The triumphal announcement Friday of "Roger Ebert Presents At the Movies" will put WTTW-Channel 11 back in the movie-review business for the first time since 1996, when the public television station officially ceased production of "Sneak Previews," then hosted by Jeffrey Lyons an

After 16 years as a joyful provocateur on the Chicago radio scene, shock-jock-turned-talk-show-host Mancow Muller is about to spread his special brand of magic over New York.Citadel Broadcasting's flagship WABC-AM is expected to announce Monday that the libertarian firebrand has been hired to host a

Robservations on the media beat: If he were at any other local company, his remarkable rise to the top would be worthy of a cover story in Crain's Chicago Business. But in David Snyder's case, his company is Crain's Chicago Business.

Mayor Daley's decision not to seek re-election sent shockwaves through Chicago's political and media worlds.

Saying it's time to "return to the street for some reporting," veteran news anchor Mark Suppelsa is giving up his side job on Eric Ferguson and Kathy Hart's top-rated morning show on Bonneville International hot adult-contemporary WTMX-FM (101.9).Mark Suppelsa

Lou CanellisVeteran Chicago sportscaster Lou Canellis, who's been handling morning sports duties and Bears football coverage for WFLD-Channel 32, has been promoted to main sports anchor at the Fox-owned station.In moving up to the 9 p.m.

In the two months he's been off the air, former WFLD-Channel 32 news anchor Jeff Goldblatt has been enjoying the summer with his wife and four kids, doing a little fishing, and pouring coffee for patrons at Kevin's Place, a lively neighborhood diner in north suburban Deerfield.