Business Columns
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Feder: Daily Herald to launch weeklies in Northbrook, GlenviewJun 05, 2020 1:00 am - At a time when news organizations everywhere are dealing with drastic cutbacks, the Daily Herald Media Group is about to introduce two new weekly publications, Robert Fe...
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Feder: Steve Cushing celebrates 40 years of 'Blues Before Sunrise'Jun 04, 2020 1:00 am - It's been 40 years since Steve Cushing launched "Blues Before Sunrise," the five-hour weekly public-radio showcase for vintage blues, R&B and gospel recordings spanning ...
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Feder: TV news crews become targets on the streetJun 03, 2020 1:00 am - The hazards of journalism became all too real this week for TV news crews in Chicago, Robert Feder writes. Ken Bedford, a photographer for ABC-owned WLS-Channel 7, was ...
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Feder: WGN's Joe Donlon named weeknight anchor for Nexstar's 'News Nation'Jun 02, 2020 1:00 am - Nexstar Media Group has unveiled a lineup of anchors and correspondents for its upcoming nightly national newscast that includes three familiar faces from "Chicago's Ver...
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Feder: WIND's Amy Jacobson suing Pritzker over ban from media briefingsJun 01, 2020 1:00 am - Governor J.B. Pritzker may have ended his daily media briefings on the coronavirus pandemic, but Chicago radio talk show host Amy Jacobson isn't giving up her fight with...
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Feder: Adam Amin replacing Neil Funk as TV voice of Chicago BullsJun 01, 2020 1:00 am - The Chicago Bulls today named Adam Amin as play-by-play announcer on NBC Sports Chicago, replacing the retiring Neil Funk alongside analyst Stacey King, Robert Feder wri...
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Team building and the coronavirus pandemic: Cash, time off and thank you notesMay 31, 2020 6:12 am - Last week, I asked readers for their suggestions on ways to reward a team's accomplishments during the coronavirus pandemic other than more online team activities. Many ...
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Feder: Joe Walsh returning to radio starting MondayMay 30, 2020 1:00 am - Joe Walsh, the former firebrand congressman and talk show host who declared "I'm done with talk radio" last summer, is getting back behind a microphone again, Robert Fed...
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St. Charles church's free spaghetti dinner re-opens with drive-throughMay 29, 2020 6:00 am - When things got difficult for families during the recession a decade ago, area churches began offering free monthly meals on various nights. It lifted spirits, brought f...
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Feder: 'I'm Back' podcast reveals Michael Jordan's secret workoutMay 29, 2020 1:00 am - "I'm Back," a one-hour podcast chronicling Michael Jordan's return to the Chicago Bulls in 1995 - including the revelation that he secretly worked out with the Golden St...