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Media: March 2023 • Sky Daniels Remembers The Loop FM98

Media: March 2023 • Sky Daniels Remembers The Loop FM98

| February 28, 2023 | 0 Comments

    Sky Daniels was one of the biggest stars at the Loop in their first heyday (1979-1981), and although he has gone on to an incredibly successful career in the record and radio business and is now retired and living in California, he still has very fond memories of his time in Chicago. But […]

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Media: February 2023 • Waking Up with Q101’s Brian and Justin

Media: February 2023 • Waking Up with Q101’s Brian and Justin

| January 31, 2023 | 0 Comments

Brian Haddad and Justin Nettlebeck have been doing mornings at Q-101 for the last four years, but there have been a few changes in the last few months. First, long-time co-host Ali Mattacola left the show in November. As of this writing, they are still looking for the right person to fill that slot. But […]

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Hello My Name is Ian Broudie of The Lightning Seeds

Hello My Name is Ian Broudie of The Lightning Seeds

| January 1, 2023

  On the surface, it’s difficult to believe that 13 long years have crept by since brainy producer/multi-instrumentalist Ian Broudie released Four Winds, his last picture-perfect pop album as The Lightning Seeds, a dormant period the Brit is finally breaking with the shimmering new See You in the Stars, out last month. And when he […]

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January 2023: Media • In Memoriam

January 2023: Media • In Memoriam

| January 1, 2023 | 0 Comments

  As we enter a new year, we do so without a talented group of broadcasters we lost in 2022. I won’t be able to name all of them, but here are a few that passed away from the world of radio and television. It became clear that 2022 wasn’t going to be a great […]

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Media : December 2022 • Baby Onions – It’s Chuck Swirsky

Media : December 2022 • Baby Onions – It’s Chuck Swirsky

| December 1, 2022

  Chuck Swirsky is in the midst of his 25th season as an NBA play-by-play man, and his 15th year doing radio play-by-play for the Bulls. Next month he’ll do his 2000th game. “If everything goes according to plan,” he says, “it will happen on January 13, a Friday night, against Oklahoma City.” That’s a […]

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Rock of Pages: Creem Magazine 2022:  David Bowie Special Edition

Rock of Pages: Creem Magazine 2022: David Bowie Special Edition

| October 18, 2022

  Rock of Pages Creem #001 David Bowie Special Edition by Jeff Elbel Rolling Stone be hanged; Creem brashly billed itself long ago as “America’s Only Rock ‘n’ Roll Magazine.” The magazine was originally published from 1969 to 1989, featuring character-driven content brimming with opinion and attitude. Notable writers included Lester Bangs, Cameron Crowe, punk […]

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October 2022: Media • Svengoolie Spooktacular

October 2022: Media • Svengoolie Spooktacular

| September 30, 2022

Did Rich Koz think he’d be doing the character of Svengoolie this long? “Not at all. That wasn’t even in my mind when I got the show at WFLD in 1979,” he says. “I just thought, ‘wow, this is really cool, I got a job, and I’m on TV.’ I never thought, ‘yeah, I’ll still […]

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Hello My Name Is Peter Hook

Hello My Name Is Peter Hook

| September 4, 2022

    Arguably, Mancunian musician Peter Hook’s primary survival skill is his totally unique bass-playing style, a melodic, stage-scraping thrum that — ever since he launched with the legendary but short-lived outfit Joy Division, then perfected it in his ensuing combo New Order; it’s a sound that’s often been imitated but never once been equaled. […]

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Media: September 2022 • Garry Meier • Hall of Famer

Media: September 2022 • Garry Meier • Hall of Famer

| August 31, 2022

Garry Meier’s podcast is now in its seventh season, and it’s fair to say it has found an audience. According to the podcast, monitoring/rating service, Listen Notes, the Garry Meier show is in the top 1.5% of podcasts worldwide. So what does he talk about on the show? “I’m going to quote a listener who […]

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Media: July 2022 • “Rich and Ike”

Media: July 2022 • “Rich and Ike”

| June 30, 2022

    For 48 years, Rich King was a constant presence on Chicago radio and television, first as a reporter/writer/editor at WGN Radio and WBBM Radio, then later with WBBM-TV (Channel 2) and WGN-TV (Channel 9). He hosted one of the first sports radio shows in Chicago and covered all of the biggest sports stories. […]

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Media • June 2022 • “Janda’s Journey To The Drive”

Media • June 2022 • “Janda’s Journey To The Drive”

| May 31, 2022

Janda Lane’s journey to becoming the afternoon co-host at the Drive (WDRV-Chicago) has taken her from North Carolina (her home state) to Charleston, South Carolina, to Seattle, and through Los Angeles since the radio bug bit her in high school. And Janda polished her rock and roll credentials along the way. For instance, her experience […]

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Media: April 2022 • Dana Kozlov • Home at Channel 2

Media: April 2022 • Dana Kozlov • Home at Channel 2

| April 2, 2022

She’s the new weekend anchor at WBBM-TV, Channel 2 in Chicago, but Dana Kozlov has been in the news business for a long time.“This month is my 30th anniversary as a paid reporter.” After paying her dues hustling for stories for Channel 2, and before that, WGN Channel 9, she’s excited about the chance to […]

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Gear Review • Apogee Digital: Symphony Desktop Interface

Gear Review • Apogee Digital: Symphony Desktop Interface

| March 29, 2022

The most basic function of Apogee Digital’s Symphony Desktop is its capability as a two-channel audio interface. Apogee has a range of portable interfaces available, but Symphony Desktop represents the company’s first offering of its top-quality converters in a desktop format that travels easily. Boasting a pair of Apogee’s flagship Symphony microphone preamps and analog […]

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Feature: Elle King – The Lost Lockdown Interview

Feature: Elle King – The Lost Lockdown Interview

| March 9, 2022 | 0 Comments

IE: Where are you now? ELLE KING: I am sheltering in place with my sister and her three children, and I live at the bottom of the Hollywood Hills. So I am a true Hollywood hillbilly — I have an inflatable hot tub, I have an above-ground pool, and we’re just motoring through. And in […]

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