Business Columns
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Feder: Lee Bey rejoins Sun-Times as editorial writerDec 04, 2019 12:00 am - Chicago journalist and author Lee Bey, who gained a wide following as architecture critic of the Sun-Times, is returning to the paper as a part-time editorial writer, Ro...
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Feder: Roeper and Conn host 'Best Movies of the Decade' podcastDec 02, 2019 12:00 am - Sun-Times film critic Richard Roeper has teamed up with WGN 720-AM radio personality Roe Conn on their first podcast series, Robert Feder writes. "The Best Movies of th...
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Feder: WBBM Newsradio, 94.7 WLS and V103 tie for first placeNov 26, 2019 12:00 am - For the first time ever there's a three-way tie for Chicago's most popular radio station, according to the latest Nielsen Audio survey, Robert Feder writes. Ratings rele...
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Feder: 'Horrible mistake' prompts John Tesh to return Radio Hall of Fame awardNov 25, 2019 12:00 am - Earlier this month syndicated radio host John Tesh was among nine broadcasters inducted in the 2019 class of the Radio Hall of Fame. A few days later he packed up his aw...
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Work advice: My co-workers are grumbling about my telework privilegesNov 24, 2019 5:00 am - Q: I've been a government contractor for 20 years. For the last nine years, I've had telecommuting privileges allowing me to work from home two days a week. On this cont...
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Feder: Reporter Jesse Kirsch moving up fast at ABC 7Nov 22, 2019 12:00 am - Jesse Kirsch, who was hired straight out of Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism as WLS-Channel 7's first digital reporter in 2017, has been promoted to...
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Feder: Chicago Reader to go nonprofit routeNov 20, 2019 12:00 am - After nearly 50 years as the city's premier alternative weekly, the Chicago Reader is about to move to a nonprofit business model, Robert Feder writes. Owners Elzie Higg...
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Feder: WGN axes Bill & Wendy, gives Davlantes her own showNov 20, 2019 12:00 am - The affable duo of Bill Leff and Wendy Snyder, who've been Chicago radio partners on and off for 25 years, were cut Wednesday as midday co-hosts on WGN 720-AM. The move ...
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Feder: Entercom sets sights on new Chicago bossNov 19, 2019 12:00 am - Nothing is official yet, but look for Rachel Williamson, a New York-based media and marketing executive, to succeed Jimmy de Castro as senior vice president and market m...
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Feder: Banner year ahead with Dahl brothers teaming upNov 18, 2019 12:00 am - They're not exactly following in their famous father's footsteps, but two of radio legend Steve Dahl's sons are now working together in the content creation business, Ro...