Business Columns
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Feder: Chuck Schaden returns for 'Those Were the Days' milestoneOct 04, 2018 1:00 am - Radio Hall of Famer Chuck Schaden, the pre-eminent broadcast historian who launched "Those Were the Days" in 1970, returns to the old-time radio showcase this weekend to...
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Feder: WBEZ launches 'The Rundown' daily newsletterOct 03, 2018 1:00 am - Chicago Public Media WBEZ 91.5-FM has launched "The Rundown," a weekday afternoon email newsletter highlighting the big stories of the day, Robert Feder writes. "As we e...
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Feder: Chicago Cubs The Score to top spot at nightOct 02, 2018 1:00 am - Despite losing to the Milwaukee Brewers in the National League Central tiebreaker game Monday, the Chicago Cubs came up a big winner for radio flagship on WSCR 670-AM, R...
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Feder: CBS 2 promotes meteorologist Mary Kay KleistOct 01, 2018 1:00 am - Mary Kay Kleist has been promoted to 5, 6 and 10 p.m. weekday meteorologist at CBS-owned WBBM-Channel 2, Robert Feder writes. Kleist, who joined the station's weather st...
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How to handle PTSD appointments at work, other issuesOct 01, 2018 1:00 am - • From the worker wondering whether to reveal a PTSD diagnosis to a new boss: My new boss hasn't said anything yet about the weekly appointment I have, but he has share...
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Analysis: How much people really make in the 'gig economy'Sep 30, 2018 1:11 am - The "gig economy" has been hailed as a major disruption to the American workforce, as sites like Uber, Airbnb and Etsy offer workers new ways to make money and work a fl...
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A 'great game' you'll want to winSep 24, 2018 1:00 am - The great game of business is a management concept that tends to work. Getting to "tends to work" takes some effort, however: Commitment from whoever sits in the big off...
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The best way to break the 'I'm sorry' cycleSep 23, 2018 1:00 am - Q: I mentor junior employees who assist on my projects. One person I supervise is brilliant at the work, dedicated, enthusiastic and clearly going places. However, this ...
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When to turn in your keysSep 18, 2018 1:00 am - Good grief, Charlie B: We're heading pell-mell toward the last quarter of 2018 and, just maybe, toward the day you hand the keys to your successor. Or maybe not. Every w...
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Feder: Can new co-host pump up 'The Jam'?Sep 18, 2018 1:00 am - Can a new co-host help jump-start the ratings for WCIU-Channel 26's underperforming morning show? Wednesday will mark Carly Henderson's debut on "The Jam," the Weigel Br...