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09/05/2025

As the 2025-26 TV season is upon us, the continued local TV expansion of homegrown shows is pushing out first-run and off-network fare.

WGN-TV, Fox 32 expands local programming [Editor's Note: The station schedules for Fox 32 and Fox Chicago Plus were not firm at press time. What's listed here could change. - T.H.] If there's any indication about the struggles of first-run and off-network syndication, look no further than this seaso...

09/03/2025

WBEZ revamps schedule, adds more local programming:

Moves come after loss of federal funding Despite the loss of federal funding, Chicago Public Media's WBEZ is shaking up its schedule and is adding more local programming to its weekday lineup. Beginning Sept. 15, WBEZ debuts In The Loop With Sasha-Ann Simons, a Chicago-focused talk show discussing t...

08/31/2025

There are several posts related to the YouTubeTV-Fox spat that were published here but pulled from this platform for unknown reasons. You can access the articles on

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08/31/2025

Now on T Dog Media: Fox, YouTubeTV avert blackout while WCIU is added to DirecTV's streaming service.

https://www.tdogmedia.com/2025/08/fox-youtubetv-come-to-terms-on-a-new-agreement.html

08/29/2025

While the late-night daypart is losing viewers and revenue, a Philadelphia station is defying the odds and launching a new weeknight talk show, "Mike" Sept. 8. at 11:30 p.m. ET opposite Colbert, Fallon, and Kimmel.

"Mike" looks to break the mold in local TV With the future of late-night TV iffy after the cancellation of CBS' The Late Show, one local station in Philadelphia is jumping into the ring. Fox-owned WTXF Philadelphia (known as Fox 29) will air Mike, a new late-night talk show hosted by Mike Jerrick, b...

08/28/2025

They did it! The Leo High School Choir has made the semi-finals of "America's Got Talent" (Leo is my alma mater)

Voters pulled through for the Leo Catholic High School boys choir, sending them forward to the semi-finals of America's Got Talent.

08/23/2025

Updated an article from 2022 regarding a lawsuit against Marcus Lemonis and his former CNBC show "The Profit".

The perils of reality TV resurface as show faces legal trouble amid backlash from angry businesses [Editor's Note: This story was updated on August 22, 2025.] If you own a struggling business, it's probably best you don't take the reality TV show route to improve your fortunes. In a story published....

08/22/2025

After being homeless for two years, the Museum of Broadcast Communications has found new digs in a West Loop building near the Ogilvie Center.

Sets up near the Ogilvie Center After vacating their River North venue two years ago, the Museum of Broadcast Communications has found a new home. According to the Sun-Times, the museum is moving to a "pop-up" location at 440 W. Randolph in the West Loop, just two blocks north of the Ogilvie Center,...

08/20/2025

Nexstar buys rival station group Tegna for $3.6 billion, creating a local station giant:

Combined entity would own 265 stations covering 80 percent of country As hinted by the Wall Street Journal last week, WGN-TV and WGN Radio owner Nexstar Media Group has agreed to purchase rival Tegna, Inc. for $3.6 billion in the biggest deal in television history. The new combined entity gives Nexs...

08/16/2025

WGN TV poaches Akemi Harrison from NBC Chicago to become its new news director:

Jumps from rival NBC 5 to take position Nexstar-owned WGN-TV Chicago announced on Wednesday the hiring of Akemi Harrison as the station's news director, succeeding the now-retired Dom Stasi in the role starting August 25. Harrison arrives from rival NBC-owned WMAQ (NBC 5), where she held the same po...

08/15/2025

Now on T Dog Media: Dan Bernstein launches new podcast, "Unfiltered". It drops August 25th.

"Unfiltered" already in top ten in Apple Podcasts Disposed by Audacy for a doxxing incident, former 670 The Score (WSCR-AM) morning host Dan Bernstein signed a deal with Hubbard Broadcasting, as reported by the Sun-Times on Monday, not to a terrestrial radio deal, but to host a podcast. Titled Dan B...

08/11/2025

According to the Wall Street Journal, station groups Nexstar and Tegna are in "advanced discussions" to merge:

Move means Nexstar could own a station in most areas of Illinois The Wall Street Journal reported Friday that suburban Dallas-based Nexstar is in "advanced talks" to buy suburban Washington D.C.-based station group Tegna. The move is obviously a ploy by the broadcaster to force the ownership cap iss...