WTTW’s new stars navigate changing news landscape

Chicago Media Talks

English - August 10, 2021 20:12 - 30 minutes - 23.8 MB - ★★★★★ - 3 ratings
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Odds are good you didn’t know their names a decade ago, when one of them was just breaking into Chicago radio news and another was barely removed from an internship at Chicago’s public TV station. And now they’re two of the city’s most influential journalists. WTTW News’ multiple-award-winning reporters and Chicago Tonight co-anchors, Brandis Friedman and Paris Schutz, talk about their careers, the challenges facing local news and some recent turbulent times at Channel 11.