{"id":10922,"date":"2016-03-28T15:00:08","date_gmt":"2016-03-28T20:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.robertfeder.com\/?p=10922"},"modified":"2016-03-28T16:00:32","modified_gmt":"2016-03-28T21:00:32","slug":"robservations-chicago-pubcasters-launch-news-partnership","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/2016\/03\/28\/robservations-chicago-pubcasters-launch-news-partnership\/","title":{"rendered":"Robservations: Chicago pubcasters launch news partnership"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"WTTW<\/a>

<\/a> WTTW studio<\/p><\/div>\n

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

Chicago\u2019s two leading public broadcasters announced a news partnership Monday that could lead to joint reporting of stories and online collaborations. Via a newly installed robotic camera, reporters from Chicago Public Media WBEZ FM 91.5 <\/a>will appear on \u201cChicago Tonight,\u201d the nightly news program on Window to the World Communications WTTW-Channel 11.<\/a> In turn, a new high speed fiber line will allow WTTW hosts and correspondents to appear live on WBEZ news and talk shows.<\/p>\n

\"Ron<\/a>

Ron Magers<\/p><\/div>\n

On the eve of his retirement<\/a> as Chicago\u2019s No. 1 news anchor, Ron Magers<\/strong> is making his own news in his sideline as a horse breeder. A colt Magers bred named Zulu<\/strong> could be a contender for the Kentucky Derby. \u201cWe\u2019ve been fortunate enough to be living versions of the dream off and on for a long while,\u201d Magers told Thoroughbred Daily News <\/a>Monday. \u201cSo every step of this has been part of a dream, but Zulu is obviously the most exciting part. We\u2019ve been very lucky.\u201d Meanwhile, no official word yet from ABC-owned WLS-Channel 7 <\/a>on Magers\u2019 retirement, but all signs point to ABC 7 veteran Alan Krashesky<\/strong> succeeding him after the May sweeps.<\/p>\n

\"Ed<\/a>

Ed Sherman<\/p><\/div>\n

Ed Sherman,<\/strong> the veteran Chicago Tribune<\/a> sports media columnist and independent blogger, <\/a>has a new credit: He\u2019s managing editor of JewishBaseballMuseum.com,<\/a> a just-launched website celebrating the impact of Jews in baseball. Highlights of the site include more than 50 videos and thousands of baseball cards for every Jewish player. Sherman, who\u2019s been working on the project since last September, said it\u2019s a precursor to an actual Jewish Baseball Museum to be opened by owner Jeff Aeder<\/strong> in Chicago in 2017.<\/p>\n

\"Paul<\/a>

Paul Zbyszewski<\/p><\/div>\n

A former producer of \u201cFox Thing in the Morning\u201d has found fame and fortune among the superheroes of Hollywood. Paul Zbyszewski,<\/strong> who worked for Fox-owned WFLD-Channel 32<\/a> in the \u201990s, is co-creator and co-writer of \u201cMarvel\u2019s Most Wanted,\u201d a spinoff of ABC\u2019s \u201cAgents of S.H.I.E.L.D.,\u201d which he also wrote and produced. ABC just ordered a pilot for the proposed series. Zbyszewski, who was born and raised in Chicago, tired of the morning grind at Fox 32 and moved out to Los Angeles with his wife. After years of effort as a writer's assistant and aspiring screenwriter, he became a writer on \"Weakest Link\" and supervising producer on \u201cLost.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Robservations on the media beat: Chicago\u2019s two leading public broadcasters announced a news partnership Monday that could lead to joint reporting of stories and online collaborations. Via a newly installed robotic camera, reporters from Chicago Public Media WBEZ FM 91.5 will appear on \u201cChicago Tonight,\u201d the nightly news program on Window to the World Communications... Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10922"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10922"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10922\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10931,"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10922\/revisions\/10931"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10922"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10922"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10922"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}