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    May 3, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  1. CIFF TV Awards tip hat to top creatives

    Luminaries from Chicago's television, advertising and filmmaking communities filled the ballroom at the Radisson Blu Aqua Hotel for the 49th Chicago International Film Festival Television Awards gala April 23. More than 300 people were on hand as advertising agency Leo Burnett received the Commitment to Excellence Award for TV commercials. Steve Levitan, creator of the ABC hit show "Modern Family," introduced Susan Credle (Leo Burnett Chicago's chief creative officer) and Rich Stoddart (president of Burnett North America), who accepted the silver Hugo award.
    Luminaries from Chicago's television, advertising and filmmaking communities filled the ballroom at the Radisson Blu Aqua Hotel for the 49th Chicago International Film Festival Television Awards gala April 23. More than 300 people were on hand as...

    Tags: Entertainment, Culture, ABC (tv network), Arts and Culture, Ceremonies

    2. Apr 5, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  2. Beyond movies, a lesson in dying

    Roger Ebert was a hot trend on Google's top 10 trends earlier this week.
    Roger Ebert was a hot trend on Google's top 10 trends earlier this week. As of Wednesday, more than 50,000 people had searched for his name, an impressive display of his influence. He wasn't quite as hot as North Korea or Jay Leno, but he was...

    Tags: Twitter, Inc., Roger Ebert, Arts and Culture, Apple MacBook Pro, Fred Astaire

    3. Apr 4, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  3. Ebert showed how to die with grace

    Roger Ebert was a hot trend on Google's top 10 trends earlier this week. As of Wednesday, more than 50,000 people had searched for his name, an impressive display of his influence. He wasn't quite as hot as North Korea or Jay Leno, but he was running...

    Tags: Twitter, Inc., Nelson Algren, Social Media, Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

    4. Mar 8, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  4. Dinosaur-size debt

    For many people the defining moment in the Field Museum's recent history was the bid at a 1997 auction that made Chicago home to the Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton known as Sue.
    For many people the defining moment in the Field Museum's recent history was the bid at a 1997 auction that made Chicago home to the Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton known as Sue. But that choice could have far less impact on the Field's future than another...

    Tags: Twitter, Inc., Goodman Theatre, Science, Adler Planetarium, Economy, Business and Finance

    5. Dec 3, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  5. 'Walter's Perspective' by Walter Jacobson

    In a town where politics is local sport, Walter Jacobson had a ringside seat, and he shares it in his new book, "Walter's Perspective: A Memoir of Fifty Years in Chicago TV News." Earning his stripes at the City News Bureau as a reporter, he skyrocketed...
    6. Nov 15, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  6. Suburban theater for the week of Nov. 16-22

    "Plaid Tidings": A seasonal sequel to Stuart Ross' "Forever Plaid," this tuneful tidbit finds the afterlife quartet of crooners coming back (at the behest of Rosemary Clooney, no less) to stage a holiday show for those still stuck on this mortal coil. Pop...

    Tags: Holidays, Customs and Tradition, Entertainment, Marriott Theatre, Charles Dickens

    7. Nov 11, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  7. A newsman looks back

    If you only know Walter Jacobson in his current incarnation — co-anchoring the 6 p.m. news on WBBM-Ch. 2 with his longtime colleague/pal Bill Kurtis — you do not know Walter Jacobson at all and cannot appreciate what a long and distinguished and controversial career he has had in a business that routinely chews up its talent.
    If you only know Walter Jacobson in his current incarnation — co-anchoring the 6 p.m. news on WBBM-Ch. 2 with his longtime colleague/pal Bill Kurtis — you do not know Walter Jacobson at all and cannot appreciate what a long and distinguished...

    Tags: Television, Entertainment, John Wayne Gacy, Chicago Tribune, Satellite and Cable Service

    8. Oct 21, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  8. Stars shine at film fest

    For the 48th Chicago International Film Festival's opening night Oct. 11, attendees were treated to a star-filled red carpet at the Harris Theater that included Al Pacino, Christopher Walken, Alan Arkin and Jon Bon Jovi. Academy Award-winning producer Tom Rosenberg brought his film "Stand Up Guys" to Chicago for its world premiere, and festival founder Michael Kutza couldn't have been happier. "This is a remarkable year for Chicagoans in the film industry," said Kutza. "The evening was flawless, one of our festival's proudest moments."
    Special to Tribune Newspapers
    For the 48th Chicago International Film Festival's opening night Oct. 11, attendees were treated to a star-filled red carpet at the Harris Theater that included Al Pacino, Christopher Walken, Alan Arkin and Jon Bon Jovi. Academy Award-winning producer Tom...

    Tags: Goodman Theatre, Addison Timlin, Columbia College Chicago, Entertainment, Al Pacino

    9. Jun 12, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  9. Broadcast museum opens with question about $6 million state jobs grant

    Two years after a $6 million jobs grant from the state jump-started construction on its new building, the Museum of Broadcast Communications has a lot to show for it: 18,000 square feet of television and radio exhibits, recordings and memorabilia that will open to the public Wednesday.
    Two years after a $6 million jobs grant from the state jump-started construction on its new building, the Museum of Broadcast Communications has a lot to show for it: 18,000 square feet of television and radio exhibits, recordings and memorabilia that...

    Tags: Entertainment, Jack D Franks, Illinois Governor, Tourism and Leisure, Rod Blagojevich

    10. May 18, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  10. Top chefs have 'A Taste for the Arts'

    Student performances and Top Chef stations were the main attractions at "A Taste for the Arts" benefiting the Chicago Academy of the Arts. More than 350 attended the free performances by students and alumni May 10 at the Harris Theater. The show opened and closed with the CAA Repertory Dance Company choreographed by Randy Duncan, CAA artistic director. Soloist Eleri Ward sang "Shy" from "Once Upon a Mattress"; alumna/soprano Jessica Oliver sang a piece from Verdi's "La Forza del Destino"; and classical pianist Su Jin Kang played Chopin. Rock band Semi Precious Weapons, featuring alumnus/frontman Justin Tranter, performed a high-energy number that had the crowd on its feet.
    Special to Tribune Newspapers
    Student performances and Top Chef stations were the main attractions at "A Taste for the Arts" benefiting the Chicago Academy of the Arts. More than 350 attended the free performances by students and alumni May 10 at the Harris Theater. The show opened...

    Tags: Dale Levitski, Top Chef (tv program), Entertainment, Concerts, Heather Terhune

    11. Jan 30, 2012 |Story| Chicago Shopping
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    12. Nov 13, 2011 | Chicago Tribune

  12. Bill Kurtis dishes rumors

    Change of Subject
    Esteemed local TV newsman Bill Kurtis is now formerly esteemed local TV newsman Bill Kurtis in the wake of this, as reported in Salon: Bill Kurtis, who should be ashamed of himself, went on Chicago’s WLS Monday and smeared (Herman......
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