Business Columns
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Feder: MeTV flags objectionable content in 'shows from another era'Jul 07, 2020 11:00 pm - Richie Cunningham, the All-American 1950s teenager played by Ron Howard on the long-running sitcom “Happy Days,” has a poster on his bedroom wall that bears the image of...
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Feder: Maze Jackson, Todd Stroger quit morning show at WVONJul 07, 2020 1:00 am - Citing pressure from his bosses to ease off criticism of Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot, WVON 1690-AM morning host Maze Jackson resigned last week, taking co-host Todd Str...
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Feder: NBC 5 apologizes for mixing up Aurora Police Departments in storyJul 06, 2020 1:00 am - WMAQ-Channel 5 is taking the rap for a story posted briefly online that misidentified the police chief of Aurora as her counterpart in Aurora, Colorado, Robert Feder wri...
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Feder: NBC Chicago launched record-setting run for Hugh DownsJul 03, 2020 1:00 am - The great Hugh Downs, whose more than five decades in television earned him a Guinness-certified record for most hours on network TV, started it all in Chicago, Robert F...
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Feder: After 5 years on WGN, Carl Amari's radio classics returning to WINDJul 02, 2020 1:00 am - With the impending cancellation of the weekly "WGN Radio Theatre" on WGN 720-AM, host Carl Amari is about to bring classic drama and comedy from the golden age of radio ...
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Feder: With no savior in sight, Tribune loses reporter David JacksonJul 01, 2020 1:00 am - David Jackson, a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter who spearheaded a valiant effort to find a benevolent owner for the Chicago Tribune, has resigned after 29...
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Feder: iHeartMedia launches 24/7 Black Information Network todayJun 30, 2020 1:00 am - Radio giant iHeartMedia announced the launch today of a full-time national audio network "dedicated exclusively to providing an objective, accurate and trusted source of...
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Feder: Is Alden on the move at Tribune Publishing?Jun 30, 2020 1:00 am - Staffers at the Chicago Tribune are bracing for bad news - but hoping for a miracle. Today marks end of the standstill agreement for Alden Global Capital, the New York-b...
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Feder: As Joe Donlon bows out, 'the hunt is on' for new top anchor at WGNJun 29, 2020 1:00 am - If all goes as planned, the next time we'll see Joe Donlon is September 1 when he debuts with Marni Hughes as the Monday-through-Friday anchor team on "News Nation," the...
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Feder: Over and out for Jason & Katie at US99Jun 23, 2020 1:00 am - Today was the last day on their air for Jason Pullman and Katie Bright after 10 months as morning co-hosts on Entercom country WUSN 99.5-FM, Robert Feder writes. Rachel ...