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Greg Cameron is Joffrey's new executive director
Special to the TribuneGreg Cameron will take over as the new executive director of the Joffrey Ballet July 1 after leaving his post as chief operating officer of Window to the World Communications, Inc., the parent company of WTTW-Ch. 11 and WFMT-FM, the dance troupe announced...Tags: Arts, Joffrey Ballet, Arts and Culture, Media Industry, Art Institute of Chicago
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Open thread: Weeks in review
Change of SubjectThe "Weeks in Review" feature is now an open thread in which commenters can talk about any current events or cultural phenomena that have caught their attention, including but not limited to the topics brought up in our traditional roundup...... -
There's a core of substance in Mark Kirk's `empty, simplistic' crime-fighting proposal
Change of SubjectFriday's print column It's an arresting idea, so to speak. Round up 18,000 members of the Gangster Disciples street gang and put them behind bars awaiting trial. On what charges? "Drug dealing," said U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk, R-Ill., when he...... -
'Check Please!' names Catherine De Orio new host
Citizens of Chicago, food-TV obsessives, our long nightmare is over: Meet Catherine De Orio. She's Italian. She's in her mid-30s. She lives in the West Loop. She's married to a lawyer. She has no food allergies. She has a throaty, confiding voice. Her...
Tags: Dining and Drinking, Arts, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Apple iPad, Colleges and Universities
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'Ramblers' author: 'More than a sports story, it was a civil rights story'
Michael Lenehan wrote “Ramblers: Loyola Chicago 1963 — The Team That Changed the Color of College Basketball.” We asked him some questions about his new book. This is your first book, so why did you choose this particular tale to tell?...
Tags: Executive Branch, Justice and Rights, Civil Rights, University of Mississippi, National Collegiate Athletic Association
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WTTW's 'Check, Please!' Pop-Up eateries return to Taste
RedEyeFor the second consecutive year, WTTW’s “Check, Please!” is partnering with the Taste of Chicago to promote participation in “Pop-Up” eateries, restaurants that literally pop up for a day or two. The Pop-up eatery feature...Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Restaurants, Foods and Beverages, Dining and Drinking, Tacos
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Kirk, Rush to meet about controversial gang proposal
Tribune reportersSen. Mark Kirk's proposal for mass arrests of Chicago's Gangster Disciples triggered a small protest outside his Chicago office on Monday just as Rep. Bobby Rush — who dismissed the plan as an "upper-middle-class, elitist white-boy solution" —...Tags: Dick Durbin, Bobby Rush, Organized Crime, Prisons, Gang Activity
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WUCF part of alliance to consolidate operations
Staff writerOrlando's WUCF-Channel 24 is part of a public TV station group that aims to consolidate broadcast operations in a single master control in Jacksonville. The 11-station group, called the Digital Convergence Alliance, has received a $7 million grant...Tags: Urbana (Champaign, Illinois), Corporation for Public Broadcasting, Television Industry, Jacksonville (Duval, Florida), Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida)
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There's a core of substance in Kirk's `empty, simplistic' crime-fighting proposal
It's an arresting idea, so to speak. Round up 18,000 members of the Gangster Disciples street gang and put them behind bars awaiting trial. On what charges? "Drug dealing," said U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk, R-Ill., when he first publicly advanced the notion...
Tags: Dick Durbin, Police Arrests, Bobby Rush, Environmental Issues, Organized Crime
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Kirk plays the Ikea card
Change of SubjectWhen you don't want to answer a tough question, change the subject to.... Sweden! Prepare to be amazed by U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk's pivot in his interview Wednesday evening with Carol Marin on WTTW-Ch. 11: MARIN: Take a look at...... -
Early morning anchor job at KTTV goes to Araksya Karapetyan
After doing the job on an interim basis, Araksya Karapetyan has officially been given the position of anchor on the "Fox 11 News" shows that air weekdays 4:30-7 a.m. and 10-10:30 a.m. on KTTV-TV Channel 11. She replaces Jean Martinez, who left last...
Tags: Fox Broadcasting Company, Gold Standard Incorporated, PBS (tv network)
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Metta World Peace does the weather, talks Lakers season
Metta World Peace joined Liz Habib on the KTTV-TV (Channel 11) news broadcast Friday night to talk sports and do the weather with meteorologist Pablo Pereira. "I came to L.A. because of Phil Jackson, Kobe [Bryant] reminded me of [Michael] Jordan,...
Tags: Dwight Howard, Phil Jackson, Chicago Bulls, Television, Michael Jordan
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