Business Columns
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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...
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Feder: Rich Warren retiring from WFMT's 'Midnight Special'May 28, 2020 1:00 am - Rich Warren is stepping down after 37 years as host of "The Midnight Special," the venerable weekly showcase for folk music, show tunes and comedy on WFMT 98.7-FM, Rober...
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Feder: WGN to host statewide virtual town hall Thursday with Durbin, DuckworthMay 27, 2020 1:00 am - WGN-Channel 9 will originate a live virtual town on the coronavirus pandemic from 7 to 8 p.m. Thursday - to be simulcast on news/talk WGN 720-AM and eight other Nexstar ...
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Feder: Mass layoffs at CBS 2 hit Pam Zekman, other 'valued members of our team'May 27, 2020 1:00 am - The legendary Pam Zekman, one of Chicago television's premier investigative reporters, was among at least a dozen employees at WBBM-Channel 2 who lost their jobs today i...