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Peoria has a strong tradition of sports broadcasters and sports journalists
Journal Star via Yahoo News· 1 year agoPeoria is home to a very rich and proud sports tradition. Passionate fans of Bradley University...
The western roots of ‘The Lone Ranger’ tied to Michigan
WOOD via Yahoo News· 3 months agoGRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Westerns were once one of Hollywood’s most popular genres. And while...
‘Doozy’ of a career: After nearly a half century on air, Tom Skilling nears his final forecast
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 3 months agoFor many Chicago viewers, retiring WGN-TV meteorologist Tom Skilling has long been an eternally...
Johnson County police to encrypt radio scanners, sparking transparency concerns | Opinion
Kansas City Star via Yahoo News· 4 months agoMore law enforcement agencies in Kansas and Missouri are scrambling their live radio broadcasts....
Column: There once was a time when our city was the country music capital
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 3 weeks agoTwo relatively young men were sitting in a radio studio a few days ago talking about a radio show...
Flashback: Chicago writer Irna Phillips and the birth of the soap opera
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 2 years agoIn 1931, Irna Phillips stood before a microphone in WGN’s studio and read the part of Sue in a script she had written. Another staffer, Irene Wicker, played Irene. IRENE: I tell you, Sue, it ...
Mark Bennett: AM radio carries on, despite its absence in some new cars
The Tribune-Star, Terre Haute, Ind. via Yahoo Sports· 9 months agoJul. 28—As a kid growing up in a small Hoosier town, AM radio brought the sounds of the world to me. Rock and roll. The ABA-era Indiana Pacers. Cincinnati Reds games. Indiana State Sycamore ...
Patrick Sharp and Troy Murray will join the Chicago Blackhawks’ TV booth in a split role: ‘Pretty...
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 2 years agoPatrick Sharp and Troy Murray will split duties as analysts for Chicago Blackhawks games on NBC...
The last great Chicago DJ? With Lin Brehmer’s death and rise of AI, are radio’s glory days over?
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe death of iconic WXRT-FM disc jockey Lin Brehmer not only left a hole in Chicago’s once mighty rock radio landscape, it’s a further reminder of the slow fade of the age when big personalities ...
Vintage Chicago Tribune: 100 years of WLS — the ‘World’s Largest Store’ — radio
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 3 weeks agoThe year 1924 was a memorable one in Chicago. Construction of Soldier Field was completed. Two wealthy University of Chicago students committed what they called “the perfect murder.” And a company ...