Robert Channick

Robert Channick is a business reporter for the Tribune. A former broadcast consultant and radio station manager, he began freelancing for the Chicago Tribune in 2002, joining the Tribune staff as a business reporter in 2011. He has a bachelor's degree in English from Kenyon College and a master's in journalism from Northwestern University.

Business

Hedge fund Alden looks to buy Baltimore Sun owner and go private in deal valuing newspaper chain at $520 million
Hedge fund Alden Global Capital is looking to buy Tribune Publishing and take the Chicago-based newspaper company private in a deal valued at $520 million.

By Robert Channick and Lorraine Mirabella

Dec 31, 2020

Education

Cards Against Humanity co-founder Max Temkin, a Goucher grad, steps down amid accusations of racist, sexist culture
Goucher graduate Max Temkin, co-founder of Cards Against Humanity, has stepped down from an active role with the company amid accusations of a racist and sexist culture in the Chicago office.

By Robert Channick

Jun 24, 2020

- Maryland
Bar Louie files for bankruptcy, abruptly shuts three of its five Maryland sites, including one in Owings Mills
Bar Louie, a Texas-based gastropub chain, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and closed more than a third of its corporate-owned locations, including three in Maryland.

By Robert Channick and Lillian Reed

Jan 27, 2020

Robert Channick

Hedge fund Alden looks to buy Baltimore Sun owner and go private in deal valuing newspaper chain at $520 million

Cards Against Humanity co-founder Max Temkin, a Goucher grad, steps down amid accusations of racist, sexist culture

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