Brian Hanley

Robservations on the media beat:

Mike Mulligan

Brian Hanley, a 26-year veteran of WSCR 670-AM, is not being renewed as morning co-host of the Entercom sports/talk station, according to insiders. No word from management yet, but Hanley is expected to work through the end of the month with longtime partner Mike Mulligan and then shift to a new role as weekend and fill-in host. A former Sun-Times sports writer, Hanley joined The Score as a part-timer at its inception in 1992. He and Mulligan teamed up in middays in 2005 and moved to mornings in 2008. Sources say the top choice to succeed Hanley from 5 to 9 a.m. weekdays is Chicago Tribune sports columnist David Haugh. The move follows recent shakeups to the Score’s midday and afternoon lineups. In the latest Nielsen Audio survey, "The Mully & Hanley Show" tied for fourth among men between 25 and 54 with a 5.7 share. Continue reading →

Eric Ferguson

The Mix morning star Eric Ferguson’s continued reign atop the Chicago radio ratings and internal strife at Tribune Broadcasting news/talk WGN 720-AM led the top 10 most-read stories here in June.

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Amy Guth (Photo: Aubrey Boonstra)

Chicago journalist, author and radio personality Amy Guth has been named executive director of the Midwest Independent Film Festival.

Billed as the nation's only film festival solely dedicated to the Midwest filmmaker, the organization presents regionally produced independent cinema year round. Screenings are on the first Tuesday of the month at Chicago’s Landmark Century Centre Cinema, 2828 North Clark Street. Continue reading →