Robert Feder
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Feder: iHeartMedia lays off three Chicago disc jockeysJan 14, 2020 12:00 am - Three evening personalities in Chicago were among an unspecified number of full-time employees laid off Tuesday in a massive restructuring of iHeartMedia stations nation...
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Tribune Publishing offers buyouts in likely precursor to layoffsJan 13, 2020 12:00 am - Fears that 2020 will be a really bad year for the Chicago Tribune may be turning into a reality already. On Monday, owner Tribune Publishing announced a buyout offer to ...
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Feder: WDCB news director Brian O'Keefe to retireJan 13, 2020 12:00 am - After three decades with College of DuPage's public radio WDCB 90.9-FM, Brian O'Keefe is stepping down as news director at the west suburban Glen Ellyn-based jazz statio...
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Feder: Ring Lardner Awards to honor Dan Roan, Toni Ginnetti and Cooper RollowJan 10, 2020 12:00 am - Dan Roan, longtime sports anchor at Nexstar Media WGN-Channel 9, has been named broadcast recipient of the 2020 Ring Lardner Award for Excellence in Sports Journalism, R...
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Feder: WGN to expand newscasts on Saturdays and SundaysJan 09, 2020 12:00 am - With the expansion of news on Saturdays and Sundays, WGN-Channel 9 will increase its output to a record 72½ hours of news each week, the Nexstar Media Group station anno...
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Feder: Ron Magers to receive DePaul's Distinguished Journalist AwardJan 08, 2020 12:00 am - Ron Magers, who retired in 2016 after a distinguished career as one of Chicago's all-time greatest news anchors, will be back in the spotlight to take a bow this spring,...
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Feder: WBBM Newsradio promotes Jennifer Keiper, Andy DahnJan 07, 2020 12:00 am - We'll soon be hearing more of Jennifer Keiper and Andy Dahn on WBBM 780-AM/WCFS 105.9-FM, the Entercom all-news combo, Robert Feder writes. Keiper, who began her latest...
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Feder: Steve Cortes joins WIND as afternoon host todayJan 06, 2020 12:00 am - Steve Cortes, who's been an outspoken supporter of President Donald Trump as a CNN political commentator and a member of Trump's Hispanic Advisory Council, is signing on...
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Feder: As new WGN Radio morning host, Bob Sirott has friendliness in mindJan 03, 2020 12:00 am - Bright and early Monday morning Bob Sirott will step into the studio of WGN 720-AM and instantly become the biggest star on the Nexstar Media Group news/talk station, Ro...
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Feder: ABC 7 wins New Year's Eve ratings in a blowoutJan 02, 2020 12:00 am - Chicago viewers overwhelmingly chose WLS-Channel 7 to ring in the new year Tuesday night, Robert Feder writes. The ABC-owned station drew 354,947 households - more than...