Chicago Tonight

Chicago Tonight
Genre	Television news magazine
Theme music composer	Nick Tremulis Herbie Hancock
Country of origin	United States
No. of episodes	N/A (airs daily)
Production
Executive producer(s)	Mary Field
Production location(s)	Chicago, IL
Camera setup	multi-camera
Running time	57 minutes
Release
Original network	WTTW
Picture format	NTSC (720p)
Audio format	Stereo
Original release	April 24, 1984 – present
External links
Website

Chicago Tonight is an evening television news program broadcast weeknights on WTTW in Chicago. Chicago Tonight reports primarily on local news and presents features showcasing local artists and events. The show began April 24, 1984 and was hosted by popular Chicago broadcast journalist John Callaway for fifteen years. He continued to contribute to the show until he died in 2009.

Monday through Thursday night the program is hosted primarily by Phil Ponce. On Friday, Joel Weisman hosts Chicago Tonight: The Week in Review a panel discussion with four journalists on the top stories of the week.

Features

Regular weekly features

• Every Night
  • News Analysis: discussion and analysis of news of the day with Carol Marin, Elizabeth Brackett and Eddie Arruza
• Regular Segments
  • Viewer Mail
  • Bears Alumni Club (after a Chicago Bears games)
  • Local theater reviews by Hedy Weiss
  • Weekend activities and events
  • Ask Geoffrey (Geoffrey Baer) on viewer questions about Chicago people, places and history.
  • Ask Alpana (Alpana Singh) on viewer questions about wine
• Fridays
  • Chicago Tonight: The Week in Review - round table with four local journalists hosted by Joel Weisman

Semi-regular features

• Artbeat Chicago - a profile of a local artists and performers, or a group of artists and performers, usually focusing on a recent work.
• Cultural Connections - a look into various dimensions of the city's vibrant artistic side
• Scientific Chicago - cutting-edge science and technology news and happenings in Chicago

Notable staff

• Phil Ponce – host
• Carol Marin – contributor
• Elizabeth Brackett – correspondent, segment host

External links

• Official website (now with recent videos)
• Chicago Tonight: Who's Who
• Hedy Weiss reviews at the Sun Times