Business Columns
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When you don't want the commonplace SUV or truckFeb 08, 2020 5:00 am - Searching for an SUV that was built in a supercar facility, or hunting for a unique truck? I saw both at the Chicago Auto Show's media day this week. If you've looked hi...
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Feder: Bill Geist named to Illinois Broadcasters' Hall of FameFeb 07, 2020 12:00 am - Bill Geist, who retired in 2018 after 31 years as a correspondent for "CBS Sunday Morning," will be inducted this spring in the Illinois Broadcasters Association Hall of...
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Feder: Voting starts for Illinois Rock and Roll Museum Hall of FameFeb 06, 2020 12:00 am - With the opening of the Illinois Rock and Roll Museum on Route 66 in Joliet set for this summer, voting is underway on the first Hall of Fame class, Robert Feder writes....
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Feder: CBS 2 eyes launch of 24/7 streaming news service in MarchFeb 05, 2020 12:00 am - Look for CBS-owned WBBM-Channel 2 to roll out a 24/7 streaming news service this spring, Robert Feder writes. Branded as CBSN Local, it will feature locally anchored pr...
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Feder: Bill Leff and Wendy Snyder launch podcast for CumulusFeb 04, 2020 12:00 am - Bill Leff and Wendy Snyder, who were forced out as midday co-hosts at Nexstar Media Group news/talk WGN 720-AM in November, just launched a podcast for Cumulus Media Chi...
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I thought we were friends. Now we are both going for the same job.Feb 02, 2020 5:00 am - Q: Five years ago, I reconnected with a fellow graduate through an online dating site. He complained nonstop about his then-job. I didn't see a romantic spark, but invit...
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Feder: Why new morning host Richard Milne loves WXRT 'and everything it stands for'Jan 31, 2020 12:00 am - Thirty-four years after Richard Milne joined WXRT 93.1-FM as weekend overnight host, he's about to become the face and the voice of morning drive at "Chicago's Finest Ro...
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Feder: Anchor Terrence Lee, reporter Brittany Garzillo headed for Fox 32Jan 30, 2020 12:00 am - Look for two new hires to be announced today at Fox-owned WFLD-Channel 32, Robert Feder writes. Terrence Lee, morning news anchor at ABC affiliate WEWS in Cleveland, is...
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Feder: Chicago Journalism Town Hall 2020 to convene Feb. 23Jan 29, 2020 12:00 am - On a wintry Sunday afternoon in 2009, Ken Davis and Linda Paul assembled a roomful of media elders and innovators to share their thoughts about the uncertain future of j...
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Feder: Sinclair settles Tribune Media lawsuit for $60 millionJan 28, 2020 12:00 am - Sinclair Broadcast Group has finally closed the book on its bungled attempt to take over Tribune Media, Robert Feder writes. In 2017 Sinclair sought to buy Tribune Medi...