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Submit News [+]Larry Doyle wins Thurber Prize
Posted by: Kit Donahue on 2008-10-08 09:03:57Larry Doyle, a former TV writer-producer for "The Simpsons," was named the winner Monday of this year's Thurber Prize for American Humor. He was cited for the novel "I Love You, Beth Cooper." Read More >>
Tribute to Ponz in Gil Thorp comic strip
Posted by: Kit Donahue on 2008-09-04 12:09:21Jeff Ponczak was a fan of the Gil Thorp comic strip and he was recently added into the strip as a new character.
Here is the link:
Click here to see Gil Thorp comic strip
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Emma Johnson MSN Money column launches
Posted by: Emma Johnson on 2008-07-18 15:35:49Emma Johnson's multimedia personal finance column recently launched on MSN Money. The series focuses on people in their 20s and 30s, and includes video, audio, graphic and text elements. Read More >>
proudly introducing... jean lachat photography
Posted by: Jean Lachat on 2008-07-17 22:48:52I happily launched my own home-based photo studio this summer, specializing in documentary portraiture and pretty much anything that is not immoral or illegal! (or at least not that much!) Read More >>
Reporting Contest for College Students and Professionals!
Posted by: Adriana Colindres on 2008-07-17 22:13:52Journalism organization Capitolbeat has separate reporting contests for college students and for professionals, as well as a conference open to all. Contest deadline is Aug. 1 for professionals and Sept. 10 for college students. Read More >>
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Suzanne Callighan Wagner, Bill Luthy, Mike Meinhardt, Elizabeth Raischel, Evangeline Politis, Regina Lee, Stacey Keefe, Joe Hubbard, Greta Weiner, Wanda Whitsitt,Most recent donors:
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Harvey WittenbergDaily Illini, WPGU: 1956-58, sports reporter, sports editor, sportscaster, DJ.University of Illinios: Bachelor of Science in journalism, 1958. Inducted: 2006 |
A longtime fixture in Chicago sports, Harvey Wittenberg was the voice of the Chicago Blackhawks as the public address announcer from 1961-2002. He is still the Blackhawks' Internet columnist and the author of the 2003 book Tales from the Chicago Blackhawks, a history of one of the first teams in the NHL.
In addition to working for both The Daily Illini and WPGU, Wittenberg was also sports director at WILL in 1958 and a newscaster at WILL from 1957-58 and sports reporter for the Urbana Courier-News. Before transferring to the Urbana campus, he was the sports editor of Pier Illini, at the University of Illinois' Navy Pier campus.
Wittenberg got his start at WLS radio station in 1958 and became the first general manager of WLS-FM (now WZZN) in 1965. When Wittenberg took over, he changed the format of the radio station, making it “easy listening” during the day. In 1967, Wittenberg also broadcast in the United States the first NHL All-Star game, which was played in Montreal.
Wittenberg became the vice president in sales of WFMF-FM 100 in 1969 and later became the station's general manager. He was the vice president and general manager of Shadow Traffic in Chicago from 1990-95. He joined Metro Traffic as vice president of station relations in 1996. In 2001, he became senior account manager for the then-new Timeless Classic station started by Bonneville Communications.
In addition to working for both The Daily Illini and WPGU, Wittenberg was also sports director at WILL in 1958 and a newscaster at WILL from 1957-58 and sports reporter for the Urbana Courier-News. Before transferring to the Urbana campus, he was the sports editor of Pier Illini, at the University of Illinois' Navy Pier campus.
Wittenberg got his start at WLS radio station in 1958 and became the first general manager of WLS-FM (now WZZN) in 1965. When Wittenberg took over, he changed the format of the radio station, making it “easy listening” during the day. In 1967, Wittenberg also broadcast in the United States the first NHL All-Star game, which was played in Montreal.
Wittenberg became the vice president in sales of WFMF-FM 100 in 1969 and later became the station's general manager. He was the vice president and general manager of Shadow Traffic in Chicago from 1990-95. He joined Metro Traffic as vice president of station relations in 1996. In 2001, he became senior account manager for the then-new Timeless Classic station started by Bonneville Communications.