Top Chicago media stories of the year:
- Jimmy deCastro breathes new life into WGN AM 720 (and brings back Steve Cochran and Kathy & Judy, too)
- New leadership at Tribune Co. prepares for splitsville
- Sun-Times fires photo staff (and boss says it should have happened sooner)
- Fox lays an egg (as Robin Robinson, Bob Sirott, Anna Davlantes get the shaft)
- Time Out Chicago runs out of time
- Torey! Torey! Torey! WBEZ shakeup leads to union demands
- Radio Hall of Fame induction (and a plea from Chaz) can’t bring Steve & Garry together
- Tough times for talk radio (and mourning for Don Wade and Larry Lujack)