Business Columns
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Feder: Sun-Times sells Chicago Reader to African-American groupJun 15, 2018 1:00 am - The Chicago Reader, the city's leading alternative weekly for 47 years, has been sold to a group led by Dorothy Leavell, publisher of the African-American Chicago Crusad...
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Feder: Tariffs on newsprint threaten Illinois newspapersJun 15, 2018 1:00 am - The future of more than 450 daily and weekly newspapers throughout Illinois may be in jeopardy because of a tariff that could raise the price of Canadian newsprint by as...
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Feder: Sun-Times CEO Eisendrath fires back at criticsJun 13, 2018 1:00 am - Sun-Times CEO Edwin Eisendrath is responding to critics who've questioned whether the paper can cover politics and City Hall fairly under its current ownership, Robert F...
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Feder: 'Eric in the Morning' reigns supreme in Chicago radio ratingsJun 12, 2018 1:00 am - As sure as the sun rises over Lake Michigan, Eric Ferguson dominates morning radio in Chicago, Robert Feder writes. The Nielsen Audio ratings report released Monday show...
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Summer plans should include plan reviewJun 11, 2018 5:00 am - What a great month June can be: Warm weather. Weddings. Picnics. A trip to Grandma's. The beach. The pool. Summer band concerts. Lunch with your outside accountant and b...
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Feder: Sun-Times no longer outsourcing customer service callsJun 11, 2018 1:00 am - In the latest nod to its organized labor ownership, the Chicago Sun-Times no longer outsources its customer service to a call center in Asia, Robert Feder writes. As of ...
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For many freelancers, contract work comes with daily dissesJun 10, 2018 1:00 am - In a past column about gossip, a manager asked how to deal with a subordinate employee upset about the abrupt firing of her contractor friend. I recommended explaining t...
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Feder: Illinois Broadcasters Hall of Fame honors Bill PlanteJun 08, 2018 1:00 am - The great Bill Plante, who covered five presidents as CBS News senior White House correspondent, was inducted Wednesday in the Illinois Broadcasters Association Hall of ...
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Feder: Justin Kaufmann joins Steve Cochran's morning showJun 06, 2018 1:00 am - In the wake of historic low ratings, Tribune Broadcasting news/talk WGN 720-AM is making changes to its talent lineup in mornings and evenings, Robert Feder writes. Just...
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Feder: Lisa Dent joins Big 95.5 as weekend hostJun 05, 2018 1:00 am - Lisa Dent is back! The former morning star of WUSN 99.5-FM, is joining WEBG 95.5-FM, the rival country station owned by iHeartMedia, as weekend personality, Robert Feder...