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Jacobson eager to share opinions on radio WIND-AM

Jacobson eager to share opinions on radio WIND-AM, Morning drive gig will let her air her (mostly) conservative views

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A. Radio has been an exciting opportunity for me, and WIND has really created a chance for me to talk about the things that matter to me...

A. I'm a Republican. On some issues, I'm more conservative than others. There are some issues where I might be considered a moderate. Listeners might be surprised to know that not all TV journalists are Democrats! The great thing about WIND is that they have never asked me to be something I'm not...

A. I had a great run at Channel 5. I was blessed to work with a talented group, the best in the business. I met a lot of wonderful people whom I still stay in contact with. I do not dwell on the departure. I recall fondly the accomplished career I had and the relationships I forged. 

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WIND Taps Jacobson As Morning Co-Host

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WIND Taps Jacobson As Morning Co-Host

SALEM Talk WIND-A/CHICAGO makes it official and names AMY JACOBSON as BIG JOHN HOWELL's new co-host for mornings, effective MARCH 24th.

Amy Jacobson lands Cotto's spot as co-host on WIND‎ -

2 days ago BY LEWIS LAZARE Media & Marketing Columnist Amy Jacobson officially joins the ranks of Chicago radio talk show hosts on March 24, when she debuts as co-host ...

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Amy Jacobson, the controversial reporter who landed a radio news job after her Chicago television career blew up in 2007, is about to reinvent herself as ....

Amy Jacobson lands Cotto's spot as co-host on WIND :: CHICAGO SUN ...Amy Jacobson debuts as the new co-host along with Big John Howell of the morning drive show on WIND-AM (560) on March 24. (John J. Kim/Sun-Times) ...

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Amy Jacobson officially joins the ranks of Chicago radio talk show hosts on March 24, when she debuts as co-host along with Big John Howell ...

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Amy Jacobson wins Round One...

Excerpt from article originally posted: February 17, 2009 /ChicagoTribune.com  By Eric Zorn

Amy Jacobson wins Round One in court against CBS

 A Cook County judge today handed down a ruling allowing  former NBC-5 reporter Amy Jacobson's lawsuit against CBS Broadcasting Inc. to go forward.

Jacobson is suing CBS  over the way its Chicago station, CBS-2,  reported and commented upon the famous incident of July, 2007, in which Jacobson was videotaped in her bathing suit at the home of Craig Stebic, a Plainfield man whose wife had mysteriously disappeared.

 Jacobson was subsequently fired by NBC-5 (Chicago Magazine has all the background you could want here). She is also suing Stebic's neighbor from whose home the videotape was shot.

In her ruling (.pdf), Associate Cook County Judge Elizabeth Budzinski allowed four of the eight counts in Jacobson's defamation suit to go forward.  In part, Budzinski wrote:

It cannot be said that the statements made during the … CBS broadcast were more capable of an innocent construction than the alleged defamatory meaning ascribed to the statements by  [Jacobson] in her complaint.

The CBS newscaster presented  the footage with statement made in the form of insinuations and questions regarding Jacobson activities while at the Stebic home… these statements … suggest that Jacobson used improper methods in cultivating sources and obtaining stories. The statements were made in a specific factual context … and had a precise and readily understood meaning – that Jacobson was engaging in improper conduct.

The statements made by the CBS reporters during the broadcast regarding Jacobson are capable of being proven true or false. Thus these statements are actionable. ..

The broadcast suggested that Jacobson used improper methods such as adultery  in cultivating sources and obtaining stories…

[Statements made on Ch. 2] could be found by a jury to be offensive to a reasonable person where they imputed that J lacked the ability and integrity to discharge the duties of her employment as a reporter. And that she used improper and seductive means to get her stories. [ MORE ]