Robert Feder
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Robert Feder is a noted Chicago media blogger who was the TV and radio columnist for the Chicago Sun-Times
from 1980 until 2008 and a blogger for Vocalo.org from 2009 until 2010. He now writes a blog for Time Out Chicago.
, Feder earned a bachelor's degree in journalism from Northwestern University
's Medill School of Journalism in 1978.
Growing up, Feder considered his idol to be CBS legend Walter Cronkite
, and he created the first and only fan club of Cronkite at age 14.,
' Skokie Life newspaper. He then joined the Chicago Sun-Times in 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 the Sun-Times as its TV/radio columnist until the fall of 2008.
In 2008, Feder took a buyout from the Sun-Times. After a one-year hiatus, he joined Chicago's Vocalo.org
as a blogger, where he worked until December 2010.
It was announced in December 2010 that Robert Feder was joining Time Out Chicago as Media Critic starting January 3, 2011.
. They have one daughter.
Chicago Sun-Times
The Chicago Sun-Times is an American daily newspaper published in Chicago, Illinois. It is the flagship paper of the Sun-Times Media Group.-History:The Chicago Sun-Times is the oldest continuously published daily newspaper in the city...
from 1980 until 2008 and a blogger for Vocalo.org from 2009 until 2010. He now writes a blog for Time Out Chicago.
Early life and education
Born on Chicago's South Side and raised in Skokie, IllinoisSkokie, Illinois
Skokie is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. Its name comes from a Native American word for "fire". A Chicago suburb, for many years Skokie promoted itself as "The World's Largest Village". Its population, per the 2000 census, was 63,348...
, Feder earned a bachelor's degree in journalism from Northwestern University
Northwestern University
Northwestern University is a private research university in Evanston and Chicago, Illinois, USA. Northwestern has eleven undergraduate, graduate, and professional schools offering 124 undergraduate degrees and 145 graduate and professional degrees....
's Medill School of Journalism in 1978.
Growing up, Feder considered his idol to be CBS legend Walter Cronkite
Walter Cronkite
Walter Leland Cronkite, Jr. was an American broadcast journalist, best known as anchorman for the CBS Evening News for 19 years . During the heyday of CBS News in the 1960s and 1970s, he was often cited as "the most trusted man in America" after being so named in an opinion poll...
, and he created the first and only fan club of Cronkite at age 14.,
Professional career
Feder got his start in journalism at Lerner NewspapersLerner Newspapers
Lerner Newspapers was once the largest chain of weekly newspapers in the world. Founded by Leo Lerner, the chain was a force in community journalism in Chicago from 1926 to 2005....
' Skokie Life newspaper. He then joined the Chicago Sun-Times in 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 the Sun-Times as its TV/radio columnist until the fall of 2008.
In 2008, Feder took a buyout from the Sun-Times. After a one-year hiatus, he joined Chicago's Vocalo.org
Vocalo.org
WBEW is a non-commercial educational public radio station on 89.5 MHz at Chesterton in Northwest Indiana. Since June 2007, the station has been the broadcast element of Vocalo, broadcasting primarily uploaded or e-mailed user-generated content; other Vocalo content is on the web but not...
as a blogger, where he worked until December 2010.
It was announced in December 2010 that Robert Feder was joining Time Out Chicago as Media Critic starting January 3, 2011.
Personal
Feder currently is married to Janet Feder and lives in Highland Park, IllinoisHighland Park, Illinois
Highland Park is a suburban municipality in Lake County, Illinois, United States, about north of downtown Chicago. As of 2009, the population is 33,492. Highland Park is one of several municipalities located on the North Shore of the Chicago Metropolitan Area.-Overview:Highland Park was founded...
. They have one daughter.