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Self-run media website based in Chicago managed, written, and operated by Terence Henderson. Media professional who covers the business of media (local and national), sports, and pop culture since 2006.

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I don't use this just for Bulls and Blackhawks games

12.03.2026 00:07 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Not to mention this is tournament is just another made-for-TV spectacle to make money and get ratings, so it is within the American spirit

11.03.2026 23:57 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Report: Nexstar wants $2.75 billion bank loan for TEGNA acquisition A group of major banks led by Bank of America are arranging a $2.75 billion leveraged loan to help finance Nexstar Media Group’s proposed acquisition of TEGNA.

Following FCC Chairman Brendan Carr's favorable comments last month, Nexstar Media Group has started rallying banks for a loan up to $2.75 billion to help fund its proposed $6 billion acquisition of TEGNA.

11.03.2026 19:16 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Grammerly is trash

11.03.2026 15:05 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Bam Adebayo with the most points in NBA history in a game of which there’s video evidence of its occurrence.

11.03.2026 02:16 πŸ‘ 192 πŸ” 43 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 4

At least you get to watch this here, without Brant Miller talking over it.

11.03.2026 01:47 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

NBC 5 has a split-screen with weather coverage on one and the NBA game in the other.

11.03.2026 01:16 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Kankakee just got hit directly. That wasn't a small tornado.

11.03.2026 00:00 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

Didn't realize this because I was watching college basketball elsewhere, but all local stations are in weather coverage as a tornado has reportedly hit Kankakee and Kankakee County is under a tornado warning.

10.03.2026 23:40 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

From downstate Peoria:

10.03.2026 23:33 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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More Drew for you: Daytime talker picked up for two more years - T Dog Media Comes after the fates of three other syndicated talk shows were decided After the cancellation of Sherri and with Kelly Clarkson retiring from the daytime grind, CBS Media Ventures renewed The Drew Ba...

Now on T Dog Media: "The Drew Barrymore Show" renewed for seasons seven and eight:

www.tdogmedia.com/2026/03/more...

10.03.2026 12:09 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Ticket punched! My Alma Mater Leo High School - the one with the world famous choir, beat Hyde Park to advance downstate in 3A.

10.03.2026 00:56 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Tributes pour in for longtime Chicago Blackhawks analyst Troy Murray, dead at 63 Troy Murray, who played 15 NHL seasons and was a longtime analyst for the Chicago Blackhawks, died Saturday following a battle with cancer at the age of 63. A native of Alberta, Canada, Murray was selected by the Blackhawks in the third round of the 1980 NHL Draft and played his first 10 NHL seasons Read more... The post Tributes pour in for longtime Chicago Blackhawks analyst Troy Murray, dead at 63 appeared first on Awful Announcing.
09.03.2026 00:03 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

worst day of the year. hour stolen from night time given to the smug idiot breakfast eaters. the rise and shine clowns

08.03.2026 23:51 πŸ‘ 3403 πŸ” 675 πŸ’¬ 11 πŸ“Œ 5

β€œIt would be easy for MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred and NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell to condemn the use of their game highlights in such a despicable manner and force X to remove them for copyright violations.”

Column by Paul Sullivan

Gift πŸ”—

www.chicagotribune.com/2026/03/08/w...

08.03.2026 23:30 πŸ‘ 155 πŸ” 53 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 4
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The power of Snoopy isn't going to help UIC at this point... πŸ˜• #ArchMadness

08.03.2026 17:58 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Come on down and get fleeced on the NHL The Price Is Right! You can win a trip to Winnipeg!

Where Doug Davidson should have been sent after the 1994 version flopped

08.03.2026 02:55 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Swifties were celebrating Wednesday night when she got sent home, lol #Survivor #Survivor50

08.03.2026 02:47 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

One of the best local analysts. He and Pat Foley were great together.

08.03.2026 00:16 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Media Rating Council questions Nielsen's revised audience estimates The watchdog reported a 10 percent decline in adults 25–54 impressions and raised concerns about panel representation and modeling accuracy.

The Media Rating Council has called into question the accuracy of Nielsen's Big Data + Panel measurement system, which has been the gold standard for TV audience viewing since September.

07.03.2026 20:47 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Paramount’s Warner Bros. Megadeal Could Upend Canada’s Battle For TV Viewers Bell Media says popular HBO content will remain on its Crave service "for the foreseeable future," but isn’t saying for how long as David Ellison talks about merging HBO Max and Paramount+ post-merger...

Despite Trump's tariffs and continued animosity toward the U.S., American programming continues to be popular in Canada:

www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/bus...

07.03.2026 17:33 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Also, a Stanley Cup champion with the Avalanche. But he will always be a Blackhawk. #RIP

07.03.2026 16:36 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Today, Michelle and I are proud to announce that we will be hosting the dedication ceremony for the Obama Presidential Center on June 18th in Chicago, and welcoming the public on June 19th.

We can’t wait for you to visit. Go to obama.org to learn more.

07.03.2026 15:12 πŸ‘ 27482 πŸ” 5240 πŸ’¬ 707 πŸ“Œ 292
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The Obama Presidential Center will open on Juneteenth - June 19th - with celebrations happening that week through June 21. The majority of the Presidential Center is free and open to the public, aside from the Museum itself, which will require a purchased timed ticket

07.03.2026 15:23 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
How free wheeling Chicago TV host Jerry Bryant outlasted MTV
How free wheeling Chicago TV host Jerry Bryant outlasted MTV YouTube video by WGN News

How Chicago's very own JBTV outlasted MTV:

youtu.be/zB9f69WJojA?...

07.03.2026 04:24 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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States may sue to block Nexstar-TEGNA deal The transaction still requires DOJ review, and approval may hinge on FCC ownership rule changes, waivers or station divestitures.

A handful of states are preparing to sue to block Nexstar's acquisition of TEGNA if it receives FCC approval.

07.03.2026 01:00 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 2
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Roseanne Tellez is latest casualty at Fox 32 Chicago after firing of Scott Schneider, executive producer Tellez had been with Fox 32 since 2019. She began in Chicago in 1990 with WGN, then moved in 2004 to CBS 2, where she spent 15 years.

ROSEANNE TELLEZ is latest casualty to surface at Fox 32 Chicago after firing of Scott Schneider, executive producer
chicago.suntimes.com/media/2026/0...

06.03.2026 21:43 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Cumulus files for Chapter 11…again - T Dog Media This time, the filing is different Atlanta-based Cumulus Radio announced it's filing for bankruptcy again - but this time, with a different twist. The owner of WLS-AM/FM and Q101 in Chicago has reache...

Now on T Dog Media: Cumulus enters Chapter 11 again, but plans to exit quickly:

www.tdogmedia.com/2026/03/cumu...

06.03.2026 21:49 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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More layoffs in local news: Fox 32 part ways with anchor, producer - T Dog Media Comes after WGN layoffs As reported by the Sun-Times Thursday night, Fox-owned WFLD-TV/Fox 32 parted ways with anchor Scott Schneider after a decade, and executive news producer Marissa Rubino. Schnei...

Now on T Dog Media: Fox 32 cuts main anchor Scott Schneider, producer Marissa Rubino in layoff:

www.tdogmedia.com/2026/03/more...

06.03.2026 21:28 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Angels buy Main Street out of FanDuel Sports Network West, will launch own station The Angels have purchased Main Street Sports Group’s 50 percent share of FanDuel Sports Network West, sources told SBJ, and will soon announce their own Los Angeles-based RSN that will likely house th...

(From SBJ): The Angels have purchased Main Street Sports Group’s 50% share of FanDuel Sports Network West and are expected to launch their own L.A.-based RSN, sources told SBJ.

The network will likely carry the NHL’s Kings but not the NBA’s Clippers.

www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/Articles/202...

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