''Chicago Tonight'' is a television news
program broadcast
weeknights on
WTTW
WTTW (channel 11) is a PBS member television station in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Owned by not-for-profit broadcaster Window to the World Communications, Inc., it is sister to commercial classical music radio station WFMT (98.7 FM). ...
in
Chicago
(''City in a Garden''); I Will
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. 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 April 24, 1984 and was hosted by popular Chicago broadcast journalist
John Callaway
John Callaway (August 22, 1936 – June 23, 2009) was an American journalist, who appeared on radio and television as a host, interviewer and moderator. He was the original host of ''Chicago Tonight'', a nightly news program broadcast on the Ch ...
for 15 years, who continued to contribute to the show until his death in 2009.
Notable staff
* Paris Schutz - host
* Brandis Friedman - host
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Phil Ponce – host
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Carol Marin – contributor
References
External links
*{{Official website, https://news.wttw.com/
Local news programming in the United States
1984 American television series debuts
1980s American television news shows
1990s American television news shows
2000s American television news shows
2010s American television news shows
2020s American television news shows
Television series by WTTW