{"id":10187,"date":"2016-01-21T15:00:50","date_gmt":"2016-01-21T21:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.robertfeder.com\/?p=10187"},"modified":"2016-01-21T15:38:19","modified_gmt":"2016-01-21T21:38:19","slug":"robservations-tribunes-2016-newsroom-selfie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/2016\/01\/21\/robservations-tribunes-2016-newsroom-selfie\/","title":{"rendered":"Robservations: Tribune\u2019s 2016 newsroom 'selfie'"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Chicago<\/a>

<\/a> Chicago Tribune editorial staff (Photo: Michael Tercha)<\/p><\/div>\n

Robservations on the media beat:<\/p>\n

Newsroom employees of the Chicago Tribune<\/a> \u2014 give or take a few who were on assignment or out of town \u2014 assembled Wednesday for their 2016 class picture. Even with the recent wave of voluntary buyouts,<\/a> they\u2019re still a formidable (if not distinctly diverse) collection of some of Chicago's most seasoned journalists. Staff photographer Michael Tercha<\/strong> shot the photo from atop a ladder. \u201cWe take a newsroom photo every year to commemorate the staff and our time together,\u201d said Tribune editor Gerry Kern,<\/strong> who\u2019s front and center in shirt and tie. \u201cThe Chicago Tribune staff is such a talented and courageous group, and we\u2019re proud of the work we do.\u201d Kern said readers enjoy seeing the photo on social media.<\/p>\n

\"Studs<\/a>

Studs Terkel<\/p><\/div>\n

More than 5,600 hours of Studs Terkel<\/strong> radio programs from WFMT FM 98.7<\/a> will be digitized and uploaded with funding from a Kickstarter campaign <\/a>launched Thursday. The Chicago History Museum and WFMT Radio Network are working together to create a free public digital archive of Terkel\u2019s interviews, taped from 1952 to 1997 at the Window to the World Communications classical music station. \"We cannot afford to lose the priceless history, insight, and intelligence that Studs Terkel captured from his studio in Chicago over the course of nearly 50 momentous and turbulent years,\u201d Steve Robinson,<\/strong> general manager of WFMT, said in a statement. Terkel, Peabody Award-winning broadcaster and Pulitzer Prize-winning author, died in 2008.<\/p>\n

\"John<\/a>

John Gallagher<\/p><\/div>\n

It\u2019s another honor for WTMX FM 101.9: <\/a>The National Association of Broadcasters will recognize the Hubbard Radio hot adult-contemporary station with its Crystal Heritage Award. The award, to be presented April 19 at the NAB Show in Las Vegas, cites stations that have won five Crystal Radio Awards for exceptional year-round community service efforts. Only five other stations have ever received them. \u201cGiving back to the community is a big part of who we are and what we do at WTMX,\u201d said John Gallagher,<\/strong> vice president and market manager of Hubbard Radio Chicago. \u201cIt always has been \u2014 going back to our inception and now as part of the Hubbard Radio family.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Anne<\/a>

Anne Gleason<\/p><\/div>\n

Wednesday marked the debut of \u201cChicago Tonight Daily Briefing,\u201d a weekday morning email newsletter from the producers of WTTW-Channel 11\u2019s<\/a> \u201cChicago Tonight.\u201d The daily roundup features links to top news stories on the show\u2019s website and previews of topics to be covered on that night\u2019s broadcast. The morning alert replaces the afternoon e-newsletter sent to subscribers. \u201cWe\u2019ll update info about stories in development throughout the day on the \u2018Chicago Tonight\u2019 homepage and on Twitter and Facebook,\u201d said Anne Gleason,<\/strong> senior vice president of marketing and interactive media for Window to the World Communications. \u201cWe\u2019re going to be doing more in the coming months both with the daily alert and our other platforms.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Dick<\/a>

Dick Rakovan<\/p><\/div>\n

Dick Rakovan,<\/strong> former Chicago radio executive and longtime industry statesman, will be saluted by the Illinois Broadcasters Association<\/a> with its Lifetime Achievement Award. Rakovan, whose career included a stint as vice president and general manager of the former WFYR under RKO Radio in the 1980s, stepped down last November after more than 20 years as senior vice president of the Radio Advertising Bureau. \u201cNo one can ever accuse 'Rackets' of not having been there, done that<\/em>,\u201d Dennis Lyle,<\/strong> president and CEO of the Illinois Broadcasters Association, said in a statement. \u201cHis contribution to the radio industry in general, and particularly that of Illinois, is most admirable.\u201d Only the fourth broadcaster ever to receive IBA\u2019s Lifetime Achievement Award, Rakovan will honored at the group\u2019s annual conference June 14 in Champaign-Urbana.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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