Rob Hart

For the second time in five years, Rob Hart has left WGN AM 720 to jump to an all-news radio station in Chicago.

This week Hart exited the Tribune Media news/talk station to join CBS Radio WBBM AM 780/WCFS FM 105.9 as a fill-in part-time reporter and news anchor. He began training Monday, according to Ron Gleason, director of news and programming at WBBM Newsradio. Continue reading →

Chicago Tribune

Robservations on the media beat:

The field of political newsletters in Chicago keeps getting more crowded. Latest to enter the race for readers is the Chicago Tribune. Morning Spin, the Tribune’s political briefing posted online every weekday, is now available as an email newsletter. Monday also marks the official launch of Crain’s On Politics, a Monday-through-Friday political newsletter from Crain’s Chicago Business. Other notable players include Politico Illinois Playbook from politico.com, Daily Tip Off from RebootIllinois.com, and the subscription newsletters Aldertrack.com and CapitolFax.com. Think this might be an election year? Continue reading →