{"id":15825,"date":"2017-10-31T06:00:20","date_gmt":"2017-10-31T11:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.robertfeder.com\/?p=15825"},"modified":"2017-10-31T06:07:32","modified_gmt":"2017-10-31T11:07:32","slug":"robservations-fox-32-anchor-moves-raise-questions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/2017\/10\/31\/robservations-fox-32-anchor-moves-raise-questions\/","title":{"rendered":"Robservations: Fox 32 anchor moves raise questions"},"content":{"rendered":"
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<\/a> Robin Robinson and Darlene Hill<\/p><\/div>\n

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

The Chicago chapter of the National Association of Black Journalists <\/a>is questioning the termination of two African-American female news anchors at Fox-owned WFLD-Channel 32.<\/a> Sources said leadership of the group this week called for a meeting with station bosses to discuss the handling of Darlene Hill,<\/strong> whose contract recently was not renewed after 23 years, and Robin Robinson,<\/strong> who was forced out in 2014 after 27 years. At issue is whether they were treated differently than white male counterparts. Dennis Welsh,<\/strong> vice president and general manager of Fox 32, did not respond to a request for comment Monday. There\u2019s been no acknowledgement of Hill\u2019s absence<\/a> from Fox 32\u2019s \u201cGood Day Chicago\u201d morning show since late September.<\/p>\n

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Eric Ferguson<\/p><\/div>\n

All hail Eric Ferguson,<\/strong>\u00a0king of Chicago radio. Nielsen Audio ratings released Monday show WTMX FM 101.9 <\/a>No. 1 among all listeners in October, boasting its largest audience share in more than four years. Leading the way at the Hubbard Radio hot adult-contemporary station is Ferguson\u2019s morning show, which continues to grow in popularity since longtime co-host Kathy Hart<\/strong> left. (The show has been renamed \u201cEric in the Morning with Melissa & Whip.\u201d) The Mix also tied for first place in middays with Lisa Allen<\/strong> and afternoons with Kevin \u201cKoz\u201d Koske.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Carol Fowler<\/p><\/div>\n

Now that Carol Fowler<\/strong> has been named<\/a> senior vice president of digital news products at the Sun-Times,<\/a> she\u2019ll set aside her outside businesses. The tech entrepreneur and former Chicago television news exec said Monday she\u2019s stepping away from TheSocReports,<\/a> the consulting firm she founded in 2015. She\u2019s also turning over KloboMedia,<\/a> her social media management and strategy agency, to her daughter, Christine Bergjans,<\/strong> and her husband, David Klobucar.<\/strong> \u201cFor more than a decade, the Sun-Times and many other newspapers have anxiously watched revenues decline - like air slowly escaping a balloon,\u201d Fowler wrote of her new role. \u201cBut working 24\/7 as a tech entrepreneur after a career in TV news has given me the needed perspective to tackle the challenge head on.\u201d She previously served as news director of Tribune Broadcasting WGN-Channel 9, CBS-owned WBBM-Channel 2 and Fox 32.<\/p>\n

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Linze Rice<\/p><\/div>\n

Linze Rice,<\/strong> a reporter\/producer who covered Chicago\u2019s Far North Side Rogers Park\/Edgewater neighborhoods for DNAinfo.com Chicago,<\/a> has resigned to join River Strategies,<\/a> a Chicago-based public relations firm headed by Tracy Slutzkin<\/strong> and Hayley Burns.<\/strong> Before joining DNAinfo as a reporter and photographer in 2014, Rice was a writing and social media consultant for Curiosity.com, <\/a>and editor and publisher of American Chamber of Commerce Resources. She\u2019s a graduate of Northern Illinois University.<\/p>\n

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

Mike Adamle,<\/strong> the longtime Chicago sports anchor who retired in March from NBC-owned WMAQ-Channel 5,<\/a> will be inducted in the National Italian American Sports Hall of Fame.<\/a> He\u2019ll be among the 2017 honorees November 18 at the Westin Chicago River North. Emcees will be Baseball Hall of Famer Mike Piazza<\/strong> and New York Mets announcer\u00a0Wayne Randazzo.<\/strong> For information see niashf.org.<\/a> Adamle, 68, retired after he was diagnosed with dementia, believed to be the final stage of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), resulting from his years as a pro football player.<\/p>\n

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Mark Jacob<\/p><\/div>\n

Credit Chicago Tribune<\/a> metro editor Mark Jacob<\/strong> with tracking down an astonishing video<\/a> showing Chicago from the air in 1914. The incredibly rare footage was shot from a dirigible as part of an eight-minute tour of the city. Jacob obtained the film from the National Archives and matched it with contemporary scenes shot from a helicopter by Tribune photographers Christopher Walker<\/strong> and Alyssa Pointer.<\/strong> It\u2019s a stunning look at the city a century ago. (Here is the link.<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Monday\u2019s best comment:<\/a> Dwayne Thomas Wong:<\/strong> Congrats Chris [Fusco]. I know you'll do well in your new role. It's good to hear the paper will be led by someone who really cares about doing accurate and balanced journalism.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Robservations on the media beat: The Chicago chapter of the National Association of Black Journalists is questioning the termination of two African-American female news anchors at Fox-owned WFLD-Channel 32. Sources said leadership of the group this week called for a meeting with station bosses to discuss the handling of Darlene Hill, whose contract recently was... 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\/15825"}],"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=15825"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15825\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15838,"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15825\/revisions\/15838"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15825"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15825"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15825"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}