Business Columns
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Feder: A look back at Chicago media luminaries who left us in 2019Dec 26, 2019 12:00 am - Marshall “Wizzo” Brodein magician and sportscaster Chet Coppock were among the Chicago media luminaries who left us in 2019 Go to robertfeder.com. for the complete l...
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Feder: Promotion to WGN Radio boss 'surpasses any dream' for Mary Sandberg BoyleDec 23, 2019 12:00 am - Overshadowed by news of the morning-drive shakeup Friday at Nexstar Media WGN 720-AM was the appointment of the first female general manager in the 95-year history of th...
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Feder: Ousted by WGN, Cochran thanks listeners for years of supportDec 22, 2019 12:00 am - Steve Cochran didn't know until after he got off the air Friday that it was his last show on WGN 720-AM. So he wasn't able to thank his loyal listeners - until now. "The...
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Feder: Steve Cochran out, Bob Sirott in as WGN Radio morning hostDec 20, 2019 12:00 am - In a major shakeup involving two of Chicago's best-known radio personalities, Steve Cochran is out and Bob Sirott is in as morning host at WGN 720-AM, the Nexstar Media ...
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Feder: As CLTV fades to black, former staffers share fond memoriesDec 20, 2019 12:00 am - The announcement this week that Nexstar Media Group was closing down the 24-hour local cable news channel CLTV at the end of the month elicited an outpouring of fond and...
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Feder: Chicago Tribune bosses seek to rally staff in perilous timesDec 18, 2019 12:00 am - Despite ominous warnings about what's ahead under new corporate owners Alden Global Capital, the Chicago Tribune is closing out the year on an upbeat note from its top e...
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Feder: Nexstar Media pulling the plug on CLTVDec 16, 2019 12:00 am - CLTV, the 24-hour local cable news channel launched as Chicagoland Television on New Year's Day 1993, is shutting down at the end of the month, Nexstar Media Group annou...
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Her boss has made her work all major holidays for the past 12 yearsDec 15, 2019 5:10 am - Q: My son's girlfriend is a waitress in a hotel restaurant in California. My son wants to bring her to meet our family at Christmas, but her manager has forbidden her to...
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T-shirt business is more than just a job for Kane County jail inmatesDec 13, 2019 4:00 am - Just in time for your holiday shopping, Kane County jail detainees are stocking an online shop with T-shirts they've created behind bars bearing inspirational messages a...
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Nonprofit recycles paint, but also gives challenged adults meaningful workDec 13, 2019 12:00 am - If you're going to create a portrait of a socially-conscious company, you might as well paint with a broad brush. That's exactly what Chris McCarthy has done with his Wo...