Phil Rosenthal, the Chicago Tribune's media columnist, has been a working journalist since 17, when he talked his way into a regular freelance gig with the Waukegan News-Sun while still in high school.
As he earned his journalism degree at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Rosenthal covered sports, spot news and media for The Capital Times in Madison, Wis. He spent 11 years at the Los Angeles Daily News, first as a sports writer, then a television critic and ultimately as a columnist whose work was nationally distributed by the New York Times News Service. He returned to his hometown and joined the Chicago Sun-Times in 1996, serving as deputy sports editor, sports columnist and t...
As he earned his journalism degree at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Rosenthal covered sports, spot news and media for The Capital Times in Madison, Wis. He spent 11 years at the Los Angeles Daily News, first as a sports writer, then a television critic and ultimately as a columnist whose work was nationally distributed by the New York Times News Service. He returned to his hometown and joined the Chicago Sun-Times in 1996, serving as deputy sports editor, sports columnist and t...
Phil Rosenthal, the Chicago Tribune's media columnist, has been a working journalist since 17, when he talked his way into a regular freelance gig with the Waukegan News-Sun while still in high school.
As he earned his journalism degree at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Rosenthal covered sports, spot news and media for The Capital Times in Madison, Wis. He spent 11 years at the Los Angeles Daily News, first as a sports writer, then a television critic and ultimately as a columnist whose work was nationally distributed by the New York Times News Service. He returned to his hometown and joined the Chicago Sun-Times in 1996, serving as deputy sports editor, sports columnist and television critic. He moved to the Chicago Tribune in 2005.
Highlights of his career include modeling swimsuits for Sports Illustrated supermodel Vendela, getting a manicure from Lorena Bobbitt, smoking cigars with Jack Paar and introducing his mother to Johnny Carson.
Rosenthal is virtually certain no one actually reads biographies all the way through, and would congratulate you for making it this far.
An award-winning journalist, he once saved the life of one of his three brothers and was kicked off his high school newspaper. He was an extra in the Oscar-winning movie "Ordinary People" and, although it appears he wound up on the cutting-room floor, he did get paid and fed and can claim to be just three degrees from Kevin Bacon. Rosenthal is married and has two young children, who don't yet read his column but recognize his picture in the paper. They are not yet embarrassed to be related to him.
Rosenthal Field in north suburban Lake Bluff is named for Rosenthal's late father, a former youth baseball coach and elementary school board member, not him.
Phil Rosenthal's media column appears Sunday, Wednesday and Friday.
As he earned his journalism degree at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Rosenthal covered sports, spot news and media for The Capital Times in Madison, Wis. He spent 11 years at the Los Angeles Daily News, first as a sports writer, then a television critic and ultimately as a columnist whose work was nationally distributed by the New York Times News Service. He returned to his hometown and joined the Chicago Sun-Times in 1996, serving as deputy sports editor, sports columnist and television critic. He moved to the Chicago Tribune in 2005.
Highlights of his career include modeling swimsuits for Sports Illustrated supermodel Vendela, getting a manicure from Lorena Bobbitt, smoking cigars with Jack Paar and introducing his mother to Johnny Carson.
Rosenthal is virtually certain no one actually reads biographies all the way through, and would congratulate you for making it this far.
An award-winning journalist, he once saved the life of one of his three brothers and was kicked off his high school newspaper. He was an extra in the Oscar-winning movie "Ordinary People" and, although it appears he wound up on the cutting-room floor, he did get paid and fed and can claim to be just three degrees from Kevin Bacon. Rosenthal is married and has two young children, who don't yet read his column but recognize his picture in the paper. They are not yet embarrassed to be related to him.
Rosenthal Field in north suburban Lake Bluff is named for Rosenthal's late father, a former youth baseball coach and elementary school board member, not him.
Phil Rosenthal's media column appears Sunday, Wednesday and Friday.
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Brad Garrett, Elizabeth Perkins on 'How to Live With Your Parents'
It's not uncommon to hear a a spouse rant that they can't stand the sight of their partner. Brad Garrett and Elizabeth Perkins, the said parents in ABC's "How to Live With Your Parents (For the Rest of Your Life)," have found that to be true in a...
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'Everybody Loves Raymond's' bumpy trip to Russia: Why funny isn't always money
The Big PicturePhil Rosenthal, the creator of “Everybody Loves Raymond,” was delighted when Sony asked him if he wanted to go to Moscow to help oversee a Russian-language production of his long-running sitcom. He wasn’t so delighted when he... -
Groupon criticized for Super Bowl ads making light of Tibet, whales, the rainforest
L.A. Times Tech BlogGroupon's Super Bowl ads haven't gone over very well so far, particularly one spot dealing with Tibet and Tibetan food. On Monday, Groupon CEP Andrew Mason attempted to jusitfy the commercials in a company blog post titled "Our Super Bowl Ads, and How We'... -
Is Olbermann's snide act on MSNBC the future of TV news?
Special to The TimesFormer Times Television Critic Howard Rosenberg, a Pulitzer Prize winner for criticism in 1985, will be writing occasional commentaries about news on television and the Internet. It seems like a couple of centuries since His Holiness Pope Walter...Tags: Television, Saddam Hussein, Journalism, Television Networks, Seinfeld (tv program)
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Voice of the People, May. 05
Business competition Gov. Rick Perry comes up here from Texas to poach Illinois-based businesses. Tribune reporter Phil Rosenthal's article is titled "Perry's kick to the gut" because Perry has the audacity to try and promote competition in the...Tags: Finance, Sprague, Chicago Tribune, U.S. House of Representatives, Credit and Debt
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Multimedia update
Change of SubjectTonight (Sunday) at 9 p.m. I'll be appearing on "On Target Radio," (WIND 560), billed as "Chicago's voice for the Second Amendment." Given the station and the subtitle of the show I'm guessing the audience and the callers will not...... -
Phil Rosenthal: In the end, Zell's optimism sealed fate
For all of Sam Zell's reputation as a steely, clear-eyed dealmaker, two misconceptions clouded his vision in the run-up to taking Tribune Co. private in December 2007. Zell had told anyone who would listen as far back as 2006 that he didn't believe...
Tags: Religion and Belief, Philosophy, Finance, Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers, Newspaper and Magazine
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Check out the Trib's election-night webcast.
Change of SubjectMy colleagues Rick Kogan, Phil Rosenthal, Jenniffer Weigel and Kristen McQueary are hosting tomorrow night's "Election Watch 2012: Lively Coverage of the Live Coverage," a streaming webcast from our newsroom starting at 7 p.m. at ChicagoTribune.com. I'm... -
Phil Rosenthal: Forming a Bond with brands
On the big screen, a hero's mettle is established by showing how much punishment the star can withstand and how daunting the obstacles are while ultimately getting the job done. Early in the latest James Bond movie, "Skyfall," an assassin seeks to escape...
Tags: Caterpillar Inc., Skyfall (movie), Marketing, Ian Fleming, Starcom Incorporated
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Replaying Election Night from the Chicago Tribune
On Election Night, the Chicago Tribune newsroom whirred with enterprise: Reporters dashed about. Editors huddled. Televisions glowed. In the center of the room in a bay-windowed office known as “the fishbowl,” the video programming team of...
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10 things you might not know about lists
Chicago Tribune reportersLast week, former Chicagoan Fidel Urbina was added to a list that you don't want to be on: the FBI's 10 Most Wanted Fugitives list. Meanwhile, two suspicious characters at the Tribune joined a more attractive list -- as e-book authors. Jacob and...Tags: Ringo Starr, David Letterman, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Wars and Interventions, Barbra Streisand
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Sitcom mom with aplomb: Walk of Fame Honors: Patricia Heaton
VarietyOut of 200 women, Phil Rosenthal fell in love with Patricia Heaton. It was the mid-1990s, he was casting "Everybody Loves Raymond," and he wasn't having luck locating the right woman to play Debra, the wife of his lead, Ray Romano. "The wife in the sitcom...Tags: Patricia Heaton, Human Interest, Theater, Entertainment, Entertainment Events
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