Business Columns
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Feder: Sun-Times, WBEZ search for new editorsFeb 02, 2022 12:00 am - Now that the Sun-Times has been acquired by the parent company of NPR news/talk WBEZ 91.5-FM and become a nonprofit subsidiary of Chicago Public Media, all eyes are on t...
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Feder: WBEZ owner completes Sun-Times acquisitionFeb 01, 2022 12:00 am - The parent company of public radio news/talk WBEZ 91.5-FM finalized its takeover of the Sun-Times Monday, marking the money-losing newspaper's conversion to a nonprofit ...
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Feder: Chicago Public Square marks 5 yearsJan 28, 2022 12:00 am - It's been five years since veteran Chicago journalist and digital news innovator Charlie Meyerson launched the free daily email news briefing Chicago Public Square, prov...
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Waubonsee professor shares how he got into learning, teaching in automotive programJan 25, 2022 12:00 am - How do I reset my journey? What if I haven't figured out what my journey is yet? Where will this journey take me? These are all questions that our students ask themselv...
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It's hard to talk to a Hollywood star when you don't realize he was one of your heroesJan 21, 2022 5:00 am - Throughout my career, I've interviewed or at least spoken to several people who have been in the national spotlight. Marquette basketball coach Al McGuire; former Bulls ...
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Feder: Chicago Public Media approves 'historic partnership' for WBEZ, Sun-TimesJan 18, 2022 12:00 am - The parent company of public radio station WBEZ 91.5-FM is moving forward on plans to acquire the Chicago Sun-Times - a merger designed to assure survival of the money-l...
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Feder: Working solo in the suburbs, Ed Volkman finds Star 96.7 audience 'very welcoming'Jan 14, 2022 12:00 am - Generations of fans grew up listening to Ed Volkman and Joe Colborn, the endearing Chicago radio duo known as Eddie & Jobo. Thanks to their 20-year run as the highly-rat...
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Feder: Block Club Chicago wins major grantJan 12, 2022 12:00 am - Tuesday was another red-letter day for Block Club Chicago, Robert Feder reports. In what it called “a wonderful vote of confidence,” the vital nonprofit neighborhood ne...
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Constable: Remember 'Beanie Mania'? These women in a Naperville cul-de-sac made it happenJan 11, 2022 4:20 am - A fun-loving neighborhood in Naperville was the epicenter of the Beanie Babies craze of the 1990s, with the lovable $5 stuffed animals generating $1.4 billion in sales w...
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Feder: Lite FM celebrates another Christmas season on topJan 10, 2022 12:00 am - To the surprise of absolutely no one, WLIT 93.9-FM swept the radio ratings in its 21st consecutive season as Chicago's Christmas station. The iHeartMedia adult contempor...