CHICAGO, August 30, 2019 – On Sunday, September 8 at 10pm CT, Chicago’s Very Own WGN-TV will air the 300th episode of Chicago’s Best. The episode features well-known Chicagoans sharing their favorite Chicago venues. Scheduled...
CHICAGO, NOVEMBER 12, 2018 – At Saturday’s 2018 Chicago/Midwest Emmy® Awards, WGN-TV and Oak Brook Productions (OBP) won 11 Emmy® Awards. WGN-TV/OBP Emmy® Award winners include: Outstanding Achievement for News Gathering – Investigative Single Story Violence Against...
CHICAGO, August 9, 2018 – August 13, 1978 is an important date in the history of WGN-TV. It’s the day WGN viewers were introduced to meteorologist Tom Skilling. Today, Skilling appears weekdays on WGN Evening...
CHICAGO, January 10, 2018 – WGN-TV, Chicago’s Very Own, today announced content from WGN-TV is now available via WGN-TV branded applications on several platforms including Roku, Amazon Fire TV, Apple TV and Google’s Android TV,...
CHICAGO – (December 5, 2017) – Chicago’s Very Own WGN-TV was proud to team up with the American Red Cross of Greater Chicago and Northern Illinois for a Disaster Relief Drive. The 13-hour drive on...
CHICAGO, December 4, 2017 – At Saturday’s 2017 Chicago/Midwest Emmy® Awards, WGN-TV and Oak Brook Productions (OBP) won 11 Emmy® Awards. WGN-TV/OBP Emmy® Award winners include: Category #5-a Outstanding Achievement for News Gathering – Serious News (Hard)...
Chicago IL, November 15, 2017– Tribune Broadcasting is pleased to announce Jennifer Lyons of WGN-TV, Chicago, has been named News Director of the Year by Broadcasting & Cable. Each year Broadcasting & Cable selects the top...
PIX11/New York, WGN/Chicago and WDCW/Washington DC July 6, 2017 - Tribune Broadcasting is pleased to announce three of its broadcast television stations have been named finalists for the National Association of Black Journalists Salute to Excellence...
May 16, 2017 – WGN is pleased to announce the debut of a new state-of-the-art multiple use news set, which will house the main set as well as set locations for sports, traffic, interviews, cooking...
December 5, 2016 – At Saturday’s 2016 Chicago/Midwest Emmy® Awards, WGN-TV and Oak Brook Productions (OBP) won 7 Emmy® Awards. WGN-TV/OBP Emmy® Award winners include: Category 6a: Outstanding Achievement for News Specialty Report/Series – Arts/Culture/Entertainment Blues Man...