We like the new state-of- the-art studio but the moving lines behind the newscasters is very…read moreannoying. It would be nice to stop the movement and just leave the solid lines. Thank you.

The NBC Tower was amazing! Super clean and well organized. The employees were super kind & helpful…read more- we were attending the Steve Harvey show. Bathrooms were clean; which is always a plus!

I spent most of my undergraduate career at NU working on the Daily. I was a general assignment…read morereporter, a cops reporter, business reporter, city editor, and a columnist for the Wednesday feature insert. At the time -- the early '90s -- it was the only daily in the city of 85,000... and hella better than its mersh weekly counterpart, the Evanston Review. Even though I don't subscribe any more -- hook me up, people! -- the Daily remains the newspaper to read in Evanston... in addition to the Chicago Tribune. Its coverage of campus issues, ongoing town-gown tensions, and local news is unparalleled. And because most of the people working on the Daily are going to journalism school at Medill, you know that the student reportage and editing is top notch. The Daily may be one of the best college dailies in the country. If you live in Evanston -- or visit -- be sure to pick up a copy from one of the many coin boxes... or free on campus. (It may be free off campus, as well, but I don't know for sure.)

Chic-A-Go-Go is many things: underground music showcase, children's public access TV show, and…read moreprobably most importantly, CARAZY (sober) DANCE PARTY! First, you've got to come up with some sort of costume. Banana, Russian soccer player, evergreen forest--whatever you want, it doesn't have to make sense. Bonus points for bright colors! Then, you head over to the studio and dance alongside children, college students, older folks and other friendly types, all while local bands lip-sync to their songs in front of you. Oh, and there's a talking rat named RATSO that tells jokes. Best part: it's FREE! And they usually set out free snacks. Sometimes there are special celebrity guests. THE Paul Frank was featured one time. I enjoy going with my friends for something different to do. And believe me, it is VERY different. Sometimes it smells a little in the studio, like the smell of not having regular shower access, but it's part of the charm. And FUN! Tapings are normally Saturday or Sunday afternoons, but they vary. Email ratso@roctober.com for up-to-date info.

Who doesn't love talking rats? I mean, really. Chic-A-Go-Go is a Chicago institution and one I am…read morevery pleased to have experienced. Viable Public Access television is going the way of the dinosaur but, somehow, C-A-G-G has managed to tape over 700 episodes and entertain kids young and old throughout the Midwest. I didn't quite know what to expect. It seemed way too simple to just show up to a building, pay nothing, smile for the camera, and dance to music. But, that's exactly what you do. You show up at the appointed tape time (it's TV; time rules all), you should be dressed in some sort of catchy costume (it's TV; stand out), get ready to take direction (it's TV; follow the rules), and show the world what you've got (it's TV; some rapper has to be looking for a rump-shaker). For my taping, there were monsters, robots, kittens, princesses, wizards, and the little kids dressed up in costume as well. The director said "Action" and the very first refrain I heard was "I whip mah herre back an' forth!" Dammit! Another Smith has infiltrated something that was good and pure. On cue, all the little ones started bobbing and moving to their braided-leaders commands. Startled, I began to think ill of my plan until the evil sounds of the littlelest Smith were drowned out by Motown... and then The Jackson 5... and then LIVE, IN-STUDIO DOO-WOP! What? What is going on here? Nothing makes sense. This is awesome. Miss Mia's job is to interview the musical guests and keep the action moving. She does an excellent job at both. And as pleasant as she is to watch in action, my true attention was trained on Ratso -- the puppet rat MC who calls the shots. Perhaps my rapt attention to a talking rat over an attractive, music-loving female speaks volumes to my current lack of a dating life. I had a fantastic time etching my way into a piece of Chicago broadcast history and I think most everyone would feel the same.

This station is at 94.7 on your FM dial. It just changed over from the Zone that played alot of…read moreAlt. Rock and heavy bands to an oldies format. Some may say BORING! But before you all shout out at the same time, they are filling a void left when Majic 104.3 the oldies station went off the FM airwaves. I used to try to catch the Zone's 90's at 9 show sometimes, but now that they are gone it gives me an excuse to go buy more cds from some of those bands.

Aww, I'm disappointed to see there's only one review on this station. I've listened to oldies…read morestations since I was a wee one. I used to be obsessed with Oldies 104.3 ((sings)) but they shut down the station, or something bogus what seems like forever ago now, and either the plan all along was to re-vamp the old Zone station with oldies, or a LOT of people complained. When they started up the new station I was kind of weary of the ownership and the DJ's and all but the big kicker was that Dick Biondi ended up back on this station (he was on the old oldies station forever) and pre-that, had himself a great career. He's one of the top all time disc jockey's of all times period. And that's not just my opinion, he's got a name for himself. As far as the music goes, which of course I should have mentioned like three paragraphs ago, its pretty much the same as the old Oldies channel, not too terribly repetitive, take requests ALL THE TIME, and the great ones from the 60's and 70's as WELL as a few from the 80's and 50's, which Oldies 104.3 never used to have. This station rocks to say the least.

History Channel is one of my new favorites these days. It would be 5 Stars if I could find more…read morebiographies during the time I watch. In the afternoon each day they show blocks of the same show like Ancient Aliens. They're okay but my very favorite is American Pickers! I came across this show accidentally. The block of reruns is on Wednesday afternoons. Bottom line after watching my Western Shows over and over I'm doing my best to find entertainment elsewhere and maximize the use of outrageously expensive Spectrum Cable TV. Give the history channel a try especially American Pickers and please let me know if you enjoy the show!

One of my favorite channels for years with some of my favorites being Einstein, Vikings, Vietnam HD…read moreand Knightfall. I am fascinated with history and in the early years (1995) of "The History Channel" (now just History), when it was very historycentric, I watched most everything they put on the screen. However in the last decade or so it has been going the way of other programmers with the cheaply produced reality style programs. History had scored some good ratings with untold mysteries type shows but they have gone a bit too far with conspiracy shows, in my opinion. Overall they've been pretty good with the handling of presidents and wars bit not so much with more geosociological offerings. History is in around 96,149,000 American households (82.6% of households with television) while History International has localized versions available in various forms, in India, Canada, Europe, Australia, the Middle East, Africa, and Latin America. I was prompted to write about History tonight when I saw a promo for the start of season 2 on February 14, 2021 of "The Food That Built America". Season 1 was good and I'm looking forward to the new one. As their series information says ... For generations of Americans, food entrepreneurs like James Kraft, Milton Hershey, the Swanson family, and the McDonald brothers have literally been household names, but you don't know their stories. Before they were brands, they were brilliant, sometimes ruthless visionaries who revolutionized food and changed the landscape of America forever. This series turns the lens on an iconic selection of bold pioneers behind such iconic foods as Oreo, Cheetos, pizza, and more. Bottom line: There's still some interesting programs to be found in History.

Sister network to MeTV http://www.yelp.com/biz/mynetworktv-me-tv-chicago…read more I'm particularly fond of this network for their show titled 'Decades', hosted by Bill Kurtis, and it centers around news stories throughout the decades for every day of the week/Mon-Fri. You can relive the headlines most of the time as it covers recent decades and as far back as the 50s. It also delves into how the media treated news stories. The weekend features "binge" blocks with continuous episodes of a particular series. Abbott and Costello were recently on the "binge" block and I took advantage of it.

You show the same shows over and over. Can you please get some more line ups? Not even worth…read morelooking at this channel, I'm sure there's a lot more decade old movies besides the ones that's shown every week!!

I've loved this paper since it published "Alaskans Speak in a Frightened Whisper: Palin is…read more'Fascist, Sexist, Vindictive, and Mean'" (Jones, Charley. 09/2008) in which "So Sambo beat the bitch!" was attributed to Sarah Palin, her restaurant commentary to colleagues after Obama beat Clinton in the primaries. Other press ignored her quote, thus the love. Truth to power, y'all.