Chicago Tonight

*Chicago Tonight*
Chicago Tonight
Genre	Television news magazine
Theme music composer	; Herbie Hancock
Country of origin	U.S.
Production
Executive producer	Mary Field
Production location	Chicago, Illinois
Camera setup	multi-camera
Running time	57 minutes
Release
Original network	WTTW
Picture format	NTSC (720p)
Audio format	Stereo
Original release	April 24, 1984
External links
	Website

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 April 24, 1984^[1] and was hosted by popular Chicago broadcast journalist John Callaway for 15 years, who continued to contribute to the show until his death in 2009.^[2]

Notable staff[]

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

References[]

^ "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[]

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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