{"id":24837,"date":"2020-03-18T06:00:38","date_gmt":"2020-03-18T11:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.robertfeder.com\/?p=24837"},"modified":"2020-03-18T07:41:25","modified_gmt":"2020-03-18T12:41:25","slug":"robservations-25-years-nbc-sports-chicago-looks-back-im-back","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/2020\/03\/18\/robservations-25-years-nbc-sports-chicago-looks-back-im-back\/","title":{"rendered":"Robservations: After 25 years, NBC Sports Chicago looks back on 'I'm back'"},"content":{"rendered":"
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<\/a> Michael Jordan (Photo: NBC Sports Chicago)<\/p><\/div>\n

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

Twenty-five years ago today Michael Jordan<\/strong> stunned the world with the two-word declaration: \u201cI\u2019m back.\u201d NBC Sports Chicago<\/a> will mark the 25th anniversary of Jordan's Chicago Bulls comeback with a half-hour documentary premiering at 6:30 p.m. tonight. \"I'm Back: The Return of Michael Jordan,\" produced by Sarah Lauch, Ryan McGuffey<\/strong> and Matt Buckman,<\/strong> features interviews with numerous teammates and other players, Jordan's former agent David Falk,<\/strong> and sportscasters Mark Giangreco<\/strong> and Marc Silverman.<\/strong> The quick turnaround by NBC Sports Chicago follows disappointing news<\/a> Tuesday from ESPN that it still hasn't completed production on \"The Last Dance,\" the long-awaited 10-part documentary series on Jordan and the 1990s Bulls dynasty.<\/p>\n

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NBC Sports Chicago<\/p><\/div>\n

Also at NBC Sports Chicago, the regional sports network has begun airing every Blackhawks win from the 2010 Stanley Cup Championship playoff run and every Bulls win from the 1996 NBA Playoffs title drive, starting at 7 p.m. nightly. The classic rebroadcasts are scheduled to air through April 16 in place of live sports programming derailed by the coronavirus shutdown of all major leagues.<\/p>\n

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Mary Sandberg Boyle<\/p><\/div>\n

What's up with the new echo effect on WGN 720-AM<\/a>? It's not clear whether it's a permanent thing or a short-term test, but the Nexstar Media Group news\/talk station recently added a reverb \"enhancement\" to its over-the-air sound. It's reminiscent of early Top 40 radio \u2014 as are the station's retro jingles (courtesy of Nexstar executive vice president Sean Compton<\/strong>). \"As a stand-alone on the AM dial, we are committed to delivering the best audio quality,\" said Mary Sandberg Boyle,<\/strong> general manager of WGN. \"The use of reverb showcases our 24\/7 local content in an enhanced, dynamic way to our listeners.\"<\/p>\n

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Teresa Budasi<\/p><\/div>\n

Teresa Budasi,<\/strong> an editor and designer at the Chicago Tribune,<\/a> is joining Oak Park-based Growing Community Media <\/a>as editorial design manager. That's the nonprofit news organization formed by editor and publisher Dan Haley<\/strong> to oversee community newspapers serving Chicago\u2019s West Side, Oak Park, River Forest, Forest Park, Brookfield, Riverside and North Riverside. Before joining the Tribune in 2016, Budasi spent 17 years at the Sun-Times, where she rose to book editor and digital editor. The Bradley University graduate previously worked for Pioneer Press and the Northwest Herald.<\/p>\n

Cancellations and postponements on the media calendar:<\/strong><\/p>\n