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May 16, 2023
Region 6 And 7 Murrow Awards Winners Announced
The RADIO TELEVISION DIGITAL NEWS ASSOCIATION has announced the winners of the 2023 EDWARD R. MURROW AWARDS for Region 6, OKLAHOMA and TEXAS. The regional winners move on to the national awards competition with those winners announced in AUGUST. The … more »
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May 8, 2023
Newton Minow, Former FCC Chairman Known For 'Vast Wasteland' Speech, Dies At 97
NEWTON MINOW, the Chairman of the FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION known for his 1961 "vast wasteland" speech about television, died SATURDAY (5/6) of a heart attack in CHICAGO at 97. MINOW, an attorney and aide to ILLINOIS Gov. ADLAI … more »
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December 23, 2022
U.S. Senate Confirms Three New Board Members For Corporation For Public Broadcasting
The U.S. SENATE confirmed the nominations of KATHY K. IM and DIANE KAPLAN and the renomination of RUBYDEE CALVERT to the Board of Directors of the CORPORATION FOR PUBLIC BROADCASTING (CPB). IM, based in CHICAGO, is Dir./Journalism and Media at the JOHN … more »
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December 22, 2022
U.S. Senate Confirms Three New Board Members For Corporation For Public Broadcasting
The U.S. SENATE confirmed the nominations of KATHY K. IM and DIANE KAPLAN and the renomination of RUBYDEE CALVERT to the Board of Directors of the CORPORATION FOR PUBLIC BROADCASTING (CPB). IM, based in CHICAGO, is Dir./Journalism and Media at the JOHN … more »
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August 11, 2022
2022 National Murrow Award Winners Announced
The RADIO TELEVISION DIGITAL NEWS ASSOCIATION has announced the winners of its National EDWARD R. MURROW AWARDS for 2022, with over 100 outlets picked from over 5,200 entries and 750 Regional MURROW Award winners. The RTDNA also selected the winners of … more »
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September 2, 2021
WLS-A/Chicago Adds 'Round Trip With Colleen Kelly' To Sunday Lineup
CUMULUS MEDIA News-Talk WLS-A/CHICAGO is adding a weekend travel show to its SUNDAY lineup. “ROUND TRIP WITH COLLEEN KELLY,” hosted by the PBS travel show host and writer, will launch this SUNDAY (9/5) 6-7p (CT). PD STEPHANIE TICHENOR said, … more »
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May 6, 2021
RTDNA Announces 2021 Regional Murrow Awards Winners
The RADIO TELEVISION DIGITAL NEWS DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION has announced the winners of the 2021 RTDNA Regional EDWARD R. MURROW AWARDS for excellence in electronic journalism. “The regional RTDNA EDWARD R. MURROW AWARD recipients we announce today … more »
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January 6, 2021
WFMT And WTTW-TV/Chicago Staff Email System Hacked
Email for employees at WINDOW TO THE WORLD COMMUNICATIONS Classical WFMT and PBS affiliate WTTW-TV/CHICAGO may have been compromised by a data breach in the company's computer system, reports ROBERTFEDER.COM. Staffers at the stations were notified … more »
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September 17, 2020
Grammy Salute To Music Legends Will Pay Tribute To Chicago, Roberta Flack, Isaac Hayes, Iggy Pop, John Prine, Public Enemy, Sister Rosetta Tharpe And More
THE RECORDING ACADEMY will honor its 2020 Special Merit Awards recipients with "Great Performances: GRAMMY Salute To Music Legends," an awards ceremony and tribute concert on FRIDAY, OCT. 16th, at 9p (ET) on PBS. The 2020 Lifetime Achievement … more »
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July 24, 2020
Layoffs Hit WFMT And WTTW-TV/Chicago
WINDOW TO THE WORLD COMMUNICATIONS has laid off four full-time employees at Classical WFMT and PBS affiliate WTTW-TV/CHICAGO, according to a report at ROBERTFEDER.COM. FEDER cites a memo from Pres./CEO SANDRA CORDOVA MICEK saying that the company also … more »








