Robert Feder
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Feder: Countdown shows to battle for New Year's Eve viewersDec 19, 2018 12:00 am - It's not too early to start making your TV viewing plans for New Year's Eve, Robert Feder writes. Mark Giangreco and Janet Davies will mark their 18th year of ringing i...
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Feder: Remembering radio's 'great talent' Larry LujackDec 18, 2018 12:00 am - On the fifth anniversary of his passing, Larry Lujack continues to be revered as one of America's greatest radio personalities and Chicago's preeminent disc jockey for t...
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Feder: New WLS lineup moves Big John Howell to late afternoonsDec 17, 2018 12:00 am - By this time next week, you may not recognize WLS 890-AM, Robert Feder writes. Gone from the Cumulus Media news/talk station will be the morning show hosted by Big John ...
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Feder: Jennifer White to host 'Morning Shift' on WBEZDec 14, 2018 12:00 am - Jennifer White has been named host of "The Morning Shift," the locally produced news and talk show airing at 9 a.m. weekdays on WBEZ 91.5-FM, Robert Feder writes. Start...
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Feder: NPR reports Tribune payment over Ferro's slurDec 13, 2018 12:00 am - A bombshell report Wednesday claimed Michael Ferro, the former chairman of Tribune Publishing, was heard making an anti-Semitic slur to a gathering of company executives...
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Feder: Daily Herald chosen for ProPublica Local Reporting NetworkDec 12, 2018 12:00 am - The Daily Herald has been selected to participate in the ProPublica Local Reporting Network, a program aimed at strengthening investigative journalism at local and regio...
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Feder: There may be hope for Me-TV FM returning to ComcastDec 11, 2018 12:00 am - Fans are up in arms about the sudden disappearance of Me-TV FM - Weigel Broadcasting's soft-rock oldies and classic hits WRME 87.7-FM - from Chicago's Comcast/Xfinity Ch...
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Feder: WLS owner talks up interest in buying WGN RadioDec 10, 2018 12:00 am - Cumulus Media, parent company of news/talk WLS 890-AM and two other radio stations in Chicago, could be first in line to make a bid for news/talk WGN 720-AM if the stati...
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Feder: Sun-Times cuts Sneed column to Sundays onlyDec 07, 2018 12:00 am - Michael Sneed, whose gossip column has been a staple of the Sun-Times for 32 years, is reducing her workload, Robert Feder writes. Starting this weekend, her Page 4 col...
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Feder: WBBM radiothon keeps 'Good Neighbor' spirit aliveDec 06, 2018 12:00 am - Here's to you, Eddie: "Chicago Ed" Schwartz, the legendary overnight radio host who died in 2009, was known for the annual "Good Neighbor Food Drive" he started in 1982,...