**YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER**
WHAT: | WGN News and the Chicago Tribune will present a live, televised debate between the four Republican candidates for governor on March 5th at 6pm. In addition to WGN-TV, other stations broadcasting the WGN/Chicago Tribune debate include: WGEM - Quincy, WQAD-Quad Cities, WAOE- Peoria, WIFR-Rockford and WREX-Rockford. |
The debate will last one hour with no commercial breaks and will be hosted by Bruce Dold, editorial page editor for the Chicago Tribune, and Micah Materre, anchor for WGN News. | |
Viewers can follow updates on the debate at WGNtv.com/GOPdebate and on Twitter at @Trib_Ed_Board. | |
WHEN: | Wednesday, March 5th at 6pm |
WHERE: | The debate will be televised on WGN-TV Chicago, simulcast on CLTV and WGN Radio, and streamed live on WGNtv.com and ChicagoTribune.com. |
WHO: | State Senators Bill Brady and Kirk Dillard, Illinois Treasurer Dan Rutherford and businessman Bruce Rauner will participate. |
WHY: | Exclusive opportunity to cover the live debate from the press room at the WGN-TV studios. To have your name added to the press list, please contact Jordan Muck at jmuck@tribune.com |
Photography will be allowed inside the pressroom, but not inside the debate studio. | |
OTHER: | About WGN-TV |
WGN-TV is Chicago's CW network affiliate, programming news, sports and entertainment. Most programming airs in high definition on WGN 9.1. WGN News programs more local news than any other Chicago TV station airing on WGN-TV as well as CLTV. WGN 9.2 is Chicago's home of Tribune Broadcasting's classic TV network Antenna TV and WGN 9.3 is Chicago's This TV movie network affiliate. WGN-TV also programs for WGN America on cable, telco and satellite throughout the U.S. WGN-TV is a Tribune Broadcasting station. For more information on Chicago's Very Own WGN-TV, go to WGNtv.com | |
About Chicago Tribune Media Group | |
Chicago Tribune Media Group is a media and business services company that publishes the Pulitzer Prize-winning Chicago Tribune and ChicagoTribune.com. CTMG also produces related print and interactive media serving Chicagoland like RedEye, Hoy, Chicago magazine, Naperville Magazine, TribLocal, The Mash, ChicagoTribune.com, ChicagoNow.com and Metromix.com. Reaching 4.8 million adults each week in the greater Chicago area, CTMG is the leading news and information destination in Chicagoland. | |
Contact: | Diana Dioniso |
773.883.3412 | |
ddionisio@tribune.com | |
Shaina Murphy | |
312.222.2315 | |
shaimurphy@tribune.com |
/PRNewswire-- March 3/
SOURCE Chicago Tribune Media Group
