critics, amateur and professional, have been tuning in to WMAQ-Ch. 5`s newscasts this week, checking out the ways in which the strike by members of the National Association of...

The deaths of two American entertainment icons last week offered some interesting perspectives on fame and on the way we view our celluloid and television heroes. Each in his memorable...

Media event: A posse of local TV reporters and personalities will help stage a benefit for members of the Chicago unit of the Writers Guild of America, currently on strike...

In a major policy change that is certain to provoke stern religious opposition, CBS announced Thursday that the television and radio stations it owns and operates now can accept advertisements...