Bill Kurtis

Weekend Talk Shows

2011-01-14 16:34:48

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CIFF TV Awards tip hat to top creatives

2013-05-03 11:01:00

Luminaries from Chicago's television, advertising and filmmaking communities filled the ballroom at the Radisson Blu Aqua Hotel for the 49th Chicago International Film Festival Television Awards gala April 23. More than 300 people were on hand as...

Dinosaur-size debt

2013-03-08 00:00:00

For many people the defining moment in the Field Museum's recent history was the bid at a 1997 auction that made Chicago home to the Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton known as Sue. But that choice could have far less impact on the Field's future than another...

Ebert showed how to die with grace

2013-04-04 18:48:00

Roger Ebert was a hot trend on Google's top 10 trends earlier this week. As of Wednesday, more than 50,000 people had searched for his name, an impressive display of his influence. He wasn't quite as hot as North Korea or Jay Leno, but he was running...

Beyond movies, a lesson in dying

2013-04-05 00:00:00

'Walter's Perspective' by Walter Jacobson

2012-12-03 08:46:00

In a town where politics is local sport, Walter Jacobson had a ringside seat, and he shares it in his new book, "Walter's Perspective: A Memoir of Fifty Years in Chicago TV News." Earning his stripes at the City News Bureau as a reporter, he skyrocketed...

Suburban theater for the week of Nov. 16-22

2012-11-15 10:06:00

"Plaid Tidings": A seasonal sequel to Stuart Ross' "Forever Plaid," this tuneful tidbit finds the afterlife quartet of crooners coming back (at the behest of Rosemary Clooney, no less) to stage a holiday show for those still stuck on this mortal coil. Pop...

A newsman looks back

2012-11-11 20:07:00

If you only know Walter Jacobson in his current incarnation — co-anchoring the 6 p.m. news on WBBM-Ch. 2 with his longtime colleague/pal Bill Kurtis — you do not know Walter Jacobson at all and cannot appreciate what a long and distinguished...

Stars shine at film fest

2012-10-21 00:00:00

For the 48th Chicago International Film Festival's opening night Oct. 11, attendees were treated to a star-filled red carpet at the Harris Theater that included Al Pacino, Christopher Walken, Alan Arkin and Jon Bon Jovi. Academy Award-winning producer Tom...

Broadcast museum opens with question about $6 million state jobs grant

2012-06-12 00:00:00

Two years after a $6 million jobs grant from the state jump-started construction on its new building, the Museum of Broadcast Communications has a lot to show for it: 18,000 square feet of television and radio exhibits, recordings and memorabilia that...

Film festival honors Martin Sheen

2011-08-24 13:18:00

The 47th Chicago International Film Festival's Summer Gala honored Martin Sheen, who was accompanied by his son writer/director/actor Emilio Estevez, with its Career Achievement Award last weekend. Over 400 people turned out to applaud Sheen. As he...

Film festival gets hometown love on opening night

2011-10-14 10:39:00

The stars were out in force for the opening night of the 47th Chicago International Film Festival. The evening began with the premiere of "The Last Rites of Joe May" at the Harris Theatre at Millennium Park. Chicago connections were prominent with...

Michael Kutza, Walter Jacobson and Bill Kurtis during the 49th Chicago International Film Festival Television Awards at Radisson Blu Aqua Hotel in Chicago on April 23.

2013-04-23 00:00:00

Bill Kurtis , television show host and former news anchor, holds a plate of "designer beef" from his Tallgrass Beef Company, at Harry Caray 's restaurant in Chicago. Kurtis, whose grass-fed beef from his Kansas ranch is now sold in a handful of Chicago restaurants, upscale markets and even a

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