Robert Feder
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Feder: Jerome McDonnell 'pushed from the nest' at WBEZJan 20, 2021 12:00 am - Chicago Public Media WBEZ 91.5-FM bid farewell this week to Jerome McDonnell, who hosted the international affairs talk show "Worldview" for 25 years until its cancellat...
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Feder: Media watchdog Steve Rhodes suspends Beachwood ReporterJan 19, 2021 12:00 am - There's one less watchdog keeping an eye on Chicago media these days. Veteran journalist Steve Rhodes is stepping back after 15 years as media critic for The Beachwood R...
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Feder: 'Black Ink Crew' star Charmaine Bey named midday host on WGCIJan 19, 2021 12:00 am - Charmaine Bey, who leveraged her popularity on the VH-1 hit reality show "Black Ink Crew: Chicago" into a radio career, has been promoted to midday personality at WGCI 1...
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Feder: Pioneering aviator, trailblazing Chicago television host Jim Tilmon diesJan 18, 2021 12:00 am - It's a sign of how much Chicago loved Jim Tilmon that when he retired in 1994, Mayor Richard M. Daley proclaimed it "Jim Tilmon Day in Chicago," the Federal Aviation Adm...
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Feder: Three jobs cut in 'incredibly painful' layoffs at Univision Chicago stationsJan 15, 2021 12:00 am - Veteran sports director Hector Lozano and midday co-host/entertainment reporter Aureliano "Auri" Salgado were among three longtime staffers at Univision Chicago who lost...
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Feder: Chicago news bosses warn journalists to be careful out thereJan 14, 2021 12:00 am - In the wake of attacks on reporters at the U.S. Capitol uprising January 6 and the continued threat of violence against journalists nationwide, Chicago area news organiz...
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Feder: Connor McKnight to host White Sox pregame, postgame shows on ESPN 1000Jan 14, 2021 12:00 am - Chicago sportscaster Connor McKnight has been hired as host of Chicago White Sox baseball pregame and postgame shows on WMVP 1000-AM, the Good Karma Brands ESPN sports/t...
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Feder: WLS Radio owner Cumulus Media forbids talk of 'stolen elections'Jan 12, 2021 12:00 am - Cumulus Media, parent company of conservative news/talk stations nationwide including Chicago's WLS 890-AM, has ordered its talk show hosts to refrain from spreading lie...
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Feder: Len Walter signing off after 52 years at WBBM NewsradioJan 11, 2021 12:00 am - Len Walter, dean of Chicago business reporters and the first journalist to broadcast regularly from the Midwest Stock Exchange, has announced his retirement after 52 yea...
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Feder: 'Bold and fierce' Kristie Graybill joins 'The Fred Show' on Kiss FMJan 11, 2021 12:00 am - WKSC 103.5-FM is adding a new voice to Christopher "Fred" Frederick's morning show on the iHeartMedia Top 40 station known as Kiss FM. Kristie Graybill, just in from St....