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On the Outside Looking In

Matt Farmer | Posted 05.21.2012

Read More: CPS Closings, David Vitale, Chicago Public Schools, Rahm Emanuel, Chicago School Turnarounds, Cps, Academy for Urban School Leadership, Ausl, Wgn, Chicago Education Reform, Chicago Education, Octavia Sansing-Rhodes, Jean-Claude Brizard, Chicago News

On February 28, WGN-TV named Octavia Sansing-Rhodes of Herzl Elementary their "Teacher of the Month." It came just six days after CPS CEO Jean-Claude Brizard effectively fired her, along with everybody else who works at Herzl.

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Behind the Scenes With Rick Kogan and Chicago Live!

Elysabeth Alfano | Posted 10.18.2011

Read More: Chicago Theater, Fear No Art Chicago, Sunday Papers, Fear No Art, Chicago Tribune, Rick Kogan, Chicago Theatre, Chicago Live, Sidewalks, Wgn, Chicago News

More than theatrical, Chicago Live! takes a magnifying glass to the details of our city and brings the wonder of a major newspaper, the Chicago Tribune, to life.

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WATCH: WGN News Team Heads To Keenan Cahill's Bedroom For 'Teenage Dream'

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Video, Keenan Cahill, Katy Perry, Keenan Cahill WGN, Wgn Morning News, Wgn, Wgn News Team, Keenan Cahill Chicago, Chicago News

The WGN morning news team that recently got some national attention for an on-air (yet tongue-in-cheek) meltdown took a field trip this week to intern...

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WATCH: Chicago Anchors Flip Out After Missing Implosion

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Wgn Bridge Implosion, Video, Wgn, Chicago News Anchors Meltdown, Chicago Anchor Meltdown, Chicago Bridge Implosion, Media News

It's the ultimate frustrating moment: you wait and wait and wait for something to happen and then, when it does, you miss it. The news anchors on a...

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Randy Michaels Shows No Love For Bloggers: Tribune CEO Feuds With Media Blogger Who Reported On His 'Banned Words' Memo

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Chicago Media, Tribune Company, Tribune Company Ceo, Wgn Radio, Chicago News Radio, Radio, Wgn, Charlie Meyerson, Chicago Tribune, Randy Michaels, Robert Feder, Chicago Radio, Chicago News

On Wednesday, WBEZ media columnist Robert Feder published an internal memo from Tribune Company CEO Randy Michaels that listed 119 words WGN employees...

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Oprah's Chicago Replacements

Zack Isaacs | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Cltv, Oprah, Monique Caradine, Biggest Star, Garrard McClendon, Fox, Marcus Leshock, Wgn, Chicago News

Here are some examples of established local talent that could definitely "grow their brand" next year once the Queen of Talk shuts down her Chi-Town operations.

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WGN's Geography Confusion: News Graphic Mistakes South America For South Africa

Chicagoist | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Wgn South Africa, Wgn Geography, World Cup 2010, World Cup, Chicago, Illinois, Wgn Graphics, Wgn South America, Wgn, Wgn World Cup, Chicago News

Someone in the WGN graphics department confused 2010 World Cup host South Africa with South America....

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Randy Michaels' Radio Rules: Memo Bans WGN Employees From Using Words He Doesn't Like On Air

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Charlie Meyerson, Chicago Tribune, Chicago News Radio, Wgn, Radio, Chicago Media, Robert Feder, Wgn Radio, Chicago Radio, Randy Michaels, Tribune Company Ceo, Tribune Company, Chicago News

Apparently improving a struggling media company's morale is not at the top of Tribune Company CEO Randy Michaels' list of priorities. Instead, the sho...

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The Mayor of Malibu Rides Again

Robert J. Elisberg | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Anti-Semitism, Mel Gibson Drunk-Driving, Apologies, Mel Gibson, Mea Culpa, Mel Gibson DUI, Malibu, Wgn, Dean Richards, Entertainment News

You'd think that Mel Gibson, the self-proclaimed Mayor of Malibu, would have learned a thing or two about making himself a public spectacle. Apparently the sensitivity training classes didn't take.

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'Chicago Wants Conan' Campaign Gets Off The Ground

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Tbs, Conan O'Brien, Chicago Wants Conan, Conan Talk Show, Chicago, I'm With Coco, Tonight Show, Conan Chicago, Wgn, Chicago News

Maybe his ratings on NBC weren't that great, but Conan O'Brien seems to be doing pretty well in Chicago. First, there was the hundred-strong "I'm Wi...

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Allison Payne, WGN Anchor, Discusses Battle With Addiction

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Allison Payne, Wgn, Aa, Alcoholics Anonymous, TV News, News Anchors, Chicago News

Rumors have circulated for several years about whether WGN news anchor Allison Payne had a drinking problem, and during a Thursday broadcast, the 20 y...

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"30 Rock" Picked Up For Cable By Comedy Central, WGN

Variety | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Television, 30 Rock Cable, Cable, 30 Rock, Wgn, Comedy Central, 30 Rock Comedy Central, Tv, Media News

Liz Lemon has reason to celebrate: NBC's "30 Rock" has nabbed megabucks in off-network sales to Comedy Central and WGN America....

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Chicago Television News Stations To Share News And Video Resources

Chicago Tribune | Phil Rosenthal | Posted 05.25.2011

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Four Chicago television stations are expected later today to announce they soon will be sharing newsgathering resources at general news events, source...

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Keenan the Lip Syncing Kid Makes His TV Debut (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Alex Leo | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Keenan Singing, Keenan Lip Synching, Video, Keenan Cahill, Lol, Funny Videos, Keenan Cahill WGN, Keenan Dancing, Wgn, Lip Synching Kid, Keenen Lipsynch, Wgn News, Comedy News

Keenan Cahill, an adorable youngster who hit it big on YouTube by uploading videos of himself singing and dancing, made his television debut last week...

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"Chicago Eddie" Signs Off

Howard Wolinsky | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Eddie Schwartz, Wind, Wgn, Wlup, Chicago Eddie Schwartz Tribute, Chicago Radio, Jon Burge, Chicago Eddie Schwartz, Chicago Eddie, Chicago Ed, Chicago News

I was talking to a legend of Chicago radio: Eddie Schwartz, my old friend from school and Cub Scouts. Eddie was a maestro, playing callers off one another, weaving a rich tapestry of radio patter.

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Channel 9's Allison Payne Back On Air Monday

Chicago Tribune | Phil Rosenthal | Posted 05.25.2011

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WGN-Ch. 9 newscaster Allison Payne said Sunday night she has returned from Minnesota's Mayo Clinic, and plans to co-anchor the scheduled Monday debut ...

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WGN Anchor Payne Cheers For Obama In Denver

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Allison Payne Cheering Obama, Allison Payne, Allison Payne Obama, Payne Obama, WGN, Allison Payne Democratic Convention, Chicago News

No cheering in the press box? The old journalist's maxim apparently fell by the wayside in Denver Wednesday night when WGN-Channel 9 anchor Allison P...

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