<\/a> Lori Rackl<\/p><\/div>\n
In a big loss for readers of the Sun-Times<\/a> and discerning viewers of television, Lori Rackl is stepping down as the newspaper\u2019s last TV critic.<\/p>\n
Rackl said Tuesday she has applied for a buyout under a sweeping cost-cutting<\/a> plan offered to staffers of the financially troubled daily. Her last day on the job will be Friday.<\/p>\n
An earlier post<\/a> here Tuesday misstated no columnists or critics had applied for buyouts, according to sources at the Sun-Times. In fact Rackl was the only one.<\/p>\n
With her departure, the Sun-Times is expected to eliminate the position of TV critic from its staff. The Chicago Tribune<\/a> abolished the job in 2010 after the resignation of Maureen Ryan.<\/p>\n
A graduate of Addison Trail High School and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Rackl joined the Sun-Times in 2004 after 11 years as a reporter at the Daily Herald.<\/a> She was named travel editor in 2007 and promoted to TV critic in 2011. She is married to Sun-Times reporter Chris Fusco.<\/p>\n
In a big loss for readers of the Sun-Times and discerning viewers of television, Lori Rackl is stepping down as the newspaper\u2019s last TV critic. Rackl said Tuesday she has applied for a buyout under a sweeping cost-cutting plan offered to staffers of the financially troubled daily. Her last day on the job will be... Continue reading