{"id":4510,"date":"2014-08-11T06:00:42","date_gmt":"2014-08-11T11:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.robertfeder.com\/?p=4510"},"modified":"2014-08-11T06:08:49","modified_gmt":"2014-08-11T11:08:49","slug":"truly-a-blessing-for-cbs-2-sports-anchor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/2014\/08\/11\/truly-a-blessing-for-cbs-2-sports-anchor\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Truly a blessing\u2019 for new CBS 2 sports anchor"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Camron<\/a>

<\/a> Camron Smith<\/p><\/div>\n

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

Say hello to Camron Smith,<\/strong> new fill-in sports anchor at CBS-owned WBBM-Channel 2. A Chicago native and graduate of Southern Illinois University, he began working for CBS 2 in July. Smith has been a sports reporter for Comcast CN100 and commentator for Weigel Broadcasting\u2019s high school basketball broadcasts on the U-Too. He also coached boys basketball at Gordon Tech High School. \u201cIt's truly a blessing to join @cbschicago as a fill-in sports anchor,\u201d he tweeted.<\/a> \u201cMy excitement is high for this new journey with CBS Chicago!\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Sven\"<\/a>Happy to see Chicago television\u2019s legendary \u201cSvengoolie\u201d Rich Koz<\/strong> gracing the cover of Broadcasting & Cable magazine\u2019s August 4 issue. Calling Koz\u2019s character \u201cthe Chicago institution that\u2019s cheesier than deep-dish pizza,\u201d writer Michael Malone<\/strong> singles out Sven as the \u201cface of creative local TV in America.\u201d He also points out that the Illinois General Assembly has declared this October 31 \"Svengoolie\/Rich Koz Day\" throughout the state. Notes Weigel Broadcasting\u2019s Me-TV impresario Neal Sabin:<\/strong> \u201cIt\u2019s not slick, it\u2019s homespun. There\u2019s so little of this kind of show left.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Amy<\/a>

Amy DuBois Barnett<\/p><\/div>\n

Amy DuBois Barnett,<\/strong> who stepped down in May after four years as editor-in-chief of Ebony magazine, bade farewell<\/a> to Chicago Saturday. She's moved to Los Angeles to join ESPN as executive editor of a sports and culture website aimed at African-Americans. \u201cAmy\u2019s impressive resume across a wide range of publications and brands, as well as her leadership experience, will ensure that the site will be at the forefront of news and commentary relevant to African-Americans,\u201d said Jason Whitlock,<\/strong> founder and editor-in-chief of the upcoming site.<\/p>\n

\"John<\/a>

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

Friends and colleagues are sending good thoughts and well wishes to veteran Chicago journalist John Dodge,<\/strong> executive producer of digital media at CBS 2 and former executive news editor at the Sun-Times. Dodge, who underwent surgery for a tumor behind his eye in 2006, disclosed over the weekend that another tumor has been discovered in the same place. In a poignant personal essay<\/a> posted on CBS 2\u2019s website,<\/a> Dodge called on readers to respond by performing acts of kindness for others. \u201cLet\u2019s make our world a slightly better place,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n

\"Coppock\"<\/a>Chet Coppock<\/strong> this week releases his self-published autobiography, Laying It on the Line.<\/em> Written with Patrick Hurley<\/strong> (a professional ghost writer who hosted \u201cThe Bozo Show\u201d for a few years in the \u201980s) and sponsored by American Taxi (Coppock\u2019s podcast advertiser), it\u2019s billed as a tell-all about the private life and public persona of the flamboyant Chicago sportscaster. Believe it or not, this isn\u2019t Coppock\u2019s first literary effort. In 2009 he wrote Fat Guys Shouldn't Be Dancin' at Halftime: An Irreverent Romp through Chicago Sports,<\/em> published by Triumph Books.<\/p>\n

\"Kate<\/a>

Kate Sullivan<\/p><\/div>\n

CBS 2 news anchor Kate Sullivan<\/strong> and husband Michael Tillman<\/strong> are expecting their first child later this year. No word yet on who\u2019ll fill in for Sullivan alongside Rob Johnson<\/strong> on the 5, 6 and 10 p.m. newscasts while she\u2019s on maternity leave. Sullivan, 38, joined CBS 2 in 2010 from WCBS-TV in New York. She and Tillman were married in December 2013.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Robservations on the media beat: Say hello to Camron Smith, new fill-in sports anchor at CBS-owned WBBM-Channel 2. A Chicago native and graduate of Southern Illinois University, he began working for CBS 2 in July. Smith has been a sports reporter for Comcast CN100 and commentator for Weigel Broadcasting\u2019s high school basketball broadcasts on the... 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\/4510"}],"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=4510"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4510\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4527,"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4510\/revisions\/4527"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4510"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4510"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4510"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}