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| Blog Name: | Tower Ticker |
| Url: | http://newsblogs.chicagotribune.com/towerticker/ |
| Language: | English |
| Topics: | TV, Radio, Media |
| Description: | This is an expansion of the Chicago Tribune column Phil Rosenthal has written since April 2005, and the columns he wrote for the Chicago Sun-Times and Los Angeles’ Daily News for two decades before that. It’s TV, radio, newspapers and whatever, both locally and nationally. Beyond sharing what crosses his desk—and his mind—this will be a venue for you to share your takes with him as well as with each other. |
| Popularity: | 331 Followers |
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Museum of Broadcast Communications gets state money; others get honors
Bruce DuMont on Saturday announced a $6 million appropriation from the cash-strapped state of Illinois that should facilitate completion of stalled construction on the Museum of Broadcast Communications.DuMont, the museum's president, made the announcement during this year's National Radio Hall of Fame ceremony, thanking Gov. Pat Quinn and Illinois Senate President John Cullerton for their support.
Bruce DuMont on Saturday announced a $6 million appropriation from the cash-strapped state of Illinois that should facilitate completion of stalled construction on the Museum of Broadcast Communications.DuMont, the museum's president, made the announcement during this year's National Radio Hall of Fame ceremony, thanking Gov. Pat Quinn and Illinois Senate President John Cullerton for their support.
Oprah, Leno, Letterman predictions here; I'm not with the banned
Continue reading my Nov. 8 column "Predictions policy quiets Denver Post writers, but it doesn't apply here"
Continue reading my Nov. 8 column "Predictions policy quiets Denver Post writers, but it doesn't apply here"
Say it ain't so, O: New speculation Winfrey might leave show and Chicago behind
If one can't yet set a watch by the frequency of reports that Oprah Winfrey is poised to give up her top-rated syndicated talk show, it's almost possible to mark one's calendar by it.The latest frenzy over whether Life as We Know It is at risk erupted Thursday with an online report by Nikki Finke's Deadline Hollywood site. Winfrey's people had to issue a statement to the effect that nothing has been decided until Winfrey herself says so.
If one can't yet set a watch by the frequency of reports that Oprah Winfrey is poised to give up her top-rated syndicated talk show, it's almost possible to mark one's calendar by it.The latest frenzy over whether Life as We Know It is at risk erupted Thursday with an online report by Nikki Finke's Deadline Hollywood site. Winfrey's people had to issue a statement to the effect that nothing has been decided until Winfrey herself says so.
Tribune TV moves to keep Jerry Springer, Maury Povich and Steve Wilkos on air into '12
Oprah Winfrey's future may be up for debate, but Jerry Springer, Maury Povich and Steve Wilkos appear very likely to remain on daytime television at least another two years, and Chicago Tribune parent Tribune Co.'s broadcasting division is why.Tribune Broadcasting has come to terms with NBC Universal to continue airing the trio's syndicated shows for the 2010-11 and 2011-12 seasons on the majority of its 23 TV stations across the country, Sean Compton, Tribune Broadcastin
Oprah Winfrey's future may be up for debate, but Jerry Springer, Maury Povich and Steve Wilkos appear very likely to remain on daytime television at least another two years, and Chicago Tribune parent Tribune Co.'s broadcasting division is why.Tribune Broadcasting has come to terms with NBC Universal to continue airing the trio's syndicated shows for the 2010-11 and 2011-12 seasons on the majority of its 23 TV stations across the country, Sean Compton, Tribune Broadcastin
Oprah leaving? We did this story last year
A spokesman for Oprah Winfrey's Harpo Productions responded with a familiar refrain to a report from Nikki Finke's Deadline Hollywood site. The report said Winfrey plans to take her Chicago-based daytime talk show from syndication and to her new cable network in 2011 when her deal with CBS Television Distribution ends."She has not made a decision yet," the spokesman said. "As she has previously stated, she'll be making an announcement before the end of the year."How familiar a refrain?Well, one year ago this week, I w
A spokesman for Oprah Winfrey's Harpo Productions responded with a familiar refrain to a report from Nikki Finke's Deadline Hollywood site. The report said Winfrey plans to take her Chicago-based daytime talk show from syndication and to her new cable network in 2011 when her deal with CBS Television Distribution ends."She has not made a decision yet," the spokesman said. "As she has previously stated, she'll be making an announcement before the end of the year."How familiar a refrain?Well, one year ago this week, I w
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