Tuesday, Oct 20, 2009 at 10:15 CDT
10 Days until Halloween
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NBC 5's Matt Rodewald hasn't blogged in a while. So here's the latest from the Traffic Lounge, why the chatroom went away (for now) and your hint for what the News Team's costumes will be next week. Read More
BY Matt Rodewald
Friday, Sep 25, 2009 at 10:16 CDT
Those pesky Bobcats keep MJ from Copenhagen
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NBC 5's Matt Rodewald doesn't like that Michael Jordan is not apart of the Chicago delegaion in Copenhagen next week. Plus, Dance Friday fun and a special someone's **th birthday. It's all in a Friday edition of Chat With Matt. Read More
BY Matt Rodewald
Tuesday, Sep 1, 2009 at 05:30 CDT
September 1 Chat With Matt
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NBC 5 Reporter Matt Rodewald escaped the White Sox fire sale unscathed, however Righthand Man Jim was sent to Fox 32 for a 2010 1st Round pick. We're talking about the news, traffic and other stuff online at 5:30 AM! Read More
BY Matt Rodewald
Friday, Aug 28, 2009 at 11:15 CDT
Dancin' Durbin?
chat with matt, matt rodewald, dick durbin, rob elgas, zoraida sambolin, andy avalos, jim ryan, loverboy, canada, old post office, steve stone, maury, fantasy football
Close but no cigar. Dance Friday carried on despite our swing and miss to our state's senior senator. Find out how close we were, plus fantasy football with the NBC 5 Morning crew and stupidity in Joliet! Read More
BY Matt Rodewald
Friday, Aug 7, 2009 at 12:30 CDT
"She'll be getting postcards from the road"
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Dancing Upstart Cassidy had her last dance and the Traffic Lounge took her out in style. Jimmy Buffett was the theme this morning and NBC 5 Reporter Matt Rodewald explains how it all went down. Read More
BY Matt Rodewald
Friday, Jul 24, 2009 at 12:45 CDT
That's a lot of zeros!
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The Winter Classic, The Final Four, the Indianapolis 500 and now Mark Buehrle's Perfect Game. How lucky is NBC 5 Reporter Matt Rodewald? He'll tell you, plus Dance Friday fun from the Traffic Lounge. Read More
BY Matt Rodewald
Thursday, Jul 23, 2009 at 11:45 CDT
Leave The Bishop Ford Alone!!
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It's been a rough week for the Bishop Ford Freeway. NBC 5's Matt Rodewald chronicles the goofiness in the Southland and everything else going on in the Traffic Lounge in the latest Chat With Matt Read More
BY Matt Rodewald
Thursday, Jun 11, 2009 at 09:00 CDT
Flying Cars and Throwing Darts!
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(Caution: The only reason I'd make fun of a crash is because no one got hurt. Thank you.) Now TODAY, we had a spectacular accident on the Eisenhower. At 4:05 AM, two cars reportedly tangled up, and one car shot across the inbound lanes at Central Ave... Read More
BY Matt Rodewald
Friday, May 22, 2009 at 09:15 CDT
Can I have my tie back, please?
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I'm just kidding, you can hang onto it as long as you want. That's Ashley Lobo and she was SO UPSET that she couldn't do Dance Friday last week when the rest of the Blackhawks Ice Crew was here. As for me, I never get any guests to stop by... Read More
BY Matt Rodewald
Monday, May 18, 2009 at 12:27 CDT
Bonus time!
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This is the highlight of my day so far (aside from the perfectly coiffed Andy Avalos calling Mr. Fix It a "candy pants" today). Eight minutes of bonus time on my meter. Yay! Here's how this happened: -meters are supposed to alternate each... Read More
