Chicago Tonight With John Callaway; No. 1049; Democratic Convention, Part 1
- Episode Number
- No. 1049
- Episode
- Democratic Convention, Part 1
- Producing Organization
- WTTW (Television station : Chicago, Ill.)
- Contributing Organization
- The Walter J. Brown Media Archives & Peabody Awards Collection at the University of Georgia (Athens, Georgia)
- AAPB ID
- cpb-aacip-526-r49g44jz8g
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- Description
- Series Description
- "CHICAGO TONIGHT WITH JOHN CALLAWAY ushers in a new era of local public affairs programming in television. It's public service in the truest sense of the word, because, via telecommunications hook-ups at various Chicago locations, national conventions, and its own studios, constituents are able to ask questions of their elected representatives and community leaders four nights a week. "Because WTTW was the only PBS station to send a reporter to both political conventions this past year, CHICAGO TONIGHT brought its viewers Mayor Harold Washington's live response to Jesse Jackson's speech at the Democratic Convention, and also what the Mayor's rival Eddie Vrdolyak had to say about the Mayor, Jackson, and what it means to be a Democrat. "Controversy and information serving the public interest is an every night occurrence on CHICAGO TONIGHT. These programs also represent the series: Alderman Clifford Kelley's insights into the firing of Chicago School [Superintendent] Ruth Love and Chicago taxicab deregulation; and a discussion of gang violence between City Hall representative Michael Holewinski and Guardian Angel Curtis Sliwa, who pull no punches in blaming politics as the reason his Guardian Angels cannot gain a toehold in protecting Chicago's subways. "This is what the Chicago Tribune has to say about CHICAGO TONIGHT's host, John Callaway: 'Callaway is a top-notch interviewer. He does his homework. He cares. He knows where the meat is, and he knows how to ask the questions that will get him--and us--there.' Public affairs in the public interest, live, four nights a week on WTTW."--1984 Peabody Awards entry form.
- Broadcast Date
- 1984
- Asset type
- Episode
- Media type
- Moving Image
- Duration
- 00:29:14.653
- Credits
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Producing Organization: WTTW (Television station : Chicago, Ill.)
- AAPB Contributor Holdings
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The Walter J. Brown Media Archives & Peabody Awards Collection at the
University of Georgia
Identifier: cpb-aacip-2db23b8c500 (Filename)
Format: U-matic
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- Citations
- Chicago: “Chicago Tonight With John Callaway; No. 1049; Democratic Convention, Part 1,” 1984, The Walter J. Brown Media Archives & Peabody Awards Collection at the University of Georgia, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC, accessed November 21, 2024, http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-526-r49g44jz8g.
- MLA: “Chicago Tonight With John Callaway; No. 1049; Democratic Convention, Part 1.” 1984. The Walter J. Brown Media Archives & Peabody Awards Collection at the University of Georgia, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Web. November 21, 2024. <http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-526-r49g44jz8g>.
- APA: Chicago Tonight With John Callaway; No. 1049; Democratic Convention, Part 1. Boston, MA: The Walter J. Brown Media Archives & Peabody Awards Collection at the University of Georgia, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Retrieved from http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-526-r49g44jz8g