Robert Feder
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Feder: The Mix taps Chris Petlak to replace Eric Ferguson in morningsJan 18, 2022 12:00 am - Chris Petlak, a northwest suburban native who's been co-hosting afternoons at WTMX 101.9-FM since 2020, is moving to mornings, the Hubbard Radio hot adult-contemporary s...
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Feder: Chicago media colleagues share fond memories of 'The Grobber'Jan 18, 2022 12:00 am - The death of veteran Chicago radio sportscaster Les Grobstein elicited an outpouring of tributes and recollections from media colleagues Monday. Grobstein, 69, who died ...
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Feder: Chicago radio sportscaster Les Grobstein diesJan 17, 2022 12:00 am - Les Grobstein, a hometown original whose career as a Chicago radio sportscaster spanned more than 50 years, was known as a hardworking reporter with a phenomenal memory ...
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Feder: Working solo in the suburbs, Ed Volkman finds Star 96.7 audience 'very welcoming'Jan 14, 2022 12:00 am - Generations of fans grew up listening to Ed Volkman and Joe Colborn, the endearing Chicago radio duo known as Eddie & Jobo. Thanks to their 20-year run as the highly-rat...
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Feder: Patrick Elwood joins Dina Bair as WGN midday co-anchorJan 13, 2022 12:00 am - Patrick Elwood, a genial general-assignment reporter at Nexstar Media WGN-Channel 9, has been named midday news co-anchor with Dina Bair, starting Monday. He succeeds Ju...
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Feder: Block Club Chicago wins major grantJan 12, 2022 12:00 am - Tuesday was another red-letter day for Block Club Chicago, Robert Feder reports. In what it called “a wonderful vote of confidence,” the vital nonprofit neighborhood ne...
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Feder: Newsy relaunches 'The Why'Jan 11, 2022 12:00 am - Monday marked the relaunch of "The Why," a one-hour prime-time news program originating from the Chicago studios of Newsy, the free 24/7 broadcast news network owned by ...
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Feder: Lite FM celebrates another Christmas season on topJan 10, 2022 12:00 am - To the surprise of absolutely no one, WLIT 93.9-FM swept the radio ratings in its 21st consecutive season as Chicago's Christmas station. The iHeartMedia adult contempor...
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From writing about the stage to writing for itJan 09, 2022 12:00 am - For more than 40 years, longtime Deerfield resident Howard Reich covered music and the arts for the Chicago Tribune with passion and sensitivity, adding six books and th...
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Feder: Looking back on the year in Chicago mediaDec 24, 2021 12:00 am - A remark by Mark Giangreco at the end of a sports segment on WLS-Channel 7 (“Cheryl can play the ditzy, combative interior decorator,” were his precise words) sounded di...