Business Columns
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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 ...
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Feder: WCGO's 'Gabby Road' morphs into 'The Hannah and Fred Show'Jun 23, 2020 1:00 am - After eight months as a Sunday morning destination on north suburban WCGO 1590-AM/95.9-FM, there's a new name and a cast change coming to "Gabby Road with Hannah, Fred a...
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Feder: Chicago Reader cutting back to biweekly publicationJun 22, 2020 1:00 am - After 49 years as city's premier alternative weekly, the Chicago Reader is downsizing to a biweekly publication schedule, Robert Feder writes. Reader publisher Tracy Ba...
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Bourbon, whiskeys finding new audience with womenJun 19, 2020 1:00 am - Don't tell Ashley Klatecki that bourbon is a man's drink. The owner of Spears Bourbon, Burgers and Beer restaurant in Wheeling is quick to note that the spirit - once as...