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WTTW explores intergenerational poverty in Chicago

By Reel Chicago Jan 6, 2021 0 Comment

In Chicago, your birthplace often determines your destiny. Children born in one West Side census tract between 1978 and 1983 grew up to have a median annual household income of...

From holiday classics to one-of-a-kind concerts

By Reel Chicago Dec 8, 2020 0 Comment

This holiday season, WTTW, Chicago’s PBS station, and WFMT, Chicago’s classical radio station, will present a variety of special content throughout the holiday se...

MUSIC

Lawrence talks legends in Legacy: From Horns to House

By Dan Patton Dec 2, 2020 0 Comment

Legacy: Horns to House is the story of a Chicago cultural evolution told through the eyes of a person who grew up during it. Fortunately for viewers, the eyes happen to belong ...

AWARDS

Congratulations to the 2020 Chicago Emmy recipients

By Reel Chicago Nov 25, 2020 0 Comment

Reel Chicago congratulates the winners of the 62nd Chicago / Midwest Emmy Awards. A big shout out to two of our loyal advertisers, October TV and WTTW for taking home Emmys. ...

Chicago at the Crossroad a message of hope on WTTW

By Reel Chicago Nov 9, 2020 0 Comment

Chicago at the Crossroad, a documentary film by Chicago’s Emmy-winning producer Brian Schodorf, will air on WTTW-Chicago Thursday, November 12 @ 8pm CT and Sunday, November 1...

‘The Great Chicago Fire’ to air on WTTW

By Reel Chicago Sep 21, 2020 0 Comment

This fall, WTTW tells the dramatic story of a defining and prescient moment in Chicago history, the Great Fire of 1871 when Chicagoans faced destruction, rebuilt, and prepared ...

WTTW News launches new shows on CHICAGO TONIGHT

By Reel Chicago Aug 3, 2020 0 Comment

WTTW News today announced it will launch CHICAGO TONIGHT: LATINO VOICES and CHICAGO TONIGHT: BLACK VOICES, two additions to its influential and independent news and public affa...

WTTW tonight Eastland: The Shipwreck That Shook America

By Reel Chicago Jul 24, 2020 0 Comment

With sound and editing by Andrew Twiss, score by Steve Rashid, and additional design and surround sound by Sam Fishkin, EASTLAND features rare footage from the day of the disas...

PRODUCTION CENTRAL

‘CHICAGO TONIGHT’ provides local coverage of COVID

By Reel Chicago Apr 7, 2020 0 Comment

CHICAGO TONIGHT, correspondent/producer Paris Schutz reports live from Chicago neighborhoods highlighting community challenges and solutions The sudden onset of the COVID-19...

FIRSTHAND: Coronavirus new WTTW digital docuseries

By Reel Chicago Mar 26, 2020 0 Comment

The coronavirus pandemic is a public health crisis unlike any that Chicago has faced in living memory. How are our citizens reacting to its challenges, and who is stepping forw...