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Cubs and Marquee Sports Network announce a multiyear TV partnership with the Sky

Pioneer Press 02 May 2022

Locally-televised Sky games that conflict with Cubs games will be carried by WCIU-TV as well as Marquee Plus ... (play-by-play), Stephen Bardo (analyst) and Meghan McKeown (analyst) ... With Marquee, as well as our continued relationship with WCIU-TV, fans will never miss a moment of the Sky’s title defense.”. () .

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Marquee Sports Network will air up to 16 Chicago Sky games as part of broadcast deal

Chicago Sun-Times 02 May 2022

Marquee Sports Network has another tenant. the WNBA champion Sky ... The Sky’s first game on Marquee will be their season opener at 7 p.m ... With Marquee, as well as our continued relationship with WCIU-TV, fans will never miss a moment of the Sky’s title defense.” Sky games that conflict with Cubs games on Marquee will air on WCIU-TV and Marquee Plus.

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CIBC signs Chicago Red Stars soccer team's biggest sponsorship yet

Chicago Business 21 Apr 2022

The bank becomes the biggest corporate partner in the women's team's 15-year history. Danny Ecker ... More ... The club's games are broadcast on Paramount+ and other CBS-affiliated platforms under a leaguewide deal, though it also will show some of its games locally this season under broadcasting agreements with Univision and WCIU-TV/Channel 26 ... .

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Merri Dee, legendary TV broadcaster and advocate for crime victims, dead at 85

Chicago Sun-Times 16 Mar 2022

Merri Dee, a fixture on Chicago TV screens for decades as a reporter and anchor for WGN-TV, has died at 85, the news station reported Wednesday ... Dee landed her first radio job in 1966 at WBEE in Harvey, moved to TV at the then-fledgling WCIU-Channel 26 in 1968 and then switched to host “The Merri Dee Show” at WSNS-Channel 44 in 1971.

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Brad Underwood to receive a 1-year extension

Dispatch Argus 18 Sep 2021

Illinois men’s basketball coach Brad Underwood is set to receive a one-year extension through the 2026-27 season, athletic director Josh Whitman announced. The contract, which needs to be approved at a university board of trustees meeting Thursday, is worth $25.6 million for the next six seasons, according to Bret Beherns of WCIU-TV in Champaign ... .

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High school sports returning to The U

Chicago Sun-Times 14 Sep 2021

Simeon’s George Gumbs (3) comes around end and cuts upfield as the Wolverines play Kenwood. Allen Cunningham/For the Sun-Times ... 16, 2020 ... 16, 2020. “WCIU-TV is excited that high school sports is coming back strong this season,” said Fred Weintraub, Weigel Broadcasting’s executive producer ... Comcast local CN100 is already back televising games ... 22 ... 9.

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Polka greats were driven by their music

The Am-Pol Eagle 19 Aug 2021

Polka Road. Joe Czerniak of Minnesota was a uniquely talented musician who began playing the concertina at the age of 7 and by the age of 14 he was performing professionally. Joe formed the Duluth Polka Dots, a three piece band, in 1939 at the age of 15 ... He was co-host of the polka segment of "Polonia Today" TV show on WCIU Channel 26 in the 1980s ... .

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Holland salon owner's work featured on television, Netflix

The Holland Sentinel 18 Mar 2021

HOLLAND — The sky is the limit for Benito Barron. That's the image visitors get when visiting SoHo Salon and Spa in Holland. Barron has owned the business for over 17 years, and he's seen just about everything ... Two years after he began working with the beauty show, Barron debuted on television as the "Hair Guru" for WCIU-TV's morning show ... .

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How to watch the Chicago Sky’s 2020 season on TV

Chicago Sun-Times 25 Jul 2020

. Mark Black/AP Photo. WCIU will be the Sky’s local TV home this season as Diamond DeShields and company look to make a run at the title ... 11 ... WCIU will be the Sky’s local home for TV game coverage this season, but some games will be on other networks ... 2020 Chicago Sky TV schedule All times Central ....

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Progress made but lights still out at Willis Tower

Chicago Sun-Times 21 May 2020

Willis Tower without power May 20, 2020. Left photo from @LWilz/Twitter, right photo from @DFabreezy/Twitter ... Several TV stations who use the tower’s antennas for broadcasting were experiencing issues, WCIU said on Twitter ....

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Willis Tower still without power, Lower Wacker closed until Saturday after floods

Chicago Sun-Times 19 May 2020

Overnight flooding on Lower Wacker Drive caused a power outage May 18, 2020, at the Willis Tower. Provided photo ... The power outage was still affecting TV stations that use the tower’s antennas for broadcasting. “The U and other Chicago stations are impacted at this time.” WCIU said on Twitter Tuesday ... ....

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Do you get local TV via antenna? You’ll need to rescan your channels on Friday

Chicago Sun-Times 15 Oct 2019

WMAQ-TV, Channel 5 (NBC) WLS-TV, Channel 7 (ABC) WTTW, Channel 11 (PBS) WCIU, Channel 26 (CW) WFLD, Channel 32 (FOX) WCPX-TV, Channel 38 (ION) WSNS-TV, Channel 44 (Telemundo) WXFT-DT, Channel 60 (UniMas) WCPX-TV, Channel 38 (ION) WGBO-TV, Channel 66 (Univision) This week’s change ...

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Joan Johnson, path-breaking African-American businesswoman, dies at 89

Chicago Business 09 Sep 2019

... in 1971, and the sponsor of TV’s Soul Train ... A generation later, the firm's national exposure flared as the first national sponsor of "Soul Train," in 1971, when the program was syndicated from Los Angeles, a year after its debut with host Don Cornelius on Chicago's WCIU-TV.

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Sky announce local broadcast schedule for 2019 season

Chicago Sun-Times 13 May 2019

WCIU will be the television home for Sky games for another season. The Sky announced Monday that WCIU extended its broadcast contract for the upcoming season. WCIU, which has broadcasted Sky games for the last two seasons, will air 15 home and eight road games in 2019 ... Here’s the full schedule on WCIU..

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Mission Marvel: I survived 59-hour marathon, all 22 movies in storied franchise

Chicago Sun-Times 26 Apr 2019

This is a big moment in the world of movies, with the just-opened Marvel’s “Avengers ... I was crazy enough to give it a go. And my bosses at WCIU’s “The Jam” morning show agreed to let me sit through the entire three-day event as long as I documented my experience along the way ... Brandon Pope is a reporter for WCIU-TV’s “The Jam.” ... WCIU.