Business Columns
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Feder: Blackout ends as CBS and AT&T kiss and make upAug 09, 2019 1:00 am - After holding viewers hostage for 20 days, AT&T restored CBS programming Thursday on DirecTV, DirecTV Now and AT&T U-verse platforms, Robert Feder writes. Since July 20...
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Feder: Reader to host 'Love Letter to Chicago Journalism'Aug 08, 2019 1:00 am - The Chicago Reader is counting on the gratitude and generosity of local journalists to help jump-start its latest fundraising effort, Robert Feder writes. The independe...
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Feder: Ryan Baker getting tryout as CBS 2 news anchorAug 07, 2019 1:00 am - After 16 years as a high-profile sports anchor in Chicago, is Ryan Baker switching to news? No one will say for sure, but Baker has been spending the week alongside Eri...
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Feder: The Drive revs up to the top of Chicago radio ratings after 18 yearsAug 06, 2019 1:00 am - Eighteen years after WDRV 97.1-FM signed on as an edgy new choice for Chicago radio listeners, the Hubbard Radio classic rocker is the most popular station in town, Robe...
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Miles and miles in a Model T hotrodAug 05, 2019 6:00 am - Curt Zimmerman's 1923 T-bucket wouldn't be many motorists' first choice to take on a road trip, yet it's just what the enthusiast loves piloting on long-distance drives....
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Feder: Nine personalities added to Radio Hall of FameAug 05, 2019 1:00 am - Dr. Ruth Westheimer, the psychosexual therapist who hosted the groundbreaking radio show "Sexually Speaking" in the 1980s, and Ryan Seacrest, the Los Angeles-based natio...
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Boss labors under delusion that new mom should work 3 days after childbirthAug 04, 2019 6:00 am - Q: I have worked at a smallish company (about 100 employees) for six years. Only one other employee has ever taken maternity leave there. Earlier this year, I was thrill...
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Jim Kendall: School days offer business-building opportunitiesAug 04, 2019 1:00 am - Sometimes we need to open our eyes and notice the opportunities in front of us. One example: Schools, where you can provide an often-needed boost to programs and at the...
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Feder: NBC Sports Chicago adds weekday afternoon sports betting showAug 02, 2019 1:00 am - NBC Sports Chicago is betting it can win over viewers with a four-hour weekday afternoon talk show devoted to the burgeoning business of legalized sports gambling, Rober...
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Feder: Justice Department approves Nexstar deal for Tribune MediaAug 01, 2019 1:00 am - The Antitrust Division of the Justice Department has approved the $6.4 billion acquisition of Chicago-based Tribune Media by Nexstar Media Group, Robert Feder writes. Th...