Business Columns
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Feder: Weigel Broadcasting suing over use of the name ReachMe.TV.Nov 09, 2017 12:00 am - Weigel Broadcasting, Chicago-based parent company of the popular Me-TV Network, is suing Los Angeles-based Pervasive TV for using the name ReachMe. TV. Also, several Vet...
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Feder: Crystal Lake native Mark Rivera named weekend anchor at ABC 7Nov 07, 2017 12:00 am - The yearlong job opening for a weekend morning news anchor and reporter at ABC 7 has finally been filled. Mark Rivera, who grew up in Crystal Lake and most recently work...
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Don't rush into starting upNov 06, 2017 5:00 am - We're in November, time to get cracking on the startup you plan to start up when 2017 becomes 2018. But maybe not. In both written materials and conversation, Leif Jense...
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Feder: Brian Peck begins middays at WJMK; Jeanne Sparrow to radioNov 06, 2017 12:00 am - Brian Peck signs on today as midday personality at WJMK 104.3 FM; Jeanne Sparrow, who spent eight years as co-host of "You & Me," starts this weekend on WVAZ 102.7 FM; a...
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Feder: Jimmy deCastro to head CBS Radio Chicago stations for EntercomNov 06, 2017 12:00 am - Prominent Chicago media entrepreneur and radio powerhouse Jimmy deCastro has been tapped to run CBS Radio's seven Chicago stations, soon to come under new ownership. The...
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Feder: Christmas music starts Tuesday on WLIT 93.9 My FMNov 06, 2017 12:00 am - The calendar says Nov. 6, but for one Chicago radio station, it's Christmas Eve. At 4:35 p.m. Tuesday, holiday music will begin airing around the clock for the 17th cons...
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Elgin Courier will scale back publishing to three times per weekNov 06, 2017 12:00 am - By Robert Feder The parent company of the Chicago Tribune is shrinking its newspaper in Elgin from daily publication to three times a week. As of this week, the print ed...
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What to do if you're a contract worker who's been stiffedNov 05, 2017 7:17 am - Q: I have been working as a contractor for a pet-sitting business. I have not been paid in full for a couple of jobs. Each time I followed up, I heard one excuse after a...
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Tire pressure affected by dropping temperaturesNov 05, 2017 5:01 am - By Doug McAllister Q. Could you speak about tire pressure sensors. My 2005 Ford Explorer gets a low-tire warning every time the temperature dips. Over the years I have r...
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Feder: Union vote doomed money-losing DNAinfoNov 03, 2017 1:00 am - A vote last week by newsroom employees in New York to unionize was a factor in the decision by Joe Ricketts to shut down the digital news sites DNAinfo Chicago and Chica...