Business Columns
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Feder: ESPN 1000 imports new boss from BostonOct 08, 2019 1:00 am - Although he's spent the last decade as program director of a sports/talk station in Boston, the new boss of ESPN Radio WMVP 1000-AM considers himself “a lifelong Chicago...
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Feder: Ex-Tribune exec to head creative services, programming at NBC 5Oct 07, 2019 1:00 am - Joseph Schiltz, former chief marketing officer and senior vice president of development at Chicago Tribune Media Group, has been hired as vice president of creative serv...
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Devising clever responses for dumb, sexist remarks at her workplaceOct 06, 2019 6:00 am - Q: Inspired by your advice, I've made a number of successful changes that involve actively denormalizing the [sexist] microaggressions and empowering others to do the sa...
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Feder: DePaul town hall honors Chicago media's 'Power 25' womenOct 04, 2019 1:00 am - On Thursday night DePaul University and its Center for Journalism Integrity and Excellence brought my column on the Most Powerful Women in Chicago Journalism to life. Tw...
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Feder: Broadcast trio teams up to host 'Gabby Road'Oct 03, 2019 1:00 am - Three ambitious Chicago broadcasters are teaming up to host a weekly talk show aimed at “pushing the limits of smart conversational radio.” They are: Hannah Stanley, lon...
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Feder: V103 vaults back to the top of Chicago radio ratingsOct 02, 2019 1:00 am - WVAZ 102.7-FM, the iHeartMedia urban adult-contemporary station known as V103, took top honors Tuesday in the Nielsen Audio survey for September, Robert Feder writes. Ju...
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Floor & Decor, 24 Hour Fitness to fill vacant spots on Randall Road in AlgonquinOct 01, 2019 11:00 pm - Two new tenants are coming to the Randall Road corridor in Algonquin early next year, to fill up sizable vacant retail space. Construction has already begun on a new 80,...
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Feder: Nexstar silences Bill Kurtis as voice of WGN RadioSep 30, 2019 1:00 am - The dulcet voice of legendary Chicago anchorman Bill Kurtis won't be heard on WGN 720-AM anymore. New owner Nexstar Media Group has dropped Kurtis after three years as t...
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Snarky comments on age deserve a ready retortSep 29, 2019 6:00 am - Q: I am an older woman working in a field among predominantly younger workers and would love insight on how to deal with frequent references to my age. I love what I do ...
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No, you do not have to be in debt to have a good credit scoreSep 29, 2019 1:00 am - There is a lot of misinformation about credit scores, but when it's coming from someone who should know better, I want to scream. During a recent online discussion, a re...