{"id":17635,"date":"2018-04-10T10:30:03","date_gmt":"2018-04-10T15:30:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.robertfeder.com\/?p=17635"},"modified":"2020-01-26T21:21:20","modified_gmt":"2020-01-27T03:21:20","slug":"robservations-chess-records-remote-fulfills-dream-dave-hoekstra","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/2018\/04\/10\/robservations-chess-records-remote-fulfills-dream-dave-hoekstra\/","title":{"rendered":"Robservations: Chess Records remote fulfills dream for Dave Hoekstra"},"content":{"rendered":"
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<\/a> Dave Hoekstra (Photo: Kevin Nance)<\/p><\/div>\n

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

Dave Hoekstra,<\/strong> the esteemed Chicago journalist and author who hosts weekends on Tribune Broadcasting news\/talk WGN AM 720,<\/a> will broadcast his \u201cNocturnal Journal\u201d show Saturday from historic Chess Records studios, 2120 South Michigan Avenue. Airing from 9 to 11 p.m. it will feature news about the future of the landmark site from Jackie Dixon,<\/strong> president of Blues Heaven Foundation. \u201cJust as the Chicago River runs through the city's canyons, the legacy of Chess Records flows through Chicago's collective spirit,\u201d Hoekstra said in a statement. \u201cBlues Heaven\/Chess is one of the most important cultural sites in America. The opportunity to broadcast live from the studio is the realization of a once impossible dream.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Lance Houston<\/p><\/div>\n

Facing steadily declining ratings at WEBG FM 95.5,<\/a> iHeartMedia is shaking up programming at the country music station. Lance Houston,<\/strong> just in from iHeartMedia stations in Boston, has been named program director and midday host at Big 95.5. He replaces Steve Stewart,<\/strong> who held both titles since the format launched in 2015. \u201cLance is one of the most talented country programmers in our industry,\"\u00a0Matt Scarano, <\/strong>president of iHeartMedia markets group\u2019s Chicago region, said in a statement. \u201cI look forward to working with him again to win the country battle in Chicago.\u201d<\/p>\n

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

Two recent exiles of the Chicago Reader returned to print this week with an outstanding piece of journalism. Kudos to former Reader editor Jake Malooley<\/strong> and contributor Adeshina Emmanuel,<\/strong>\u00a0both now freelancing for Chicago magazine.<\/a> The May issue of Chicago (posted online this week) features a riveting investigative story that traces the lives of Paul Bauer,<\/strong> the Chicago police commander killed in the line of duty at the Thompson Center in February, and Shomari Legghette,<\/strong> the four-time felon who shot him. Malooley interviewed Bauer\u2019s widow, Erin Bauer,<\/strong> and Emmanuel was the first reporter to talk to Legghette from jail. (Here is the link.<\/a>)<\/p>\n

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Jim Avila and Jaie Avila<\/p><\/div>\n

ABC News correspondent Jim Avila,<\/strong> a veteran of two Chicago television newsrooms, will undergo an urgent kidney transplant in Los Angeles today. The donor is his youngest brother, Jaie Avila,<\/strong> an investigative reporter from WOAI in San Antonio. Jim Avila, 62, told TV Newser's<\/a>\u00a0Alissa Krinsky<\/strong> his kidney ailment stemmed from diabetes. \u201cI\u2019m not crazy about the condition of my health the last few years, but we\u2019re going to try and beat it \u2013 and I think we can,\u201d he said. \u201cMy kids have been very supportive, my family has been very supportive. I\u2019ve been blessed.\u201d Before becoming a network correspondent, Avila worked for CBS-owned WBBM-Channel 2 and ABC-owned WLS-Channel 7.<\/p>\n

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ABC 7 Chicago<\/p><\/div>\n

Viewers who still receive their TV signals over the air may be noticing a \u201ccrisper, clearer signal\u201d these days on WLS-Channel 7.<\/a> That\u2019s the word from the ABC-owned station after switching on<\/a> a new antenna last week atop Willis Tower. The installation followed more than a year of planning. ABC 7 has beamed from the top of Chicago\u2019s tallest building since 1982, according to the station.<\/p>\n

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Columbia College Chicago<\/p><\/div>\n

Students interested in broadcasting jobs of all kinds are invited to attend the annual Career Day<\/a> sponsored by the Chicago\/Midwest chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. The daylong event will be Saturday at Columbia College Chicago, 600 South Michigan Avenue. Among panelists will be: Paul Lisnek,<\/strong> political analyst for Tribune Broadcasting WGN-Channel 9; Pam Grimes,<\/strong> senior producer for WGN; Monica Eng,<\/strong> reporter for Chicago Public Media WBEZ FM 91.5; and John Owens,<\/strong> producer for Decades TV. (Here is the link for information.<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Monday\u2019s tweet of the day: <\/a>Dane Placko FOX 32:<\/strong> Thanks for the mention, Rob! My eleven year old flew home today and I jumped on a train to Northern England. Plan to spend a couple days in York before heading to Scotland\u2014all places I\u2019ve never visited. Also a lot cheaper to live on the road up here.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Robservations on the media beat: Dave Hoekstra, the esteemed Chicago journalist and author who hosts weekends on Tribune Broadcasting news\/talk WGN AM 720, will broadcast his \u201cNocturnal Journal\u201d show Saturday from historic Chess Records studios, 2120 South Michigan Avenue. Airing from 9 to 11 p.m. it will feature news about the future of the landmark... 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\/17635"}],"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=17635"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17635\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17645,"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17635\/revisions\/17645"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17635"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17635"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17635"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}