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Robert Feder

b. 1956

American blogger

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About Robert Feder

Born 1956. Robert Feder is a writer.

Robert Feder (born May 17, 1956) is an American media blogger who was the television and radio columnist for the Chicago Sun-Times from 1980 until 2008, a blogger for Vocalo.org from 2009 until 2010, and a blogger for Time Out Chicago from 2011 until 2013. Feder also reported local TV and radio news on his own blog.

Early life and education

Born on Chicago's South Side and raised in Skokie, Illinois, 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.

Professional career

Feder got his start in journalism at Lerner Newspapers' 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.

On August 15, 2013, Feder launched "RobertFeder.com", under a licensing and marketing agreement with Chicago Tribune Media Group. That agreement included some of his blog posts appearing as articles in the Chicago Tribune newspaper. While he continued to blog at his website, his licensing and marketing agreement ended at the end of August 2016 and was not renewed. On April 26, 2017, his blog was under an agreement with the Daily Herald, a newspaper serving the northern, northwestern and western suburbs of Chicago. Feder ceased frequent reporting on his blog in 2022, but still posts items of interest on social media and publishes freelance work.

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Medill School of Journalism

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Robert Feder?

American blogger

When was Robert Feder born?

Robert Feder was born on 17 May 1956.

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Robert Feder is a writer.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Robert Feder

· Wikidata: Q7344285

· DBpedia: Robert Feder

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MLA: "Robert Feder." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/robert-feder/.

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