Al JeromeA former Chicago television station manager is at the center of a rebellion that could turn the public broadcasting business upside down.

Robservations on the media beat:   Sam Zell Overshadowed by the frat house hijinks detailed in David Carr's New York Times opus on Tribune Co.

Tribune Tower Just another day at the naughty, bawdy frat house known as Tribune Tower.Tuesday's antics were sparked by a typically idiotic company-wide memo written the day before by Lee Abrams, chief innovation officer of Tribune Co.

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

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

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.

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.