He then joined the Chicago Sun-Times in 1980, starting out as a legman for TV/radio columnist Gary Deeb.
[3] 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.
[4] 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.
[5] Feder ceased frequent reporting on his blog in 2022, but still posts items of interest on social media and publishes freelance work.