{"id":28390,"date":"2021-01-27T06:00:27","date_gmt":"2021-01-27T12:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.robertfeder.com\/?p=28390"},"modified":"2021-01-27T06:09:53","modified_gmt":"2021-01-27T12:09:53","slug":"robservations-wls-radio-adds-another-familiar-voice-afternoons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/2021\/01\/27\/robservations-wls-radio-adds-another-familiar-voice-afternoons\/","title":{"rendered":"Robservations: WLS Radio adds another familiar voice to afternoons"},"content":{"rendered":"
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<\/a> WLS 890 AM<\/p><\/div>\n

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

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Kim Gordon<\/p><\/div>\n

Hearing Judy Pielach<\/strong> in mornings and Kim Gordon<\/strong> in afternoons, you might think you're listening to WGN 720-AM, where both spent decades anchoring and reporting the news. But in fact they\u2019re the two newest on-air voices at WLS 890-AM,<\/a> the Cumulus Media news\/talk station. Credit for their hiring goes to Stephanie Tichenor,<\/strong> program director of WLS, who previously worked with them when she was director of news and operations at WGN, the Nexstar Media Group news\/talk competitor. On Tuesday Tichenor officially confirmed Gordon\u2019s start as afternoon news anchor, succeeding John Dempsey<\/strong> on \u201cThe John Howell<\/strong> Show.\u201d Until her resignation last week Gordon had been a news anchor and reporter at WGN for 15 years. \u201cYou need experience and grit\u00a0to craft a meaningful, accurate newscast and\u00a0Kim Gordon has both of those qualities in spades,\u201d Tichenor said in a statement. Last month WLS added<\/a> Pielach as a contributor to \u201cThe Bruce St. James<\/strong> Morning Show.\u201d In 2019 Pielach took a buyout from WGN after 32 years as an anchor\/reporter.<\/p>\n

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John Dempsey<\/p><\/div>\n

High five to Big John Howell for hosting and producing a fitting sendoff<\/a> to John Dempsey, his news anchor and golf partner, who's retiring after nearly 40 years in broadcast journalism. Among friends who contributed to the 90-minute podcast tribute are Pat Cassidy, Ron Gleason, Richard Milne, Ken Davis, Justin Kauffman, Lorna Gladstone, Ray Stevens, Patrick Elwood, Nick Gale<\/strong> and Mitch Michaels.<\/strong> (Here is the link.<\/a>) The farewell also features highlights of major stories Dempsey reported during his distinguished career, starting at Chicago Public Media WBEZ 91.5-FM and wrapping up at WLS.<\/p>\n

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Jeff Nuich<\/p><\/div>\n

Following last week's round of layoffs<\/a> at NBC Sports Chicago<\/a> comes word that Jeff Nuich<\/strong> is out as senior director of communications after 28 years at the regional sports network and its predecessors. Widely regarded as one of the best in the business, Nuich earned the respect of media peers throughout the industry. He shouldn't be idle for long. \"This chapter of my career has provided me with the experiences of a lifetime,\" tweeted<\/a> Nuich, 52, a graduate of Southern Illinois University. \"I have had the opportunity to grow in a profession comprised of my greatest passions \u2014 media, sports, entertainment and community. That has been a true gift. . . . Like countless others who have also been affected by these trying times, we will all get through this together.\"<\/p>\n

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William Recktenwald<\/p><\/div>\n

Two former Chicago newspapermen who went on to long careers teaching journalism at Southern Illinois University,<\/a> are retiring. Dubbed the \"Tribune Bookends\"<\/a> by the school's Daily Egyptian<\/a>\u00a0for their combined 59 years of journalism experience and 42 years of teaching are senior lecturer and journalist in residence William Recktenwald<\/strong> and photojournalist in residence\u00a0Phillip Greer.<\/strong> As chief investigator for the Better Government Association, Recktenwald was a key player in the undercover Mirage Tavern investigative series at the Sun-Times in 1977. He later became an investigative reporter for the Chicago Tribune,<\/a> where he spent 20 years before joining SIU in 1998. Greer, who rose from staff photographer to director of photography in 24 years at the Tribune, joined SIU in 2000. \"The halls of the journalism department are going to feel a bit sadder now without these two fixtures being around anymore,\" wrote Daily Egyptian managing editor Nicolas Galindo.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Tuesday\u2019s comment of the day:<\/a> Jennifer Moll DeBosschere:<\/strong> I always enjoy the Lite's Christmas music, but this year it was needed more than ever. Thanks to the DJs and all involved for spreading the holiday joy for a nice long time!<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Robservations on the media beat: Hearing Judy Pielach in mornings and Kim Gordon in afternoons, you might think you're listening to WGN 720-AM, where both spent decades anchoring and reporting the news. But in fact they\u2019re the two newest on-air voices at WLS 890-AM, the Cumulus Media news\/talk station. Credit for their hiring goes to... 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\/28390"}],"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=28390"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28390\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":28404,"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28390\/revisions\/28404"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28390"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=28390"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=28390"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}