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Radio rewind: My magazine profile of new WGN-AM morning host Jonathon Brandmeier
Change of SubjectIn light of today's news that veteran radio personality Jonathon Brandmeier (left) is taking over morning drive at WGN AM 720, I am republishing the following extensive profile that came out almost exactly 25 years ago in the Tribune's Sunday...... -
Rest in peace, Whitney Houston
Soundboard Music Blog - Orlando SentinelAs I read all the articulate appreciations of Whitney Houston, who died on Saturday at the still-too-tender age of 48, I realized it's not words that best express my reaction. What kept crossing my mind, at work on Saturday night at the Amway Center,... -
Chicago backers sought for Richard Pryor show
"Unspeakable," a unauthorized show about the late comedian Richard Pryor, will be performed before an invited audience at the Marriott Hotel in downtown Chicago on Friday. The non-public performance is an attempt to secure backers for a commercial...Tags: Fringe Festival, Concerts, James Murray, Music, Entertainment
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Baked goods spur controversy at college campus in California
I have no beef with the student Republicans. Oh, I disagree with them about affirmative action, and probably a dozen other things as well. But I am not troubled - amused, but not troubled - by the way they've expressed their view. Unfortunately,...Tags: African Americans, Mark Twain, National or Ethnic Minorities, Pulitzer Prize Awards, Hispanic and Latino Americans
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Man the Maker: Gene Wilder, Wes Craven and other scary stuff
Comic actor and author Gene Wilder, of the Harpo-esque hair and large liquid eyes, is a resident of Stamford and a patron of the Avon; he'll be on hand for Q&A and to present one of the biggest box office successes of his career, a film that paired him...Tags: Jill Clayburgh, Janet Leigh, Patrick McGoohan, Arts and Culture, Gene Wilder
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7 Days: What To Do in Fairfield County This Week: 10/20/11 - 10/26/11
Thursday October 20
IT GETS BETTER
Fairfield University has a slew of events dedicated to celebrating LGBTQ History Month (which is October. Duh) that are intended to bring together students, faculty, staff and alumni to reflect on the history,...Tags: Danbury, Craig Ferguson, Arts and Culture, Entertainment Events, Western Connecticut State University
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Interview: Yelawolf turns the club upside down
Compare Yelawolf to Eminem and you could miss the point. Sure, both are white rappers with chips on their shoulders and working-class backgrounds, but it's Yelawolf's power with the pen and his tenacity on the microphone that should be drawing the...Tags: Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers, Anxiety, Entertainment Events, Comedy (genre), Wiz Khalifa
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Barbara J. Lieboldt, 69
Mrs. Barbara Jean Lieboldt, 69, of Boonsboro, died Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2011, at Meritus Medical Center near Hagerstown.
Born Sept. 11, 1942, on the family farm near Wolfsville, she was the daughter of the late Maurice S. and Edna L. Grossnickle Pryor....Tags: Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Religion and Belief, Middletown
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Excessive outrage over Berkeley Republicans' half-baked protest
I have no beef with the student Republicans.
Oh, I disagree with them about affirmative action, and probably a dozen other things as well. But I am not troubled — amused, but not troubled — by the way they've expressed their view....Tags: Stephen Colbert, African Americans, Mark Twain, Minority Groups, National or Ethnic Minorities
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Comedian Kevin Hart fires up Hampton audiences with down-to-earth humor
Comedian Kevin Hart on Saturday made an incendiary entrance at the first of his four shows at Hampton Coliseum.
He slowly rose from beneath the stage amid billowing red smoke, then glided toward the audience aboard a conveyor belt. Next, tall jets of...Tags: Comedy (genre), Concerts, Chrysler Hall, Kanye West, Fred Baxter
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Will Ferrell receives Mark Twain Prize -- and don't you touch it
Ministry of GossipWill Ferrell received the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor on Sunday night in Washington. Will Ferrell, an Irvine native, was honored by the likes of Conan O'Brien, Jack Black, Paul Rudd and more before accepting the Mark Twain Prize at the Kennedy... -
Saget cleans up his act a little on latest tour
TribLocal - Libertyville » NewsFans have spent a lifetime getting to know Bob Saget in one way or another. From his years as the straitlaced Danny Tanner on “Full …...
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