{"id":13186,"date":"2017-01-13T15:00:54","date_gmt":"2017-01-13T21:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.robertfeder.com\/?p=13186"},"modified":"2017-01-13T16:03:47","modified_gmt":"2017-01-13T22:03:47","slug":"robservations-redeye-blinks-sun-times-tribune-move-closer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/2017\/01\/13\/robservations-redeye-blinks-sun-times-tribune-move-closer\/","title":{"rendered":"Robservations: As RedEye blinks, Sun-Times and Tribune move closer"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"RedEye<\/a>

<\/a> RedEye and Sun-Times (Photo: Tony Lossano)<\/p><\/div>\n

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

The decision to cease<\/a> Monday-through-Friday publication of RedEye<\/a> after 15 years and convert the spunky tabloid into a weekly dining and entertainment guide effectively ends the Chicago Tribune\u2019s<\/a> grand experiment to convert 18- to 34-year-olds into daily newspaper readers. The immediate impact will be the loss of untold editorial and production jobs when the cutback takes effect February 3. But sources say it also could signal renewed interest in a merger involving the Sun-Times<\/a> and the Tribune. Former Sun-Times owner Michael Ferro,<\/strong> who now runs Tribune parent company tronc,<\/a> long has hoped to bring both papers under his control. The Sun-Times already relies on tronc for printing and distribution. Now with RedEye no longer competing against the Sun-Times for tabloid-reading commuters (and with Gannett out of the picture), insiders say it\u2019s a \u201clogical next step\u201d \u2014 assuming Ferro can get around antitrust issues.<\/p>\n

\"tronc\"<\/a>

tronc<\/p><\/div>\n

Corporate speak is alive and well at tronc, <\/a>where employees this week were invited to attend \u201cself-review training sessions\u201d as part of a \u201cnew and improved companywide approach to performance management, which we are calling Performance Achievement.\u201d From now through early February, employees were told, \u201cthe entire Talent & Organization Development (T&OD) team, including your local Talent Engagement Partner, will be conducting self-review training for all non-union employees during the same time.\u201d Anna Rich,<\/strong> manager of talent and organizational development, concludes: \u201cThank you for owning your performance and continued development.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Mike<\/a>

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

It\u2019s a terse \u201cno comment\u201d from ESPN Radio and sports\/talk\u00a0WMVP AM 1000<\/a> on reports of the imminent demise of Mike Greenberg<\/strong> and Mike Golic\u2019s<\/strong> syndicated morning show. SI.com<\/a> says Greenberg will host a new television show for the ESPN cable channel, leaving Golic to team with another radio partner or seek a new venture. \u201cMike & Mike,\u201d who\u2019ve been paired since 1998, air from 5 to 9 a.m. weekdays on ESPN Radio 1000. In the latest Nielsen Audio survey, the show ranks 17th with a 2.1 percent share and cumulative weekly audience of 256,700.<\/p>\n

\"Rosalind<\/a>

Rosalind Rossi<\/p><\/div>\n

Rosalind Rossi<\/strong> resigned this week after 36 years as a reporter at the Sun-Times<\/a> to join the Chicago Public Schools\u2019 <\/a>inspector general\u2019s office. Rossi and former Sun-Times reporter Art Golab<\/strong> will head a new performance analysis unit to examine system-wide issues, including allegations of fraud, waste and mismanagement, under inspector general Nicholas Schuler.<\/strong> \u201cWe are excited that Rosalind and Art have joined us to help found this imperative initiative,\u201d Schuler said in a statement.<\/p>\n

\"Gary<\/a>

Gary Sullivan<\/p><\/div>\n

\u201cAt Home with Gary Sullivan,<\/strong>\u201d a do-it-yourself home improvement show syndicated by Premiere Networks, debuts this weekend on Newsweb Radio progressive talk WCPT AM 820 and WCPT FM 92.5.<\/a> Airing from 8 to 11 a.m. Saturdays, the show originates from Cincinnati, where Sullivan grew up and spent 40 years selling, using and talking about home improvement products. \u201cAt Home\u201d replaces \u201cMighty House Home Improvement Radio,\u201d which moved to Kovas Communications north suburban news\/talk and foreign-language WCGO AM 1590,<\/a> airing from 7 to 10 a.m. Saturdays.<\/p>\n

\"Marty<\/a>

Marty Zivin<\/p><\/div>\n

Friends and colleagues from throughout the Chicago radio community gathered Thursday to pay tribute to Marty Zivin,<\/strong> the \u201caudio visionary\u201d and Internet radio pioneer who died<\/a> earlier this week of cancer at age 60. Among the eulogies at his funeral in Buffalo Grove was one from veteran broadcaster and best friend Bart Shore,<\/strong> who said: \"Marty's lasting impact will be the community of friends we all became \u2014 all because of Marty Zivin.\"<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Robservations on the media beat: The decision to cease Monday-through-Friday publication of RedEye after 15 years and convert the spunky tabloid into a weekly dining and entertainment guide effectively ends the Chicago Tribune\u2019s grand experiment to convert 18- to 34-year-olds into daily newspaper readers. The immediate impact will be the loss of untold editorial and... 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\/13186"}],"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=13186"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13186\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13196,"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13186\/revisions\/13196"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13186"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13186"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13186"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}