Business Columns
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Feder: 'Happy ending' to stellar career as Steve Dahl leaves WLS todayDec 21, 2018 12:00 am - Forty years after Steve Dahl burst onto Chicago radio as a 23-year-old cocksure kid hosting a morning show called "Steve Dahl's Rude Awakening," he's bowing out as an el...
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Feder: After Christmas, Lite FM turns to 'Relaxing Favorites'Dec 20, 2018 12:00 am - When WLIT 93.9-FM wraps up its annual run as Chicago's Christmas Lite next week, look for the iHeartMedia adult contemporary station to begin marketing its sound as "Rel...
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Feder: The Score renews Cubs announcer Pat HughesDec 20, 2018 12:00 am - Pat Hughes will remain in the Chicago Cubs broadcast booth for years to come, WSCR 670-AM announced Thursday, Robert Feder writes. Hughes, 63, has signed a multiyear ext...
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Feder: Countdown shows to battle for New Year's Eve viewersDec 19, 2018 12:00 am - It's not too early to start making your TV viewing plans for New Year's Eve, Robert Feder writes. Mark Giangreco and Janet Davies will mark their 18th year of ringing i...
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Feder: Remembering radio's 'great talent' Larry LujackDec 18, 2018 12:00 am - On the fifth anniversary of his passing, Larry Lujack continues to be revered as one of America's greatest radio personalities and Chicago's preeminent disc jockey for t...
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Feder: New WLS lineup moves Big John Howell to late afternoonsDec 17, 2018 12:00 am - By this time next week, you may not recognize WLS 890-AM, Robert Feder writes. Gone from the Cumulus Media news/talk station will be the morning show hosted by Big John ...
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Business ownership complicates home loan processDec 16, 2018 12:00 am - Thinking about buying a house? Don't call a Realtor, at least not yet. Stop reading the For Sale ads. Hold off on visiting open houses. Instead, call your banker - and a...
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Is the office holiday party a must-do?Dec 16, 2018 12:00 am - Q Almost every year, my office's holiday party is scheduled to take place the weeknight before my biggest deadline of the year. And, as before, I'm planning on skipping ...
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How tech workers are fueling a new employee activism movementDec 15, 2018 12:00 am - It was a busy fall for Google workers speaking out against their employer. On Nov. 27, a group of full-time employees and contractors were campaigning to extend new poli...
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The American dream comes true for Lake Zurich business ownerDec 14, 2018 12:00 am - Sergio Briseno's first job at the age of 16 was as a dishwasher at Mers Restaurant on Bangs Lake in Wauconda. He has been in restaurants ever since. He worked as a waite...