Category Archives: Review 2013

Something Bigger, Better, and Live: The Tonys

Posted on January 6, 2014 by mediawally

The television watching theatre lover in me took great delight in the 67th annual Tony Awards program on June 9, 2013. Live from Radio City Music Hall. In particular, for the opening number, producer Ricky Kirshner, director Glenn Weiss, and … Continue reading →

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Through the MBC Prism, Forward via the Past

Posted on January 6, 2014 by mediawally

In its first full year after cutting the ribbon to a new permanent home in downtown Chicago, the Museum of Broadcast Communications (MBC) hosted events and personalities from all slices of media history. Looking forward, through the prism of the … Continue reading →

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The Marriage Bill Right Next Door at UIC

Posted on January 6, 2014 by mediawally

It was perfect timing. For the fall 2013 semester at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC), I was teaching the course “Mass Media and Politics,” connecting the dots between campaigns, elections, and the push behind key contemporary issues. On … Continue reading →

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Flashback to the 2013 Presidential Inauguration

Posted on January 6, 2014 by mediawally

After nearly a year of polarizing politics, it is easy to forget that 2013 started fresh with the second inauguration of President Barack Obama, beginning another four-year term. No matter the party, a Presidential Inauguration represents a rare convergence of … Continue reading →

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Buffalo Munch in North Dakota

Posted on January 2, 2014 by mediawally

“Crunch, munch, crunch, munch….” At the end of a 10 foot length of PVC pipe, a bull buffalo gobbled and licked the lion’s share of the tasty alfalfa pellets we poured down to the paddock he shared with his mate … Continue reading →

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The Charming and Delightful Larry Lujack

Posted on December 19, 2013 by mediawally

My college era encounter with Larry Lujack was everything I could have hoped for. Short. Caustic. Mocking. Authenic. It came in the visitor’s lobby of the studios of Chicago radio station WCFL. Two of us from Northwestern’s radio station were … Continue reading →

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