Chicago - A message from the station manager

Fictional Chicago Bars And Cops

By Monis Rose/Restaurant Fiction

“In this episode, we talk to Kevin Townsley, known for his work on the police Fox TV show The Chicago Code.
“Kevin talks about his time on the show, the all-importance of the bar in a cop procedural, and his time spent with Shawn Ryan, creator of one of the most famous cop shows, The Shield.”

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Posted on June 28, 2018

Roseanne: White Men Can’t Kiss

With A Reboot Surprise

When Roseanne was good.
Season: 7
Episode: 155
Title: White Men Can’t Kiss
Writers: Gail Mancuso, Rob Ulin and Kevin Abbott (Script.)
Aired: November 16, 1994
Summary via Wikipedia:
“Jackie objects to Bev spending so much time at the house and is and baffled that Fred enjoys her company. D.J. refuses to kiss a girl named Gina for a school play. Roseanne, believing D.J. is being forced to do something he is uncomfortable with, meets with his teacher. She tells Roseanne that D.J. will not kiss Gina because she is black. Roseanne confronts D.J. and tells him he has to kiss her.

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Posted on June 26, 2018

Jonathan Pie | Trump’s America

Where The Kids Are In Cages, The Media Is The Enemy, And Trump Is The Victim

A presidency built on bullshit. Brilliantly built on bullshit. Thank you, Fox News.

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Posted on June 25, 2018

The Sinclair Sham

By Free Press

Free Press filed a petition Wednesday to deny Sinclair Broadcast Group’s proposed takeover of Tribune Media, calling the broadcaster’s latest plan to divest some stations to gain approval for the deal a “sham” and a “shell game” designed to dodge longstanding media-ownership limits and undermine the public interest.
Free Press’ petition continues its earlier legal challenge, filed in August 2017, seeking to halt the transfer of broadcast licenses that would give Sinclair control of more than 233 local TV stations reaching 72 percent of the country’s population, far in excess of congressional and FCC limits on national and local media ownership.
The broadcaster has proposed 23 station divestitures as part of its latest tactic to make the Tribune transaction appear to comply with both the Federal Communications Commission’s local broadcast ownership limits and the congressionally mandated national-audience reach cap.

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Posted on June 21, 2018