Chicago Tonight

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Chicago Tonight
Chicago Tonight logo.svg
Genre Television news magazine
Theme music composer Nick Tremulis
Herbie Hancock
Country of originUnited States
Production
Executive producerMary Field
Production location Chicago, Illinois
Camera setup multi-camera
Running time27 minutes
Original release
Network WTTW
ReleaseApril 24, 1984 (1984-04-24)

Chicago Tonight is a television news program broadcast weeknights on WTTW in Chicago, United States. 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.

Contents

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

References

  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.