Robert Feder
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Feder: Starting tonight, WGN Radio to simulcast Channel 9 news at 10 p.m.Mar 23, 2020 1:00 am - Now we know how WGN 720-AM is going to fill one of the hours previously occupied by evening host Justin Kaufmann, who left last week after his contract was not renewed, ...
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Feder: The Drive's TV campaign focuses on these 'pretty strange days'Mar 20, 2020 1:00 am - Redefining their role on the fly, radio stations everywhere are adapting to a world where commuting suddenly has been replaced by sheltering at home, Robert Feder writes...
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Feder: WGN Radio cuts evening host Justin KaufmannMar 19, 2020 1:00 am - Justin Kaufmann, the Chicago public radio veteran whose hiring as evening host at WGN 720-AM was supposed to signal a new day for the legacy news/talk station, just foll...
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Feder: 25 years later, NBC Sports Chicago looks back on Michael Jordan's returnMar 18, 2020 1:00 am - Twenty-five years ago today Michael Jordan stunned the world with the two-word declaration: "I'm back." NBC Sports Chicago will mark the 25th anniversary of Jordan's Chi...
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Feder: WBBM Newsradio regains top radio ratings spotMar 17, 2020 1:00 am - In the weeks leading up to the coronavirus crisis, Entercom all-news combo WBBM 780-AM/WCFS 105.9-FM moved up to No. 1 among all Chicago radio stations, according to the...
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Feder: How Chicago sports talkers are adjusting to world without sportsMar 16, 2020 1:00 am - I caught up with Mark Giangreco just as he was heading home Sunday from Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, to ask the obvious question: What does a sportscaster do when there...
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Feder: TV news rises to coronavirus challengeMar 13, 2020 1:00 am - The world changed dramatically this week - and so did television. As it has few times in our lives, TV suddenly became the source of essential information to millions of...
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Feder: Coronavirus concerns sending newsroom staffers homeMar 12, 2020 1:00 am - The coronavirus story became personal for multiple media organizations Wednesday after an unidentified employee of the Prudential Building tested positive for COVID-19, ...
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Feder: 'Math in Music' series adds up for WFMTMar 11, 2020 1:00 am - This Saturday - March 14 - is known internationally as "Pi Day," when the date's numerical value of 3.14 matches the Greek letter Pi, symbolizing the first three digits ...
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Feder: WCKG rebrands as 'Sportsbook Radio'Mar 10, 2020 1:00 am - WCKG 1530-AM, the DuPage Radio sports/talk station that's been calling itself "Fox Sports Radio," this week is being rebranded as "Sportsbook Radio," Robert Feder writes...