Longtime reporter covering media in Chicago from 1980 to 2022.
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Long before "The View," there was Kathy & Judy. @RickKogan recalls the remarkable life and career of Judy Markey.
Judy Markey, made a big impact on radio, teaming with Kathy O'Malley, and wrote admired columns and novels. She died Friday choosing to do so her own way. Lots to read at WGNradio. com and here, in this gift link where you'll also find a charming video. chicagotribune.com/2026/09/1…
In an era when newspapers were defined by their star columnists, Roger Simon @politicoroger stood out among the all-time greats. @RickKogan remembers a Chicago original.
Sad. Roger Simon was one of a rare kind, a great columnist, better man, terrific friend and Chicago through and through. Read what his many friends and admirers have to say and think good thought about his wife Marcia. chicagotribune.com/2026/09/1…
Um, not exactly. "A.M. Chicago" was renamed "The Oprah Winfrey Show" in 1985. It launched in national syndication on Sept. 8, 1986.
Today in History: ‘The Oprah Winfrey Show’ begins chicagotribune.com/2026/09/0…
The definitive tribute to Jim Ruddle by @RickKogan.
Jim Ruddle, a newsman of ‘old school’ values and talent, dies at 94 chicagotribune.com/2026/08/2…
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No "After Hours" this Sunday. New shows fill vaunted 5-7 pm slot. WGN would like to continue its long relationship with me and explained how a podcast of the show would allow for uninterrupted interviews and give me more flexibility. So much to learn before we launch or crash.
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Chicago Tribune strikes 11th-hour deal to buy Daily Herald, outbidding suburban suitor chicagotribune.com/2026/05/2…
Thanks, Robert Chiarito.
Forty years ago, and after much hype, little was discovered inside Al Capone's purported vault at the Lexington Hotel. Instead, it may have pried open Americans’ love of reality TV. chicagomag.com/city-life/wha…
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See you this Friday on @nbcchicago -- I'm thrilled to be joining the team!
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EXCLUSIVE: Sony Pictures is eyeing a biopic of legendary news anchor Walter Cronkite.
The studio has tapped screenwriter David Rothley to adapt esteemed academic Douglas Brinkley’s 2012 biography “Cronkite,” sources say.
variety.com/2026/film/news/w…
Thanks, @DaveHoekstra66.
With fresh energy and experimental desire, Chicago opened its heart to the world in 1986. That magical year helped shape America’s landscape.
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Great memories of a great and good man. @WGNRadioNews share.google/LXmE7LxADTDMEj2…
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The 85-year-old former CBS anchorman will lend his sonorous, familiar voice to a final show on May 23. chicago.suntimes.com/arts-an…
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Former Tribune and Sun-Times Chair Michael Ferro canceled Epstein meeting at last minute, emails show chicagotribune.com/2026/02/1…
Thank you, @RickKogan.
For decades the three major networks had a monopoly on news. That has been broken for keeps and new guy Tony Dokoupil is making an awkward start in the CBS anchorman chair once held by "the most trusted man in America." chicagotribune.com/2026/02/0…
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I just finished observing Shabbat and appalled to read about the antisemitic mockery of U.S. Attorney Daniel Rosen — his Jewish faith, his Shabbat observance — by DHS official Greg Bovino is disgraceful. The fact that Bovino felt comfortable expressing these views on a call with multiple prosecutors speaks volumes. Orthodox Jews are the most vulnerable segment of our community and need support, not slander, from DHS. nytimes.com/2026/01/31/us/bo…
One Sun-Times legend, @LynnSweet, remembers another — our treasured colleague Basil Talbott Jr.
Basil Talbott Jr., the legendary Chicago Sun-Times political editor, chief political columnist and Washington correspondent, known for his punchy authoritative coverage and analysis, died Wednesday. He was 89. chicago.suntimes.com/news/20…
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The publisher of the Daily Herald filed notice with the state earlier this month that it is considering a sale of the northwest suburban newspaper.
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Tony Dokoupil's bizarre Minneapolis monologue, in which he spoke for 90 seconds and found nothing to say, caps a week of blunders that suggest his approach to the job is one prolonged ego trip. New, from me: variety.com/2026/tv/columns/…
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"It is a sign of how Florida, once an American punchline, has become a leader on the world stage" is ridiculous news copy.
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In a brief both-sides-are-equal “report” on #January6th at end of @CBSEveningNews, anchor said: “Pres. Trump accused Dems of failing to prevent the attack; Hakeem Jeffries accused Trump of whitewashing it.” SHAMEFUL! My family watched CBS & Cronkite from 1963 on. No more. Sadly, “That’s the way it is, January 6th, 2026.”