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“It is important to call attention to Breast Cancer Awareness Month,” says Dominick Stasi, WGN Chicago’s news director. “We find it necessary to impart the latest information to our viewers, along with inspirational stories of survivors and those who make a difference in the fight.”

WGN, Nexstar’s independent station in Chicago, is launching an hour-long afternoon show, Spotlight Chicago, starting Monday, Sept. 11, from 3-4 p.m. CST. “Spotlight Chicago reflects our ongoing commitment to serve our viewers and continue to tell stories of the good things going on in our community,” says Paul Rennie, WGN’s GM

Watch nine TV station news promos that are Promax Gold winners. Find out which station won four gold awards.

In a new campaign from WGN, Nexstar’s independent station in Chicago, a few viewers were surprised with the opportunity to forecast the weather.  CJ Dugan, a senior producer at WGN,  says he wanted to “highlight that who you get the weather from is just as important as how you get it.”

Backstory with Larry Potash explores the backstory behind some of the most intriguing tales in history, culture, religion and science from Chicago and beyond.

WGN, Nexstar’s independent TV station in Chicago, is celebrating its 75^th anniversary throughout 2023 as only “Chicago’s Very Own” can, with behind-the-scenes funny stories, interviews and great Chicago moments in sports.

If your station has created some Happy Holiday promos (either on-air or on Facebook) that you’d like to share, please contact me at 817-578-6324 or [email protected]. We’d like to see what your station is doing this holiday season to spread love and good cheer.

WGN, Chicago’s Very Own, will broadcast live the 2022 Chicago Auto Show Friday night, February 11, starting at 7 p.m. local time.

TV stations are using Flowcodes to provide a direct link from their local clients’ television advertisements to actual sales. “All of our advertisers have seen phenomenal increases,” says Logan Marshall, the digital sales director for KTVX, Nexstar’s ABC affiliate in Salt Lake City.

Which Market Share columns were the most viewed in 2021? Articles about morning news promotion, local TV news investigations and a rare weather disaster are on the list.