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Two Ton Baker
0 linksAmerican singer and entertainer who was a prominent Chicago radio and television personality for three decades; the 1940s to the 1960s.
American singer and entertainer who was a prominent Chicago radio and television personality for three decades; the 1940s to the 1960s.
Baker was part of WGN-TV's grand opening show on April 5, 1948.
Gene Siskel
4 linksAmerican film critic and journalist for the Chicago Tribune.
American film critic and journalist for the Chicago Tribune.
Their new show, At the Movies, was produced and distributed by Tribune Broadcasting, the parent company of the Chicago Tribune and WGN-TV.
They Stand Accused
0 linksAmerican dramatized court show broadcast on the now-defunct DuMont Television Network from September 11, 1949, to October 5, 1952 and again from September 9 to December 30, 1954.
American dramatized court show broadcast on the now-defunct DuMont Television Network from September 11, 1949, to October 5, 1952 and again from September 9 to December 30, 1954.
The series was recorded in a courtroom presided over by attorney Charles Johnston and broadcast live from Chicago's WGN-TV, with jurors chosen from the studio audience.
Flagship (broadcasting)
5 linksBroadcast station which originates a television network, or a particular radio or television program that plays a key role in the branding of and consumer loyalty to a network or station.
Broadcast station which originates a television network, or a particular radio or television program that plays a key role in the branding of and consumer loyalty to a network or station.
For example, WDIV-TV in Detroit, affiliated with NBC, is the flagship station of Graham Media Group; and WGN-TV in Chicago was the flagship station of Tribune Broadcasting until it was purchased by Nexstar Media Group in 2019.
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
2 linksFounded by Theodore Thomas in 1891.
Founded by Theodore Thomas in 1891.
The CSO appeared in a series of telecasts on WGN-TV, beginning in 1953.
WTTV
2 linksWTTV (channel 4), licensed to Bloomington, Indiana, United States, and WTTK (channel 29), licensed to Kokomo, Indiana, are television stations affiliated with CBS and serving the Indianapolis area.
WTTV (channel 4), licensed to Bloomington, Indiana, United States, and WTTK (channel 29), licensed to Kokomo, Indiana, are television stations affiliated with CBS and serving the Indianapolis area.
As The WB pushed for market exclusivity for its local affiliates as the network increased its national distribution beyond the Tribune Company's television stations and the superstation feed of its Chicago affiliate (and Tribune flagship station) WGN-TV, Sinclair decided to wind down carriage agreements that the station had with cable providers located outside of the Indianapolis market.
Windy City Jamboree
0 linksAmerican popular music program on the DuMont Television Network from March 19 to June 18, 1950.
American popular music program on the DuMont Television Network from March 19 to June 18, 1950.
The show aired live from the Rainbow Gardens nightclub in Chicago, Illinois, on Sunday nights from 8pm to 10 pm ET, using the facilities of DuMont affiliate WGN-TV.
Marshall Brodien
1 linksMarshall Brodien (July 10, 1934 – March 8, 2019) was a professional magician who played Wizzo the Wizard, a wizard clown character which appeared on WGN-TV's Bozo's Circus and The Bozo Show from 1968-1994.
WGN Morning News
3 linksThe WGN Morning News is an American morning television news program airing on WGN-TV (channel 9), an independent television station and national superstation in Chicago, Illinois owned by Nexstar Media Group.
This is Music
1 linksAmerican music television series which was broadcast on the DuMont Television Network.
American music television series which was broadcast on the DuMont Television Network.
Each of these series were broadcast from DuMont affiliate WGN-TV over the DuMont Network during the early 1950s.