Business Columns
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Feder: Lee Phillip Bell, 'First Lady of Chicago TV,' recalled as 'gracious and kind'Feb 27, 2020 12:00 am - Lee Phillip Bell, the Chicago talk show pioneer who co-created two long-running CBS soap operas, is being remembered as the "First Lady of Chicago Television," Robert Fe...
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Feder: 'Oprah Winfrey Show' to be recycled as weekly podcastFeb 26, 2020 12:00 am - Oprah Winfrey is opening the vault to 25 years of "legendary interviews, a-ha moments, ugly cries and unforgettable surprises," according to an announcement this week by...
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Feder: Barry Cronin takes over weekly golf show on The ScoreFeb 25, 2020 12:00 am - Barry Cronin, the former Sun-Times sportswriter who's now editor of Chicago District Golfer magazine, has been named co-host of "Scorecard," the weekly golf show on Ente...
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Feder: Unforced errors tarnish Marquee Sports Network launchFeb 24, 2020 12:00 am - The Chicago Cubs and Sinclair Broadcast Group had more than a year to get their act together to launch Marquee Sports Network. Even so, Saturday's long-awaited debut tu...
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Laziness, or invisible labor? Workers, managers weigh inFeb 23, 2020 5:13 am - A recent column on lazy co-workers struck a chord with workers and managers alike. (Responses edited for length and clarity.) Personal business on business time: "S...
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Employers are adding high-tech solutions to solve a low-tech problem: Getting more sleepFeb 23, 2020 5:00 am - New Balance, the Boston-based athletic shoe company, wanted to help its employees sleep better. So in October, it rolled out Dayzz, a mobile app that offers personal rec...
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TopTracer the drawing card at Mistwood Golf DomeFeb 21, 2020 12:00 am - It's 1 p.m. on a typical cold, blustery and downright dreary February afternoon in the suburbs. Drive by any golf course and there's not a soul to be found. Yet at 730 N...
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Feder: One-woman show 'Reporting Live: I'm Ana Belaval' goes onstageFeb 21, 2020 12:00 am - Ana Belaval, the multitalented "Around Town" reporter on the top-rated "WGN Morning News," is about to star in her own one-woman comedy show, Robert Feder writes. "...
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Feder: ABC 7's Bob Petty recalled as trailblazing journalistFeb 19, 2020 12:00 am - Colleagues are remembering Bob Petty as a pioneering African-American news anchor, reporter and public-affairs host at ABC-owned WLS-Channel 7 for more than three decade...
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Feder: WGN to air Chicago Fire soccer broadcastsFeb 19, 2020 12:00 am - WGN-Channel 9 is getting back into the play-by-play sports business after all, Robert Feder writes. The Nexstar Media Group station today announced a multiyear agreement...