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WGN’s Morning News Throws A Block Party

Last Friday, from 6 until 10 in the morning, WGN Chicago’s Morning News shut down a block in front of La Banque Hotel in Homewood, Ill., to hold a good old fashioned block party. All the members of the Tribune independent’s morning news team were there: Larry Potash, Robin Baumgarten, Paul Konrad, Pat Tomasulo, Dean […]

by Paul Greeley July 18, 2018 11:57 EDT

Larry Potash, left, and Robin Baumgarten, second from left, pose for a photo with fans.
Anchor Robin Baumgarten, left, poses for a selfie with a viewer.

Last Friday, from 6 until 10 in the morning, WGN Chicago’s Morning News shut down a block in front of La Banque Hotel in Homewood, Ill., to hold a good old fashioned block party.

All the members of the Tribune independent’s morning news team were there: Larry Potash, Robin Baumgarten, Paul Konrad, Pat Tomasulo, Dean Richards, Ana Belaval, Marcus Leshock, Sarah Jindra, and announcer Mike Toomey.

The fun included dunk tanks, bounce houses, and great music by Better Than Ezra, KT Tunstall and Lowdown Brass Band.

Estimates put attendance at 5,000.

Tags: advertising, Ana Belaval, Better Than Ezra, branding, Chicago, Dean Richards, Homewood, KT Tunstall, Larry Potash, local news, Marcus Leshock, Market Share, marketing, news marketing, news promotion, Pat Tomasulo, Paul Konrad, Robin Baumgarten, Sarah Jindra, Tribune, TVNewsCheck, WGN

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