
WTTW airs Picture Show’s Newt Minow tribute doc May 7
Milwaukee-born, Chicago lawyer and advocate Newton Minow, the last remaining member of the Kennedy administration, is

Milwaukee-born, Chicago lawyer and advocate Newton Minow, the last remaining member of the Kennedy administration, is

WTTW/11’s executive producer Ann Gleason and producer Dan Protess did the impossible when they selected 13 eclectic, interesting and diverse

Within the space of one month, WTTW/11 has announced a second locally-produced children’s series that’s scheduled to air nationally on PBS,

IN ADVANCE OF ITS BROADCAST PREMIERE Dec. 17 on Ch. 11, Kindling Group, the production company behind Susanne Suffredin’s documentary <a href="http://athomedocumentary.org/"

After more than 50 years of simply being called “the broadcast facility,” WTTW’s three-storey building at 5400 N. St. Louis on the Northeastern

A $7 million grant from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting will fund start-up costs for a single master control venture called the Digital Convergence Alliance (DCA), between WTTW/Ch. 11, lead
July 23, 2012
We are currently working on the new documentary, Remembering Chicago: The 70s & 80s – the fifth installment of the wildly popular “Remembering Chicago”
WTTW is the first public television station to offer stock footage purchases from its extensive 50-year video history online.
It launched WTTW Digital Archives after five months

For generations of Chicagoans, Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert weren’t just critics. They were ours, two newspapermen who helped turn this city into a national hub for film discussion. From

The city that launched the most influential duo in American film criticism is marking a major milestone this fall. The Chicago Film Office and the Department of Cultural Affairs and

We’re just hearing about the death of Rob Riley, Chicago actor, writer, director, improviser, singer, and teacher, a quintessential Chicago multi-hyphenate whose career embodied the city’s “workhorse” ethos across comedy

June marked the closure of the Freedom Center, a pivotal plant that printed nearly every newspaper in Chicago, including the Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun-Times, and even the local edition of

Paris Schutz, a seasoned journalist with nearly two decades of experience at WTTW, has been appointed as the new political reporter for Fox-owned Chicago station Fox 32 (WFLD). With a

Did a UFO fly over O’Hare Airport? How did the alligator later named “Chance the Snapper” suddenly appear in Chicago’s Humboldt Park Lagoon? Is Hull-House haunted? Why don’t Chicagoans put ketchup

More than Hollywood. More than New York. More than Atlanta. Chicago production has returned faster and stronger than anywhere else. Chicago’s full-service production studios, equipment vendors, and strong union workforce

Editor’s Note: The Reel Black List is our annual spotlight of brothers and sisters in the worlds of film, TV, advertising, music, radio and media who are making a difference through their

And Then We Rise, the new book release from Chicago born, Common, the multi-award-winning performer, author, and activist, is a comprehensive program for addressing mental and physical health — encouraging

Yep, of course we are thankful for our family, our friends, our co-workers, our advertisers and readers, but we are particularly thankful this year for the amazing people listed below.

Congratulations to the winning recipients of the 65th Annual Chicago/Midwest Emmy Awards. The annual ceremonies took place on November 11, at the Swissotel Hotel in downtown Chicago and the show was

NBC Sports Chicago has announced it will air this year’s 65th Annual Chicago/Midwest Emmy Awards LIVE on Saturday, November 11 beginning at 7:00 PM. The annual ceremonies will take place at the Swissotel Hotel