Robert Feder
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Feder: Reporter Jesse Kirsch moving up fast at ABC 7Nov 22, 2019 12:00 am - Jesse Kirsch, who was hired straight out of Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism as WLS-Channel 7's first digital reporter in 2017, has been promoted to...
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Feder: Chicago Reader to go nonprofit routeNov 20, 2019 12:00 am - After nearly 50 years as the city's premier alternative weekly, the Chicago Reader is about to move to a nonprofit business model, Robert Feder writes. Owners Elzie Higg...
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Feder: WGN axes Bill & Wendy, gives Davlantes her own showNov 20, 2019 12:00 am - The affable duo of Bill Leff and Wendy Snyder, who've been Chicago radio partners on and off for 25 years, were cut Wednesday as midday co-hosts on WGN 720-AM. The move ...
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Feder: Entercom sets sights on new Chicago bossNov 19, 2019 12:00 am - Nothing is official yet, but look for Rachel Williamson, a New York-based media and marketing executive, to succeed Jimmy de Castro as senior vice president and market m...
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Feder: Banner year ahead with Dahl brothers teaming upNov 18, 2019 12:00 am - They're not exactly following in their famous father's footsteps, but two of radio legend Steve Dahl's sons are now working together in the content creation business, Ro...
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Feder: Silver Circle to add 10 TV legendsNov 17, 2019 12:00 am - Marlin Perkins, the former Lincoln Park Zoo director who brought the animal world home to millions of viewers through “Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom,” will be honored p...
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Feder: Radio traffic ace Bart Shore lands air shift at 93.9 Lite FMNov 15, 2019 12:00 am - Listeners know Bart Shore as one of Chicago radio's most familiar traffic voices. Now the Wilmette native is going back to his record-spinning roots, Robert Feder write...
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Feder: 'Game changer' Jimmy de Castro retiring as Entercom Chicago bossNov 15, 2019 12:00 am - Legendary media entrepreneur Jimmy de Castro, who downsized and revitalized the seven Chicago radio stations owned by Entercom Communications, is ready to take a gamble ...
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Feder: Tribune pulling the plug on Spanish newspaper HoyNov 13, 2019 12:00 am - Hoy, the Spanish-language newspaper and website produced by the Chicago Tribune, will cease publication as of December 13, Robert Feder writes. No reason was cited for ...
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Feder: Daily Northwestern has nothing to apologize for - except its apologyNov 12, 2019 12:00 am - Someday the young editors of The Daily Northwestern will look back on this episode in their lives with regret. But for now, let's just think of it as a teachable moment ...