{"id":11499,"date":"2016-06-02T06:00:56","date_gmt":"2016-06-02T11:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.robertfeder.com\/?p=11499"},"modified":"2016-06-02T06:40:30","modified_gmt":"2016-06-02T11:40:30","slug":"robservations-tribune-publishing-meeting-closed-to-press","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/2016\/06\/02\/robservations-tribune-publishing-meeting-closed-to-press\/","title":{"rendered":"Robservations: Tribune Publishing meeting closed to press"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Michael<\/a>

<\/a> Michael Ferro<\/p><\/div>\n

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

If fireworks erupt at the annual meeting of Tribune Publishing<\/a> Thursday they won\u2019t be witnessed by journalists. Reporters have been told they cannot attend the meeting, which is open only to shareholders. The event could mark a turning point in the battle between Tribune Publishing chairman Michael Ferro<\/strong> and Gannett for control of the company. Gannett and its allies have urged stockholders to withhold votes for management's eight board candidates \u2014 many with close ties to Ferro \u2014 to send a message in support of Gannett's takeover bid. The outcome could determine whether Gannett continues with its bid or walks away. Neatly summarizing the issue was Jim Cramer,<\/strong> host of CNBC\u2019s<\/a> \u201cMad Money,\u201d who eviscerated Ferro in a nine-minute takedown<\/a> last week. \u201cBy aggressively rejecting two increasingly generous takeover offers from Gannett, Ferro has destroyed value \u2014 all so that Tribune can remain his own independent plaything,\u201d Cramer said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"Mike<\/a>

Mike Adamle<\/p><\/div>\n

Mike Adamle<\/strong> never made it back to WMAQ-Channel 5 <\/a>for the May sweep, and now the NBC-owned station says the veteran sports anchor will remain out \u201cthrough late June.\u201d Adamle, 66, has been off the air since March 13, dealing with reactions to medication for epileptic seizures,<\/a> according to sources. The ex-football star has attributed the ailment to his time as an All-American running back for Northwestern and player in the NFL, including the Bears. Adamle has spent nearly four decades in TV, including two stints at NBC 5 (the latest since 2004).<\/p>\n

\"Walter<\/a>

Walter Jacobson<\/p><\/div>\n

Walter Jacobson\u2019s<\/strong> terrific 2012 autobiography, Walter's Perspective: A Memoir of Fifty Years in Chicago TV News,<\/a><\/em> has just been released in audio format. Originally published by Southern Illinois University Press, <\/a>it\u2019s now available in audio through University Press Audiobooks,<\/a> an imprint of Redwood Audiobooks. It\u2019s narrated by voice actor John Sipple.<\/strong> At the time it was published, I wrote: \u201cWalter Jacobson is as much a Chicago landmark as Wrigley Field (where he stole other teams\u2019 signals as a Cubs batboy) or City Hall (where he tormented two mayors named Daley and all those in between). Walter\u2019s Perspective<\/em> takes us inside the newsrooms, pressrooms, and courtrooms that shaped his legendary career and defined Chicago broadcast journalism for a generation.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Jim<\/a>

Jim Turano<\/p><\/div>\n

Latest to join the podcasting bandwagon is longtime Chicago radio personality Jim Turano.<\/strong> He\u2019s just launched a weekly, one-hour podcast for WGN Plus,<\/a> the platform for Tribune Media news.talk WGN AM 720<\/a>. \"\u2018Elton Jim\u2019 Turano's Captain Pod-tastic\"<\/a> features a \u201cPop Culture Club\u201d segment with the great producer Mick Kayler.<\/strong> Turano describes the show as extending \u201cthe silliness, seriousness, and all-round fun of an \u2018Elton Jim\u2019 radio program.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Bill<\/a>

Bill Cunningham<\/p><\/div>\n

No word yet from Tribune Media WGN-Channel 9<\/a> on what will air at 2 p.m. weekdays this fall now that Bill Cunningham<\/strong> is calling it quits. The Cincinnati radio host announced <\/a>last week he\u2019s ending his trashy daytime TV talk show after five seasons. Launched from WGN studios in 2011, it later moved production to New York and aired on CW Network<\/a> stations. With WGN decoupling <\/a>from CW this fall, \u00a0\u201cChicago\u2019s Very Own\u201d will expand its weekend morning news to 7 to 9 a.m., but the rest of its fall schedule won\u2019t be set for a few more weeks, according to station bosses.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Robservations on the media beat: If fireworks erupt at the annual meeting of Tribune Publishing Thursday they won\u2019t be witnessed by journalists. Reporters have been told they cannot attend the meeting, which is open only to shareholders. The event could mark a turning point in the battle between Tribune Publishing chairman Michael Ferro and Gannett... 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\/11499"}],"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=11499"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11499\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11509,"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11499\/revisions\/11509"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11499"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11499"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11499"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}