Robert Feder
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Robert Feder(born May 17, 1956) is an American mediabloggerwho was the television and radio columnist for theChicago Sun-Timesfrom 1980 until 2008, a blogger forVocalo.orgfrom 2009 until 2010, and a blogger forTime Out Chicagofrom 2011 until 2013. Feder also reported local TV and radio news on his own blog.
Early life and education[edit]
Born on Chicago's South Side and raised inSkokie, Illinois,[1]Feder earned a bachelor's degree in journalism fromNorthwestern University's Medill School of Journalism in 1978.
Growing up, Feder considered his idol to be CBS legendWalter Cronkite,and he created the first and only fan club of Cronkite at age 14.[2]
Professional career[edit]
Feder got his start in journalism atLerner Newspapers'Skokie Lifenewspaper. He then joined theChicago Sun-Timesin 1980, starting out as a legman for TV/radio columnist Gary Deeb. Feder eventually became the paper's TV and radio columnist after Deeb left to join a Chicago TV station, and Feder remained at theSun-Timesas its TV/radio columnist until the fall of 2008.
In 2008, Feder took a buyout from theSun-Times.[1]After a one-year hiatus, he joined Chicago'sVocalo.orgas a blogger, where he worked until December 2010.
Feder joinedTime Out Chicagoas media critic on January 3, 2011.
On April 8, 2013, Feder announced in an email and on his Facebook page that with the closure ofTime Outas a printed magazine and its shift to a digital-only platform, he would accept a buyout of his contract and leaveTime Out Chicago.[3]
On August 15, 2013, Feder launched "RobertFeder.com", under a licensing and marketing agreement withChicago TribuneMedia Group. That agreement included some of his blog posts appearing as articles in the ChicagoTribunenewspaper. While he continued to blog at his website, his licensing and marketing agreement ended at the end of August 2016 and was not renewed.[4]On April 26, 2017, his blog was under an agreement with theDaily Herald,a newspaper serving the northern, northwestern and western suburbs ofChicago.[5]Feder ceased frequent reporting on his blog in 2022, but still posts items of interest on social media and publishes freelance work.[6]
References[edit]
- ^abFeder, Robert (September 23, 2008)."Columnist's 'dream come true' nears the end".Chicago Sun-Times.p. 39. Archived fromthe originalon September 25, 2008.
- ^Feder, Robert (July 19, 2009). "Hero, Mentor, Friend - He was a journalism giant who never placed himself above the stories he reported, says founder of the world's only Walter Cronkite Fan Club".Chicago Sun-Times.p. A3.
- ^Kapos, Shia (8 April 2013)."Robert Feder leaving Time Out Chicago".Crain's Chicago Business.RetrievedSeptember 1,2013.
- ^Feder, Robert (September 8, 2016)."A new chapter begins for me".Robert Feder.RetrievedOctober 6,2019.
- ^Feder, Robert (April 26, 2017)."My new home at the Daily Herald".Robert Feder.RetrievedJanuary 20,2020.
- ^https://robertfeder.dailyherald.com/2022/07/01/childhood-dream-became-honor-lifetime/