Who's to blame for 'Sports Writers' getting benched?

Oct. 12, 2010
After just four weeks on the air, reruns of “The Sports Writers on TV” have disappeared from Comcast SportsNet Chicago — though insiders can’t seem to agree on who’s at fault for the sudden vanishing act.The Sports Writers on TV&nbsp

CBS 2 fires marketing exec behind Kurtis comeback ads

Oct. 8, 2010
Jim Corboy The man who was responsible for efforts to promote the return of Bill Kurtis to WBBM-Channel 2 -- and for commercials that tied news anchors to prime-time entertainment shows -- is out as vice president of marketing at the CBS-owned station.Jim Corboy was dismi

'Jay's Chicago' finds new purpose for old stories

Oct. 7, 2010
Robservations on the media beat: Jay ShefskyJay Shefsky, who's been an award-winning producer and storyteller at WTTW-Channel 11 for almost 25 years, is about to get his own weekly showcase on the public television station. Starting Oct.

New York Times exposes Tribune Co. 'bankrupt culture'

Oct. 6, 2010
Randy Michaels & Co.Did Tribune Co. CEO Randy Michaels really offer to pay a waitress at the InterContinental Hotel bar $100 to show him her breasts?Through a spokesman, Michaels denied it happened.

Chicago's new station identification: 'The U Too'

Oct. 5, 2010
First there was the American spy plane U-2, shot down by the Russians in 1960. Then there was the Irish rock band U2, fronted by Bono.

Another Weigel winner? Who, when, where, what's next?

Oct. 5, 2010
Those clever folks who brought us "The U," "Me TV," "Me-Too," and "This" are about to unveil their next Chicago television enterprise.

Bruce DuMont revives 'Inside Politics' as TV talk show

Oct. 5, 2010
It's a blast from the past: Fifteen years after "Inside Politics" morphed into "Beyond the Beltway," veteran political talk show host Bruce DuMont has brought back his old show's original title and format.Sunday night marked the return of "Inside Politics" as a weekly l

Welcome to Chicago: My must-see list for radio visitors

Oct. 4, 2010
As every good host knows, when you're throwing a really big party, it's never too early to start planning for it. Just around this time next year, Chicago will become the center of the radio universe when the National Association of Broadcasters and the Radio Advertising Bureau bring their comb

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