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Come hang out with me in the `Living Room'
Change of SubjectRoland Martin, The author I was supposed to interview at the Printers Row Lit Fest this weekend, pulled out at the last minute -- fear of my relentless inquisitorial style? Insulted by not getting a higher ranking interrogator? I'm not...... -
Harry Porterfield To Leave WLS-TV At End Of July
(WGN-AM)- Anchor and reporter Harry Porterfield, a celebrated Chicago TV fixture for 45 years, the last 24 at WLS-TV Ch. 7, is leaving the ABC owned-and-operated station at the end of this month, the latest casualty of the revenue crunch that's...Tags: ABC (tv network), WGN, Chicago Tribune, Television, Entertainment
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Word list tells broadcasters, `Get real'
Change of SubjectReally, WGN-AM? "Really"? The nation's favorite intensifier is on your list of 119 forbidden words and phrases, but not its close cousins "very" and "extremely"? I find that really over the top. Even though I concede that "really," like some...... -
In defense of `fun polls'
Change of SubjectPhil Rosenthal takes a whack at unscientific media surveys -- click polls, text-message plebiscites and so on -- and says they belong on the news garbage pile "with newspapers' daily horoscopes. They are of interest, perhaps, but not exactly newsworthy,..... -
What would you like an Obama presidency to mean for Chicago?
May they sing for the nation --Howard Reich He doesn't know it yet, but Barack Obama is about to become the impresario-in-chief. Or at least he can be, if he decides to flex his cultural muscles. A word from Obama, and the world could see a new cast...Tags: Tourism and Leisure, Casino and Gambling, Travel, Arts and Culture, Texas
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As impeachment trial begins ... he's live, from New York
Taking his media blitz national Monday in New York, hundreds of miles from the start of his impeachment proceedings in Springfield, embattled Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich continued to portray himself as Jimmy Stewart in "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington," an...Tags: The View (tv program), Public Relations, Justice System, Illinois, Rod Blagojevich
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L.A. billionaires want back in Tribune mix
Tribune staff reportersWith less than a week to go before Tribune Co. is scheduled to conclude its six-month strategic review, Los Angeles billionaires Ron Burkle and Eli Broad may be back for more. The two, who paired up for an earlier bid to restructure the media company,...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Washington, DC, Chicago Tribune, Northern Trust Corporation, Finance
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Is Olbermann's snide act on MSNBC the future of TV news?
Special to The TimesFormer Times Television Critic Howard Rosenberg, a Pulitzer Prize winner for criticism in 1985, will be writing occasional commentaries about news on television and the Internet. It seems like a couple of centuries since His Holiness Pope Walter...Tags: Comedy (genre), New Hampshire, September 11, 2001 Attacks, Saddam Hussein, Barack Obama
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Zuckerman: Zell's success is no accident
Tribune media columnistNew York's Mort Zuckerman called Sam Zell to congratulate him last week after Tribune Co.'s board accepted the Chicago real estate tycoon's proposal to take the media company private. "I wished him well, but I haven't spoken to him about it in any kind...Tags: Real Estate, Journalism, Newspaper and Magazine, Chicago Real Estate, Chicago Tribune
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'Living With Ed' Keeps HGTV in the Green
![A lot has happened in the environmental movement since the first season of "Living With Ed" premiered on HGTV in January.](http://www.zap2it.com/media/alternatethumbnails/story/2007-08/31887367.jpg "A lot has happened in the environmental movement since the first season of "Living With Ed\" premiered on HGTV in January.")
Zap2It.comA lot has happened in the environmental movement since the first season of "Living With Ed" premiered on HGTV in January. Driven by the popularity of Al Gore's documentary "An Inconvenient Truth," a debate has raged over human involvement in global...Tags: Al Gore, Bill Nye the Science Guy (tv program), An Inconvenient Truth (movie), Energy Saving, Weather
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On the future, dealmaking and bad press
Sam Zell, the open-collared Chicago billionaire who is set to take control of the buttoned-down Tribune Co., surveyed the stately office of legendary Tribune figure Col. Robert R. McCormick and signaled that a new era is at hand. "I think this would be a...Tags: Tribune Tower, Mass Media, Newspaper and Magazine, The New York Times, Chicago Tribune
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How the deal went down
Tribune media columnistAdditional material published April 4, 2007 CORRECTIONS AND CLARIFICATIONS A graphic on the front page of Tuesday's Business section in early editions incorrectly described the network affiliations of Tribune Co.'s television stations. Fourteen stations,...Tags: Justice System, Tribune Tower, Arizona, Chicago Real Estate, Chicago Tribune
Jun 9, 2010
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Mar 19, 2010
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Nov 18, 2008
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Jan 27, 2009
|Column| Chicago Tribune
Mar 25, 2007
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Jun 7, 2008
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Apr 8, 2007
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Aug 26, 2007
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Apr 4, 2007
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Apr 3, 2007
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