For my first media story of the year, I report that WTTW’s advisory board has concerns over “Chicago Tonight” broadcast changes and issues with management transparency. Read here:

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Walter Cronkite, November 22, 1963.

Tom Skilling, a fixture of Chicago television and beloved by generations, announced Thursday he will retire next year after 45 years at WGN wgntv.com/news/chicago-n…

As the @SunTimes looks back during its 75th year of daily publication, Neil Steinberg reviews the Bright One's record on race. chicago.suntimes.com/2023/9/30/2387…

It was a pleasure to reminisce about “The Wild I-Tralian” tonight with The Dick Biondi Film director Pam Pulice and our friends at Media Burn Archive. Great to hear from Scott Childers too!

Congrats to radio legend Greg Solk, who segues from VP/Programming and Operations to Head of Brand Strategy for Audacy Chicago. In letting go of operational/managerial duties, it’s a new chapter for the wunderkind from Skokie who began as a high-school intern at The Loop in 1977.

'Kudos to @JohnHowellWLS. I respected him when he worked for WLS, and I respect him even more now that he doesn't.' — Neil Steinberg

9/14: Join us for a fascinating journey into the life and career of legendary radio personality, Dick Biondi! We are thrilled to have Pamela Pulice of The Dick Biondi Film and journalist Robert Feder joining us, adding their unique insights and perspectives. loom.ly/rxlDyYE

Great work from the peerless Greg Hinz.

New WGN daytime show reflects the evolution of Chicago's local TV programming — via @Corli_Jay.

Now on T Dog Media: Keith Lawless was named Hubbard Radio Chicago's new Market Manager Friday, replacing Jeff Enguland - who oversaw the demise of the city's most popular morning radio show due to scandal. tdogmedia.com/2023/07/hubbar…

“If it’s a struggle to get Dad to give up the car keys, imagine how hard it would be to pry him off Air Force One.” — Neil Steinberg chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/202…

My tribute to Dick Biondi. chicago.suntimes.com/obituaries/202…

Is that the legendary Roger Boye Roger Boye in the background? He was guiding Medill Cherubs when I was there — 50 years ago this summer. That guy is a treasure.

Case closed: Eric Ferguson’s accuser drops sexual harassment lawsuit (via Christy Gutowski) chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/…

Congratulations to the best in the business.

How far former Chicago radio powerhouse WGCI has fallen, via Corli Jay.

Amazing thing about Twitter: Robert Feder already caught an error peer reviewers missed: 'Gunsmoke' was a CBS program and I confused it with 'Bonanza' [when you go back to the primary sources] in 1st reference; different primary source (1969) references 'Gunsmoke' later in piece.

The media-columnist role, a frequent annoyance to top editors (almost as much as an ombudsman/public editor) also has gone the way of the dodo at the Washington Post. (I left last August)

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