Steve Nidetz

While it still may not be winning over many viewers, WBBM-Ch. 2 is winning awards. Four in the last couple of weeks, to be exact. The latest was Tuesday's Cardinal's...

The Madison Avenue dream matchup of Michael Jordan and Shaquille O'Neal was a ratings hit, according to figures released by Nielsen Media Research. Sunday's NBC telecast of the Bulls-Magic NBA...

More than the races themselves, the America's Cup is a spectacular sports telecast because of the technology involved, according to ESPN coordinating producer Jed Drake, who has been doing this...

After the first week of the May sweeps period, WLS-Ch. 7's 10 p.m. newscast has maintained its No. 1 ranking-with a little help from its network. Channel 7 averaged a...

Fox Sports producer Ed Goren said Thursday a combination of circumstances--from slipping local ratings to a Canadian opponent--left the Blackhawks' Stanley Cup opener Sunday night blacked out in the Chicago...

W BBM-Ch. 2 and WMAQ-Ch. 5 named new sports anchors Tuesday for their respective 10 p.m. newscasts. And both stations didn't go very far for their choices. Tim Weigel, hired...

After three years of varied success, HawkVision-the pay-per-view TV service put together by SportsChannel and the Blackhawks for Stanley Cup games-won't be offered this season. SportsChannel General Manager Jim Corno...

With time running out, Chicago-based Alligator Records rode to the rescue of blues fans by becoming the first local corporate sponsor of the Chicago Blues Festival airings on WBEZ-FM 91.5....

Boxing is boxing and "Tyson" is a movie, says HBO Sports President Seth Abraham about the film's Saturday night debut. And he doesn't want the two to become confused. "We...

For most Chicago fans, the baseball season means Harry Caray shouting, "It might be, it could be . . . it is," or Ken Harrelson sneering, "Grab some bench." But...