{"id":15526,"date":"2017-09-20T13:30:25","date_gmt":"2017-09-20T18:30:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.robertfeder.com\/?p=15526"},"modified":"2017-09-20T15:26:44","modified_gmt":"2017-09-20T20:26:44","slug":"robservations-60-minutes-starts-ticking-oprah","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/2017\/09\/20\/robservations-60-minutes-starts-ticking-oprah\/","title":{"rendered":"Robservations: \u201860 Minutes\u2019 starts ticking for Oprah"},"content":{"rendered":"
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<\/a> Oprah Winfrey (Photo: Oprah Winfrey\/Instagram)<\/p><\/div>\n

Robservations on the media beat:<\/p>\n

Sunday will mark Oprah Winfrey\u2019s<\/strong> debut as a special contributor to \u201c60 Minutes,\u201d <\/a>coinciding with the 50th season premiere of the CBS newsmagazine show. Her first segment will examine America\u2019s political divisions through a panel of ideologically opposed citizens, according to the Hollywood Reporter.<\/a> \u201cAt a time when people are so divided, my intention is to bring relevant insight and perspective, to look at what separates us, and help facilitate real conversations between people from different backgrounds,\u201d Winfrey said in a statement announcing<\/a> her hiring. \u201cThe Oprah Winfrey Show\u201d ended its 25-year syndicated run in Chicago in 2011.<\/p>\n

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Gail MarksJarvis<\/p><\/div>\n

Gail MarksJarvis,<\/strong> the nationally renowned personal finance columnist and author, is leaving the Chicago Tribune<\/a> to become a weekly columnist for Reuters.<\/a> She\u2019ll continue to dispense advice on personal finance while dividing her time between homes in Chicago and Florida. MarksJarvis joined the Tribune in 2005 after 12 years at the St. Paul Pioneer Press. \u201cYou don\u2019t have to be a genius, a math brain or know anything about the stock market to invest your money well, build a rich life and eventually retire comfortably,\u201d she writes in her farewell column<\/a> for the Tribune. MarksJarvis can be reached at gail@gailmarksjarvis.com.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Edwin Eisendrath<\/p><\/div>\n

It\u2019s been five weeks since Jim Kirk<\/strong> resigned<\/a> as publisher and editor of the Chicago Sun-Times<\/a> to rejoin his former bosses, Michael Ferro<\/strong> and Tim Knight,<\/strong> at tronc. But the new owners of the Sun-Times appear to be in no rush to fill the vacancy. Sun-Times CEO Edwin Eisendrath<\/strong> said this week he doesn\u2019t expect to name a new editor until November or later, and may eliminate the position of publisher altogether in a management restructuring. \u201cWe are deeply engaged in a rethinking of our newsroom \u2014 how it works, what everyone does, everything,\u201d Eisendrath said. \u201cUntil that\u2019s done, what sense does it make to give people titles for something when we don\u2019t really know what we need?\u201d Sun-Times managing editor Chris Fusco<\/strong> continues as interim editor-in-chief.<\/p>\n

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Daniel Wolfe<\/p><\/div>\n

Longtime morning show producer Daniel Wolfe<\/strong> has been promoted to assistant program director at WLS FM 94.7,<\/a> the Cumulus Media classic hits station. The Coal City native and Illinois Center for Broadcasting graduate joined WLS in 2003. He\u2019ll continue as producer of Brant Miller<\/strong> and Kim Berk\u2019s<\/strong> morning show. \u201cGetting to work in my hometown has meant the world to me,\u201d Wolfe said in a statement.<\/p>\n

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John Webster<\/p><\/div>\n

John Webster<\/strong> headed an all-star news department at the former WCFL in the 1960s that included Carole Simpson, Howie Roberts, Jeff Kamen<\/strong> and John Ganas.<\/strong> The native of Pekin, Illinois, later worked as news director at the former WMAQ. But it was in Cleveland that Webster starred for three decades, becoming a radio legend. Webster died this week while recovering from hip surgery in central Florida. He was 74.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Robservations on the media beat: Sunday will mark Oprah Winfrey\u2019s debut as a special contributor to \u201c60 Minutes,\u201d coinciding with the 50th season premiere of the CBS newsmagazine show. Her first segment will examine America\u2019s political divisions through a panel of ideologically opposed citizens, according to the Hollywood Reporter. \u201cAt a time when people are... Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15526"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15526"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15526\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15538,"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15526\/revisions\/15538"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15526"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15526"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15526"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}