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Robert Feder

@robertfeder.bsky.social

I reported on Chicago media from 1980 to 2022.

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Gary Deeb, the influential Chicago TV and radio critic once dubbed "The Terror of the Tube" by Time magazine, died May 17 at 79. I worked as Deeb's legman at the Sun-Times from 1980 to 1983.

01.06.2025 21:19 β€” πŸ‘ 26    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 2

Richard Roeper was a star in his own right. Whether holding his own with Roger Ebert on TV, or chatting with Tom Cruise or Jay Leno. But he was also a kid from Dolton who never forgot where he came from, or who his friends were. He was at my wedding in 1990, and my son's bris in 1997. A true loss.

19.03.2025 17:36 β€” πŸ‘ 46    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 4
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WGN-TV names Ric Harris as VP-General Manager - T Dog Media Veteran broadcaster to lead Nexstar's flagship station; WGN also announces new programming for WGN+Irving, Tex.-based Nexstar Media Group announced Ric Harris would become WGN-TV's new vice president ...

Now on T Dog Media: WGN-TV names Ric Harris as station's new vice president and general manager:
www.tdogmedia.com/2025/02/wgn-...

13.02.2025 01:36 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Brilliant . . . and terrifying, via @neilsteinberg.bsky.social.

05.02.2025 16:18 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Narrator: That's not what it ensures.

23.01.2025 02:07 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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I was interviewed for "Jerry Springer: Fights, Camera, Action," a new Netflix documentary series directed by @lukesewell.bsky.social. I hope you'll watch it.

12.01.2025 14:35 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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When Facebook decides you are not a real person Robert Feder, the respected dean of media reporting in Chicago, was shown the gate by Facebook for reasons mysterious.

If you’re not appalled by this reckless and inexplicable action by a too-powerful entity that’s far more enmeshed in our lives than it should be, heaven help you. Heaven help all of us.

Robert Feder exists, dammit.

chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2...

06.01.2025 15:03 β€” πŸ‘ 19    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 3
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When Facebook decides you are not a real person Robert Feder, the respected dean of media reporting in Chicago, was shown the gate by Facebook for reasons mysterious.

Thank you, @neilsteinberg.bsky.social. chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2...

05.01.2025 19:22 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

As 2024 ended, Meta permanently disabled my personal
Facebook account, saying it "doesn't follow our Community Standards on account integrity." I have no idea why. My appeal was denied without explanation or recourse. Now I have no access to any of my content or contacts. What now?

01.01.2025 16:45 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 1

As Henry Kissinger was quoted as saying: β€œIt has the added advantage of being true.”

27.12.2024 15:34 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Robert Murphy joined Q101 in 1983.

18.12.2024 23:48 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

T Dog knows his stuff. Highly recommended.

26.11.2024 01:36 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Walter Cronkite, November 22, 1963.

22.11.2024 18:21 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Murrow on McCarthy, no fear, 1954
YouTube video by pmw8000 Murrow on McCarthy, no fear, 1954

Played this Murrow classic on the show today. The legendary CBS News journalist said this 70 years ago about McCarthy: β€œWe will not walk in fear, one of another.”
youtu.be/vEvEmkMNYHY?...

21.11.2024 16:38 β€” πŸ‘ 933    πŸ” 258    πŸ’¬ 34    πŸ“Œ 17
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Mike Thomas, who finished the late Bill Zehme’s β€œCarson the Magnificent,” talks about the Johnny Carson biography with the Tribune’s Rick Kogan at the American Writers Museum.

20.11.2024 00:14 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

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