Media
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Feder: Alden Global Capital regains upper hand in bid for Tribune PublishingApr 19, 2021 1:00 am - With the collapse of a competing offer for the parent company of the Chicago Tribune over the weekend, it's full speed ahead for Alden Global Capital in its bid to acqui...
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Feder: Former WGN news director Paul Davis diesApr 19, 2021 1:00 am - Paul Davis, a onetime Downstate Illinois news anchor who became an influential TV news executive and a widely admired statesman for his profession, led WGN-Channel 9 int...
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Feder: Free agent Mark Giangreco still missing from ESPN 1000Apr 16, 2021 1:00 am - Don't look for Mark Giangreco to be back on the radio any time soon, Robert Feder writes. The veteran Chicago sportscaster had been a fixture for years on Good Karma Br...
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Feder: New hip hop 'Streetz 95.1' hits the ground running in ChicagoApr 15, 2021 1:00 am - This week marks the launch of Streetz 95.1/105.1 HD 2, billed as featuring "the hottest current and upcoming hip hop and R&B artists," Robert Feder writes. While its we...
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Feder: Top bidder for Chicago Tribune called influential liberal donorApr 14, 2021 1:00 am - Hansjörg Wyss, the Swiss billionaire who has his sights set on owning the Chicago Tribune, has been a major donor to progressive causes and the Democrats who support the...
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Feder: Kontender network brings more sports talk to ChicagoApr 13, 2021 1:00 am - Another sports talk offering has just been added to the Chicago media menu. This week marks the launch of The Kontender, a 24/7 digital audio network with commercial-fr...
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Feder: Tribune's Eric Zorn regrets 'chilly tone' of column on shooting of 13-year-oldApr 09, 2021 1:00 am - Saying he "should have done better," Chicago Tribune columnist Eric Zorn is expressing regret for what he called the "chilly, analytical tone" of his piece about the fat...
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Feder: Weigel Broadcasting pulls the plug on 'The Jam'Apr 08, 2021 1:00 am - Friday will mark the final airing of "The Jam," the low-rated evening talk show on WCIU-Channel 26.2/WMEU-Channel 48.1, the digital subchannels known as The U. Launched ...
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Feder: Ryan Chiaverini moonlights as lawyer in Lifetime movieApr 07, 2021 1:00 am - Ryan Chiaverini spent Tuesday in front of the cameras, but it wasn't as co-host of "Windy City Live." Instead he was playing a small role as a lawyer for the upcoming Li...
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Feder: Media Burn wins grant to launch Guerrilla Television NetworkApr 05, 2021 1:00 am - Chicago's Media Burn Independent Video Archive has received a $459,150 grant from the Council on Library Resources to collaborate with the University of Chicago on digit...