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Feder: News director Sandy Pudar bails out of 'NewsNation'

Just weeks before the planned expansion of "NewsNation," the Chicago-based cable news operation on WGN America suddenly finds itself without a news director, Robert Feder writes.

Sandy Pudar, who oversaw the launch of the three-hour prime-time newscast in September, resigned Tuesday, multiple sources confirmed.

It's not yet known why she quit. Pudar and officials of parent company Nexstar Media Group declined to comment.

Get the full report, and more Chicago media news, at robertfeder.com.

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