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<\/a> Jordan Foster<\/p><\/div>\n

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

Jordan Foster,<\/strong> the overnight and fill-in host who goes by the name JRDN,<\/strong> was promoted Wednesday to nighttime personality at iHeartMedia Top 40 WKSC 103.5-FM.<\/a> From 7 p.m. to midnight Monday through Friday, he succeeds Erik Zachary,<\/strong> who stepped down<\/a> in August. \u201cI\u2019m really excited and honored to be taking on this role,\u201d Foster said in a statement. \u201cIt\u2019s something I\u2019ve worked towards for a while now, so I can\u2019t wait to serve Chicago some great times and good laughs.\u201d A native of Syracuse, New York, and graduate of Syracuse University, Foster began his career as the rap artist Jay Foss<\/strong> before joining iHeartMedia Chicago in 2015. Said 103.5 Kiss FM program director James Howard:<\/strong> \u201cHe brings a level of energy to events that no one can match.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Cate Cauguiran<\/p><\/div>\n
Cate Cauguiran,<\/strong> who's been a per diem reporter at WLS-Channel 7<\/a> since 2017, has been promoted to full-time general assignment reporter at the ABC-owned station. She also will join the reporting team of \"Asian Influences,\" the series of public-affairs specials on ABC 7. A graduate of the University of Southern California\u2019s Annenberg School of Communication and Journalism, Cauguiran previously worked for KPIX, the CBS-owned station in San Francisco, and KTVL, the CBS affiliate in Medford, Oregon.<\/p>\n
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Richard Roeper<\/p><\/div>\n
Sun-Times<\/a> film critic Richard Roeper<\/strong> has been named recipient of the African American Film Critics Association's <\/a>2020 Roger Ebert<\/strong> Award. He'll be honored at a luncheon in April in Pacific Palisades, California. \"I can't even begin to express how much this means to me,\" Roeper said in a statement. \"I am humbled and honored, and it will be my great privilege to join such a legendary and distinguished group of honorees.\" Roeper co-hosted the syndicated \"Ebert & Roeper At The Movies\" with his late Sun-Times colleague from 2000 to 2008.<\/p>\n
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MeTV FM<\/p><\/div>\n
It's a \"No Tricks, Just Musical Treats\" special today at MeTV FM,<\/a> the Weigel Broadcasting soft-rock oldies station at WRME 87.7-FM. In honor of Halloween they'll be sprinkling in spooky songs throughout the day, including such gems as \"Monster Mash\" by Bobby \"Boris\" Pickett;<\/strong> \"Purple People Eater\" by Sheb Wooley;<\/strong> \"Werewolves of London\" by Warren Zevon;<\/strong> \"The Svengoolie Stomp\"<\/a> by Freddy \"Boom Boom\" Cannon;<\/strong> and \"Witchcraft\" by Frank Sinatra.<\/strong><\/p>\n
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Windy City Live<\/p><\/div>\n
ABC 7's \"Windy City Live\"<\/a> celebrates its 2,000th episode with a special broadcast Friday from Teatro ZinZanni, the cirque spectacle now running at the Cambria Hotel. Guests include former Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel<\/strong> (who appeared on the show's debut in 2011), former White Sox Manager Ozzie Guillen,<\/strong> and comedians Erica Watson<\/strong> and Russ Williamson.<\/strong> Hosts Val Warner<\/strong> and Ryan Chiaverini<\/strong> recall the show's funniest and craziest celebrity-filled moments. \"Windy City Live\" airs weekdays at 1 p.m. and repeats at 12:05 a.m.<\/p>\n
Wednesday\u2019s comment of the day:<\/a> Terry Stanton:<\/strong> I hope one of [Sandra Cordova Micek's] moves is to get some control over the frequency of pledge drives [on WTTW] and stop playing garbage programming during them. It's maddening when the pledge hosts talk about all the high-minded news and cultural programming PBS airs, and then they show some snake oil salesman peddling bogus nutrition theories or a financial huckster pitching questionable investment strategies. . . . And improve the digital signal!<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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