Business Columns
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Feder: Juan Carlos Navarrete joins NBC 5 as weekend anchorDec 09, 2021 12:00 am - Straight from his native El Paso, Texas, Juan Carlos “JC” Navarrete has been hired as a reporter and weekend morning news anchor at NBC-owned WMAQ-Channel 5, Robert Fede...
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Feder: Carl Amari returns to host 'WGN Radio Theatre' Sunday nightsDec 08, 2021 12:00 am - Carl Amari, who's been sharing his love of radio's golden age with listeners for four decades, is bringing back his weekly showcase of classic comedy and drama to WGN 72...
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Feder: Sun-Times, WBEZ closing in on mergerDec 03, 2021 12:00 am - For a couple of news organizations that demand transparency from everyone else, there's been little of it from the Chicago Sun-Times and Chicago Public Media, parent com...
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Constable: Annoying holiday song also is a quirky financial barometerDec 02, 2021 4:30 am - Always in those conversations about the most annoying holiday song, "The Twelve Days of Christmas" also occupies a position as a whimsical financial barometer. Every yea...
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Feder: WBBM Newsradio, Lite FM tie for first-place in Chicago radio ratingsDec 02, 2021 12:00 am - WBBM 780-AM/WCFS 105.9-FM, the Audacy all-news combo, and WLIT 93.9-FM, the iHeartMedia adult contemporary station, tied for first place in the latest Chicago radio rati...
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Feder: WTTW promotes veteran producer Jay Smith to news directorNov 25, 2021 12:00 am - In what may be the least surprising promotion of the year, Jay Smith was named news director of WTTW-Channel 11 and executive producer of "Chicago Tonight" Wednesday, Ro...
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Feder: Another shakeup at Chicago magazine: Amy Carr steps down, Terry Noland returnsNov 24, 2021 12:00 am - For the second time in six months there's been a change at the top of Chicago magazine. Amy Carr, the former top features editor at the Chicago Tribune who succeeded Sus...
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Feder: BGA forms Illinois Solutions Partnership with $10 million grant from McCormick FoundationNov 22, 2021 12:00 am - Chicago's Better Government Association, the nonprofit investigation journalism and government watchdog organization, is about to expand dramatically, thanks to the larg...
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O'Donnell: Scottie Pippen's new book fails to factor in the phenomenon of Michael JordanNov 13, 2021 12:00 am - FOR THE THIRD GAME of Michael Jordan's NBA career, Quintin Dailey staged a defiant, lonely protest by staying home and watching cartoons. A few weeks later, Dailey made ...
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Up your golf game: New indoor training and practice center opens in St. CharlesNov 12, 2021 5:00 am - At 23 years old, Mike Foy of South Elgin can say he's spent a lifetime playing golf and learning how to teach it and manage a golf business. Ultimately, area golfers may...