Business Columns
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Feder: Jeff Joniak to join Chicagoland Sports Hall of FameAug 15, 2019 1:00 am - Jeff Joniak, sports director of Entercom all-news WBBM 780-AM/WCFS 105.9-FM and longtime radio voice of the Chicago Bears, will receive the Media Award from the Chicagol...
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Feder: Program director David Polk leaving classical music station WFMTAug 14, 2019 1:00 am - David Polk, who rose from intern and production assistant to program director of WFMT 98.7-FM, is leaving the Window to the World Communications classical music station ...
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Feder: Jazz host Barry Winograd leaving WDCB middaysAug 14, 2019 1:00 am - After more than 18 years at WDCB 90.9-FM, Barry Winograd is stepping down as midday jazz host on the west suburban College of DuPage public radio station, Robert Feder w...
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Feder: Broadcast museum to turn on 'Stay Tuned: Rock on TV'Aug 13, 2019 1:00 am - A major multimedia exhibit on the historic connections between rock music and television in America is coming this fall to Chicago's Museum of Broadcast Communications, ...
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Feder: WLS Radio adds VSiN sports betting showsAug 13, 2019 1:00 am - WLS 890-AM, the Cumulus Media news/talk station, is the latest Chicago media outlet to bet on sports gambling, Robert Feder writes. It's teaming up with VSiN, the Vegas ...
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Feder: Block Club Chicago snaps up neighborhood news fansAug 12, 2019 1:00 am - A wayward alligator in the Humboldt Park lagoon - as well as generous grants from three local foundations - are making this a great summer for Block Club Chicago, Robert...
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Feder: Chris Petlak returning to The Mix as evening host, digital content directorAug 12, 2019 1:00 am - There's big news on the night shift at Chicago's powerhouse hot adult-contemporary station, Robert Feder writes. Chris Petlak, who created, wrote, produced and starred i...
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Oberweis restaurant trio in Geneva will include ice cream, burgers, pizzaAug 11, 2019 11:00 pm - A new Oberweis Dairy store, coupled with a pizza place and burger spot, is coming to the Randall Road corridor. The restaurant trio, which will all be under one roof, is...
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Don't be a slave to the tyranny of 'everything's urgent' cultureAug 11, 2019 6:09 am - Q: Sixty days into a new job as a manager, after 20-plus years of leading teams in my field, I am seeing that my workplace operates under the tyranny of the immediate. M...
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Jim Kendall: Third try is charm for business' sellerAug 11, 2019 1:00 am - It took three tries — maybe four, depending on how you count an Employee Stock Ownership Plan that was tossed aside — for Larry Johnson to sell his business. And Johnson...