Chicago_Tonight Knowpia

*Chicago Tonight*
Chicago Tonight
Genre	Television news magazine
Theme music composer	Nick Tremulis ; Herbie Hancock
Country of origin	United States
Production
Executive producer	Mary Field
Production location	Chicago, Illinois
Camera setup	multi-camera
Running time	27 minutes
Original release
Network	WTTW
Release	April 24, 1984

Chicago Tonight is a television news program broadcast weeknights on WTTW in Chicago. It reports primarily on local politics, education, business, culture, science, and health, with a mix of in-studio panel discussions, one-on-one interviews, and short documentary-style packages. On its website, it publishes additional news stories and features by staff reporters.

The show first aired on April 24, 1984^[1] and was hosted by popular Chicago broadcast journalist John Callaway for 15 years, who continued contributing to the show until he died in 2009.^[2]

Notable staff edit

Paris Schutz - host
Brandis Friedman - host
Phil Ponce – host
Carol Marin – contributor

References edit

^ "Chicago Tonight debuts on WTTW". Chicago Tribune. April 24, 1984. p. sec. 5, p. 5.
^ "John Callaway 1936–2009: Journalist and longtime 'Chicago Tonight' host". Chicago Tribune.

External links edit

Official website

[1] "Chicago Tonight debuts on WTTW". Chicago Tribune. April 24, 1984. p. sec. 5, p. 5.

[2] "John Callaway 1936–2009: Journalist and longtime 'Chicago Tonight' host". Chicago Tribune.

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Summary

Notable staff edit

References edit

External links edit