MACLENNAN BACK AS TV’S NEWEST ANCHOR MOM
Linda MacLennan, the latest in a long line of Chicago TV Anchor Moms, returns to work Monday "with very mixed feelings, like most people who go back to work after...
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`MONDAY NIGHT’ ADDS MUSBURGER, SWANN AS PART OF NEW LOOK
To help celebrate its 25th anniversary of "Monday Night Football," ABC Sports has retooled its lineup this year, adding a halftime studio show hosted by Brent Musburger and, for the...
CHANNEL 9 ANCHOR TUNES OUT HOOPLA OVER HOMECOMING
When Dave Eckert's mom found out her son was about to return to the Chicago area in June as a news anchor at WGN-Ch. 9, "I had to tell her...
LEAVE IT TO CABLE TO COME UP WITH A CLASSIC IDEA
Just when you think you've heard of all the ideas for a cable network, there comes one that's so obvious, you go: "Why didn't I think of that?" Welcome to...
CHANNEL 5 HOPING JORDAN SWINGS BY FOR TOURNAMENT
There are station promotions that work, and there are station promotions that don't. Then there is WMAQ-Ch.5's "Walk With the Stars," which, for the second straight year, may be without...
SUMMERALL LEAVES CBS WITH HEAD HIGH AND CLASS INTACT
Pat Summerall, after nearly 40 years with the network, finishes his final CBS assignment this weekend in the 18th-hole tower at the Masters. For a classy act like Summerall, the...
WMAQ RADIO SLOWLY EASING AWAY FROM ALL-NEWS FORMAT
WMAQ-AM (670) continues to abandon its "Around the World in 22 Minutes" format with changes announced Wednesday. Chris Cross, currently a co-host of the station's nightly "Sports Huddle," will team...
DEVOTED LISTENERS TURN TO WBEZ WHEN WBEZ TURNS TABLES
Perhaps no area radio station elicits as passionate a response from its listeners as does WBEZ-FM 91.5. Whether it's to an offhand remark in a newspaper story or a change...
CUBS’ BRENNAMAN A CANDIDATE FOR NFL SPOT WITH FOX
The Cubs may be looking for another announcer before the season is over. Play-by-play man Thom Brennaman, in his fifth season with the team, has auditioned with Fox Broadcasting for...
CLINTON’S UNCERTAIN SCHEDULE KEEPS CBS TITLE PLANS UP IN AIR
It's tough planning for a Final Four telecast when the First Fan keeps getting in the way. While President Clinton's itinerary for the weekend may-or may not-include a stop in...