{"id":23057,"date":"2019-10-02T12:30:20","date_gmt":"2019-10-02T17:30:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.robertfeder.com\/?p=23057"},"modified":"2019-10-02T12:30:20","modified_gmt":"2019-10-02T17:30:20","slug":"robservations-wbez-debut-midday-talk-show-reset-jenn-white-oct-14","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/2019\/10\/02\/robservations-wbez-debut-midday-talk-show-reset-jenn-white-oct-14\/","title":{"rendered":"Robservations: WBEZ to debut midday talk show 'Reset with Jenn White' Oct. 14"},"content":{"rendered":"
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<\/a> WBEZ<\/p><\/div>\n

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

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Jenn White<\/p><\/div>\n

Chicago Public Media news\/talk WBEZ 91.5-FM<\/a> has announced a title and start date for its new midday talk show as part of a revamped daytime lineup. \"Reset with Jenn White<\/strong>,\" airing from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. weekdays, will debut October 14. White has been host of \"The Morning Shift,\" which is being dropped along with Jerome McDonnell's<\/strong> \"Worldview.\" (Both will have their final broadcasts Friday.) \u201cWe\u2019ve significantly expanded the size and scope of our newsroom in recent years to better serve Chicagoans across dayparts and platforms,\u201d said Steve Edwards,<\/strong> WBEZ\u2019s chief content officer and interim CEO. \u201c'Reset with Jenn White' reflects our continued commitment to providing outstanding programming that connects Chicagoans to each other and to the broader world with depth, context and perspective.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Ron Parker<\/p><\/div>\n

It's over and out for Ron Parker<\/strong> after not quite three years as afternoon personality on WLS 94.7-FM,<\/a> the Cumulus Media classic hits station. As of this week, he's been replaced from 3 to 7 p.m. weekdays by former part-timer Erin Carman,<\/strong> a veteran of The Loop and K-Hits. Parker joined WLS in January 2017 from New York, where he worked at Sirius XM Radio, WNSH and WCBS FM. At least he can say he went out on top: In the latest Nielsen Audio survey,<\/a> Parker's show ranked third in afternoons.<\/p>\n

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Johnny \"Koolout\" Starks<\/p><\/div>\n

Johnny \"Koolout\" Starks<\/strong> has been promoted to afternoon personality at Crawford Broadcasting urban adult-contemporary WSRB 106.3-FM.<\/a> He most recently hosted weekends on Soul 106.3. The Chicago native previously hosted weekends on iHeartMedia urban contemporary WGCI 107.5-FM and Midway Broadcasting urban news\/talk WVON 1690-AM. \"The journey to this position has been a road of ups and downs, achievements and insecurities, tears of joy and tears of pain,\" he said. \"I\u2019m more than just excited. I\u2019m humbled and hungry.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Luke Stuckmeyer<\/p><\/div>\n

Luke Stuckmeyer,<\/strong> one of the original members of the NBC Sports Chicago<\/a> on-air team, has parted company with the regional sports network. The Arlington Heights native signed on as anchor, reporter and host at the inception of Comcast SportsNet Chicago in 2004 from KENS, the CBS affiliate in San Antonio. In a Facebook<\/a> post, Stuckmeyer called it \"an incredible ride with so many great colleagues and the best sports fans in the world,\" adding: \"Now I\u2019m excited about all the new possibilities in my hometown.\" An NBC Sports Chicago spokesman said: \"We wish him well in his future endeavors.\"<\/p>\n

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Larry Potash<\/p><\/div>\n

This weekend marks the return of \"Backstory with Larry Potash<\/strong>,\"<\/a> the \"forgotten history\" series hosted by the WGN-Channel 9 <\/a>morning news anchor. Highlights include Potash returning to his hometown of Lynn, Massachusetts, where he uncovers its history of \"radical spirituality.\" In another he recounts the untold story of a teenage chronicler of The Rolling Stones. New episodes air at 10 p.m. Saturdays on the Nexstar station, with rebroadcasts at 11 p.m. Sundays on WGN and 7 p.m. Wednesdays on CLTV.<\/p>\n

Tuesday\u2019s comment of the day:<\/a> Ron Magers<\/strong> [on Mark Giangreco]: I\u2019ve seen them all and he\u2019s the best. Enough said.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Robservations on the media beat: Chicago Public Media news\/talk WBEZ 91.5-FM has announced a title and start date for its new midday talk show as part of a revamped daytime lineup. \"Reset with Jenn White,\" airing from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. weekdays, will debut October 14. White has been host of \"The Morning Shift,\"... 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\/23057"}],"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=23057"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23057\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23068,"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23057\/revisions\/23068"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23057"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23057"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23057"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}