A Q&A with WTTW News Director Jay Smith as Changes Come to 'Chicago Tonight'
Julia MaishJanuary 17, 2023
As Chicago Tonight prepares to move to 10:00 pm weeknights beginning January 23, we sat down in WTTW’s Crown Studio with news director Jay Smith to talk about the local news business and plans for Chicago Tonight and WTTW News.
WTTW News Debuts a New Experience for Viewers
WTTWOctober 3, 2022
The Emmy award-winning, flagship nightly news program Chicago Tonight is about to look very different.
WTTW Has a New Weekend News Lineup
Daniel HautzingerSeptember 20, 2021
Beginning Saturday, September 25, WTTW will have a new weekend news lineup.
A Chicago Native Returns Home to Become the Newest WTTW News Reporter
Daniel HautzingerJuly 21, 2021
Joanna Hernandez spent the past five years as a journalist in New York City, but she has always wanted to return to Chicago to tell the stories of her native city. "I’ve talked about it since day one,” she says.
A 2020 Round-Up with WTTW
Tim RussellDecember 16, 2020
To make sense of this remarkable year, WTTW sought to address some of the most important issues of our time with our content, while educating and entertaining children and families. Our Vice President of Community Engagement shares some of his favorites.
How WTTW News Tried to Make Sense of 2020
Julia MaishNovember 23, 2020
2020 has been a year unlike any other in memory, with a worldwide pandemic, a recession, racial reckoning, and a presidential election. As COVID-19 turned life upside down, Chicagoans were left with more questions than answers, and WTTW News had to innovate as they tried to provide them.
"I've Never Covered a More Important Story": Journalism During COVID-19
Daniel HautzingerApril 21, 2020
"I've never covered a more important story in my career," says the producer of the new Frontline: Coronavirus Pandemic. But how are journalists and broadcasters working now, when most people are confined at home? Frontline, WTTW News, and WTTW's FIRSTHAND discuss.
WTTW News Has a New Digital Reporter Covering Politics
Daniel HautzingerApril 13, 2020
Heather Cherone first appeared on WTTW as a high school senior and editor of her school newspaper. Now the veteran of The Daily Line and DNAinfo Chicago is joining WTTW News as a digital reporter covering City Hall.
Window To The World Communications, Inc. Names Hugo Balta as News Director, WTTW News
Daniel HautzingerJanuary 27, 2020
Window To The World Communications, Inc. (WWCI), parent of WTTW and WFMT, announced today that Hugo Balta has joined the organization as News Director for WTTW News effective February 3, 2020.
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