Business Columns
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Feder: Sportscaster Peggy Kusinski wins Ring Lardner AwardFeb 28, 2019 12:00 am - Veteran Chicago sportscaster Peggy Kusinski has been named broadcast recipient of the 2019 Ring Lardner Award for Excellence in Sports Journalism, Robert Feder writes. N...
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Feder: Cumulus cancels Steve Dahl podcast dealFeb 27, 2019 12:00 am - Two months after Cumulus Media dropped radio legend Steve Dahl as afternoon personality on news/talk WLS 890-AM, the company has terminated its partnership agreement for...
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Feder: WCPT 820-AM rolls out new weekday evening lineupFeb 26, 2019 12:00 am - With the demise of Norman Goldman's syndicated talk show, Newsweb Radio progressive talk WCPT 820-AM has rolled out a new weekday evening lineup, Robert Feder writes. Ri...
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Feder: B96 hires 'Kenzie K' to host middaysFeb 25, 2019 12:00 am - WBBM 96.3-FM is banking on a radio personality from the Tampa Bay area to boost the Entercom Top 40 station's record-low ratings in middays, Robert Feder writes. Makenzi...
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After being passed over for promotion, is it time to move on?Feb 24, 2019 5:00 am - Q: I'm a midcareer public servant. Last summer, the funding that supported my position ended. My supervisor did everything possible to retain me, and I remain employed a...
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Why Millennials matter to your businessFeb 24, 2019 12:00 am - Chicago-area readers will understand that the following few words are a bit like me suggesting you have a roofer check your house the day after a storm tears the shingle...
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Feder: Fox 32 teams Roseanne Tellez and Rafer Weigel in morningsFeb 21, 2019 12:00 am - Roseanne Tellez, who resigned last week from CBS-owned WBBM-Channel 2 after 15 years as a reporter and news anchor, has jumped to Fox-owned WFLD-Channel 32, Robert Feder...
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Feder: WBBM Newsradio tops ratings in JanuaryFeb 20, 2019 12:00 am - Whether you think of it as the home of the Bears or the place for “traffic and weather on the eights,” WBBM Newsradio got Chicago radio listeners through a bitterly cold...
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Feder: B96 cuts midday host Nikki ImbracsioFeb 19, 2019 12:00 am - The latest talent overhaul at underperforming WBBM 96.3-FM just took out Nikki Imbracsio after 10 years as midday personality, Robert Feder writes. Friday was her last d...
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Rubies of the Rockies to get refreshedFeb 18, 2019 5:00 am - For more than 80 years, wide-eyed visitors to the Rocky Mountains have been treated to remarkable rides in iconic black and red buses. Now, these vintage heavy haulers a...