{"id":16931,"date":"2018-02-15T14:00:37","date_gmt":"2018-02-15T20:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.robertfeder.com\/?p=16931"},"modified":"2018-02-15T15:55:24","modified_gmt":"2018-02-15T21:55:24","slug":"robservations-p-f-changs-wraps-abc-7s-olympics-snafu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/2018\/02\/15\/robservations-p-f-changs-wraps-abc-7s-olympics-snafu\/","title":{"rendered":"Robservations: P.F. Chang\u2019s wraps up ABC 7\u2019s Olympics snafu"},"content":{"rendered":"
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<\/a> Mark Rivera (ABC 7, February 10, 2018)<\/p><\/div>\n

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

An embarrassing blunder for WLS-Channel 7<\/a> has turned into a golden marketing opportunity for P.F. Chang\u2019s. <\/a>It began Saturday when the ABC-owned station mistakenly ran a graphic over news anchor Mark Rivera\u2019s<\/strong> shoulder that referred to the Olympics in PyeongChang as \u201cP.F Chang 2018.\u201d The graphic had been designed for a satirical piece by sports anchor Mark Giangreco<\/strong> that aired the night before. Now the restaurant chain has seized on the snafu by offering free PyeongChang Lettuce Wraps<\/a> with any entree purchase Thursday. (Here\u2019s the link to the required barcode.<\/a>) \u201cIf you haven\u2019t heard, there was a graphics mix up\u00a0at a Chicago TV station that alluded to P.F. Chang\u2019s as hosts of a certain winter sporting event,\u201d the company said on its website.<\/a> \u201cThough it\u2019s not true, we thought it would be appropriate to give the people what they want.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Chicago Reader<\/p><\/div>\n

The Mark Konkol<\/strong> Era at the Chicago Reader<\/a> officially begins with this week\u2019s edition. Bearing artist Greg Houston\u2019s<\/strong> provocative cover illustration of J.B. Pritzker,<\/strong> the billionaire gubernatorial candidate, it includes related pieces by Sun-Times columnist Neil Steinberg,<\/strong> Reader newcomer Adeshina Emmanuel<\/strong> and Konkol himself. \u201cAn American conversation about racism \u2014 whether it\u2019s the overt bigotry of a Nazi running for Congress on the southwest side or the coded language that got Pritzker jammed up on that wiretap \u2014 should be uncomfortable,\u201d writes<\/a> Konkol, newly named<\/a> executive editor of the alternative weekly. \u201cHell, it should hurt, like a punch in the gut. That\u2019s what today\u2019s issue, my debut with the Reader, is all about.\u201d<\/p>\n

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WCEV<\/p><\/div>\n

Tonight marks the final polka for \u201cPoland in Music and Song\u201d after an incredible 84-year<\/em> run on Chicago radio. Recognized by Guinness World Records as the longest continuously airing program in the world, the 15-minute Polish-language show debuted on Valentine\u2019s Day 1934 on the former WSBC. In 1989 it moved to WCEV AM 1450, <\/a>where it\u2019s aired at 8 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursday. Since the death of founder Adam Gzegorzewski<\/strong> in 2004, it\u2019s been hosted and produced by his wife, Maria Grzegorzeswki.<\/strong> Now in her 90s, she\u2019s retiring, according to Lucyna Migala,<\/strong> program director of the time-brokered ethnic and foreign language station.<\/p>\n

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George Castle<\/p><\/div>\n

Leave it George Castle,<\/strong> the Chicago sports writer and historian, to put the Chicago White Sox move<\/a> to WGN AM 720 this week in perspective. In a post for Chicago Baseball Museum<\/a>, Castle writes that the White Sox are part of WGN\u2019s \u201cancient history,\u201d noting: \u201cThe station carried games in Bob Elson\u2019s<\/strong> prime from 1927 to 1943, when commitments to the Mutual Broadcasting System\u2019s afternoon bloc of children\u2019s programs prompted WGN to drop play-by-play.\u201d Castle will be toasted February 22 at Osteria Via Stato on the release of his 15th book, Champions: 15 Inspiring Comeback Stories from Sports and Life.<\/a> <\/em>It recounts the true stories of famous sports figures who overcame great challenges. (Here\u2019s the link for tickets.<\/a>)<\/p>\n

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Joe Donlon<\/p><\/div>\n

Joe Donlon,<\/strong> just hired<\/a> for the top news anchor job at WGN-Channel 9, posted a sweet personal message to friends in Portland, Oregon, where he\u2019s anchored for NBC affiliate KGW since 1997. \u201cI have never had stars in my eyes,\u201d Donlon wrote on Facebook.<\/a> \u201cI didn\u2019t think I had to make it to a certain market or the network to feel like my career had been a success. And I wouldn\u2019t change a thing. But I recently got a call from a legendary TV station I grew up watching, in one of the greatest cities in the world. . . . I wish I could take a fraction of the capital I have built in Portland with me. That\u2019s not how it works. I will have to start over, and prove myself every day in a city that doesn\u2019t know me. But I am beyond excited about what\u2019s ahead. I can\u2019t begin to tell you how honored and humbled I am to join such an incredibly talented team. It is truly one of the best TV news jobs in the country. The magnitude of this hire is not lost on me.\u201d (Here\u2019s the link to the post.<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Wednesday\u2019s best comment:<\/a> Ron Smith:<\/strong> I imagine by next year Ed Farmer will be on the WGN Walk Of Fame.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Robservations on the media beat: An embarrassing blunder for WLS-Channel 7 has turned into a golden marketing opportunity for P.F. Chang\u2019s. It began Saturday when the ABC-owned station mistakenly ran a graphic over news anchor Mark Rivera\u2019s shoulder that referred to the Olympics in PyeongChang as \u201cP.F Chang 2018.\u201d The graphic had been designed for... 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\/16931"}],"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=16931"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16931\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16945,"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16931\/revisions\/16945"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16931"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16931"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16931"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}