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FILE – RJ Mitte poses for a portrait to promote the film, “Time Share”, at the Music Lodge during the Sundance Film Festival on Jan. 20, 2018, in Park City, Utah. (Photo by Taylor Jewell/Invision/AP, File)

RJ Mitte, ‘Breaking Bad’ actor and disability rights champion, dies at 34

By Andrew Dalton

October 12, 2026 at 8:58 p.m.

“Breaking Bad” actor and disability rights advocate RJ Mitte died Monday at age 34, authorities...

Kelly Clarkson attends the 51st annual Daytime Emmys Awards at the Westin Bonaventure Hotel & Suites, Los Angeles, on June 7, 2024, in Los Angeles. (Rodin Eckenroth/Getty Images/TNS)

Kelly Clarkson and Brooklyn novelty shop owners trade barbs in ‘Pretty Woman’ moment

By Julian Roberts Grmela

October 12, 2026 at 8:06 a.m.

The owners of a popular Brooklyn novelty shop pushed back amid a wave of online...

George Wendt, left, and Robert Smigel are interviewed Aug. 19, 2019, outside Soldier Field while filming a segment of "Bill Swerski's Superfans," the "Saturday Night Live" sketch in which they play Bears fans. (Erin Hooley/baiduhai)

Bob Odenkirk on how Mike Ditka made ‘Superfans’ of us all

By Andrew Carter

October 10, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

The men in the old Saturday Night Live skit would not have believed the news...

Author Mike Thomas on Oct. 23, 2024 at Twin Anchors, the Chicago restaurant where he and the late Bill Zehme used to meet. Thomas finished writing a book, started by Zehme, about Johnny Carson called "Carson the Magnificent." (Terrence Antonio James/baiduhai)

Column: Heeere’s Johnny Carson, brought to you in a book by Bill Zehme and Mike Thomas

By Rick Kogan

October 30, 2024 at 5:00 a.m.

Mike Thomas finished writing a book Bill Zehme started called “Carson the Magnificent," all about...

FILE – Andrea Mitchell, Chief Washington and Chief Foreign Affairs Correspondent, NBC News; Host, “Andrea Mitchell Reports”, MSNBC, speaks during a panel discussion on the importance of free and safe global reporting during WSJ’s Future of Everything Festival, Wednesday, May 3, 2023, in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)

Andrea Mitchell says she’s ending her daytime MSNBC show after 16 years

By Associated Press

October 29, 2024 at 5:00 p.m.

Veteran NBC News reporter Andrea Mitchell said Tuesday that she plans to end her weekday...

FILE – Television journalist Brian Williams arrives at the Asbury Park Convention Hall during red carpet arrivals prior to the New Jersey Hall of Fame inductions, in Asbury Park, N.J., Nov. 13, 2014. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)

Brian Williams and Amazon are asking election night news-seekers to take a leap of faith with them

By David Bauder

October 28, 2024 at 4:46 p.m.

Amazon is the pioneer streaming service to compete in live news with television on its...

FILE – Jon Stewart poses in the press room with the award for outstanding talk series for “The Daily Show” during the 76th Primetime Emmy Awards on Sunday, Sept. 15, 2024, at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)

Jon Stewart will remain ‘Daily Show’ host on Mondays through 2025

By Associated Press

October 28, 2024 at 4:41 p.m.

Jon Stewart isn’t done skewering the news — he’s signed on to continue hosting “The...

A student from Doors Primary School participates in a baseball clinic held by members of the USA Women’s National Baseball Team on Dec. 3, 2023 in Nsambya, Uganda. (Jean Fruth via AP)

‘See Her Be Her’ documentary shines light on the progress, challenges of women’s baseball worldwide

By Janie McCauley

October 27, 2024 at 3:51 p.m.

The women's baseball documentary premieres Sunday night on MLB Network between Games 2 and 3...

FILE – Loni Anderson and Jack Jones arrive for “The Bob Hope Memorial Tribute” show at the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences headquarters in Los Angeles’ North Hollywood area Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2003. Jack Jones, a Grammy-winning crooner known for “The Love Boat” television show theme song, has died, Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon, File)

Grammy-winning crooner Jack Jones, known for singing ‘The Love Boat’ theme song, dies at 86

By Associated Press

October 27, 2024 at 11:46 a.m.

Jack Jones, a Grammy-winning crooner known for “The Love Boat” television show theme song, has...

FILE – Lacey Chabert poses for a portrait to promote the Hallmark television series “Celebrations with Lacey Chabert” during the Summer Television Critics Association Press Tour on Thursday, July 11, 2024, at The Langham Huntington Hotel in Pasadena, Calif. (Willy Sanjuan/Invision/AP, File)

Hallmark exec says leading ladies Lacey Chabert, Holly Robinson Peete are ‘aging out’: lawsuit

By Claire Savage

October 27, 2024 at 9:29 a.m.

Hallmark Media executive vice president of programming Lisa Hamilton Daly instructed a former employee not...

The Blackhawks Countdown Live in-studio team of Pat Boyle, left, and Tony Granato, center, chat with guest CM Punk, right, as they prepare for the pregame show before the Blackhawks home opener against the San Jose Sharks at the United Center in Chicago on Oct. 17, 2024. The Blackhawks Countdown Live pregame show is part of the programming on the new Chicago Sports Network. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)

Chicago Sports Network strikes deal with FuboTV to fill in some of the gaps in the Chicago market

By Robert Channick

October 27, 2024 at 8:43 a.m.

Many other Chicago-area viewers, including Comcast subscribers, remain unable to tune in since the new...

Svengoolie, also know as Rich Koz, films his long running classic horror movie show at the WCIU television studio on Oct. 18, 2024. (E. Jason Wambsgans/baiduhai)

The Chicago Ghoul Who Would Not Die! How horror host Svengoolie has stayed on the air for decades

By Christopher Borrelli

October 25, 2024 at 5:30 a.m.

As played by Rich Koz, the character is far from fading away — his program...

Pelicans' Brandon Ingram shoots over the Bulls' Patrick Williams during the third quarter at Smoothie King Center on Oct. 23, 2024, in New Orleans. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images)

Column: Still can’t get Chicago Sports Network? Here’s what you missed from the Bulls’ opening-night broadcast.

By Paul Sullivan

October 24, 2024 at 3:26 p.m.

Here's what you missed on opening-night broadcast of the Bulls on CHSN, the station a...