Long before streaming, podcasts, or late-night TV, millions of Americans gathered around the radio for their daily dose of laughter. During the golden age of radio, comedy programs became a cultural ...

Children who grew up in the Chicago area had access to an abundance of television programs that were created here just for them.

Directed by Kevin Theis, this backstage comedic drama is set in the world of 1950s television and evokes the tone of “I Love Lucy,” until more serious Red Scare issues raise their heads.

Lord Sear, longtime DJ and hip-hop radio personality who worked closely with Eminem on his Shade 45 channel, has died. He was ...

Rapper and longtime radio host Lord Sear has died at 52 after more than 20 years at SiriusXM's Shade 45 station.

The veteran Shade 45 host collaborated with the Beastie Boys and MF DOOM during his lifetime ...

As the irreverent quiz show’s judge and scorekeeper, Kurtis, a former news anchor known for his rich voice, has helped find comedy in current events since 2014.

In her new book, Darkology, historian Rhae Lynn Barnes writes about how blackface and minstrel shows became one of the most popular forms of entertainment in 19th- and 20th-century America.

In spring 1971, network TV had a major shakeup. After a change to Federal Communication Commission (FCC) rules took an hour of the primetime schedule away from broadcast networks and gave it to local ...

Criss Onan traces the rise and evolution of IGM, the radio automation company founded by Rogan Jones, from the 1960s to the ...

Longtime Chicago newscaster Bill Kurtis, known for his signature baritone pipes, is retiring from his role as judge and scorekeeper on NPR’s weekly hour-long news quiz program W ...

Two months into his new timeslot on ESPN Radio in New York, Michael Kay doesn’t sound like he regrets leaving afternoon drive ...