Bill Applegate

You’d have to go back more than 20 years (and six general managers) to recall the last time WBBM-Channel 2 was No. 1 in the ratings at 10 o’clock.

I thought of that the other day when I read that my old friend Bill Applegate was retiring after 45 years in broadcasting. While he’s spent the last 13 years running a couple of stations in Cleveland, he left an indelible mark on Chicago during two tours of duty here. Continue reading →

Natasha Korecki

The next big brawl in Chicago journalism may be waged on the political battlefield.

Hoping to win the votes of the campaign cognoscenti — and capture a larger share of advertising revenue — both Crain’s Chicago Business and the Sun-Times are beefing up their coverage of government, politics and public affairs. Continue reading →