Chicago Media Talks

Odds are good you didn’t know their names a decade ago, when one of them was just breaking into Chicago radio news and another was barely removed from an internship at Chicago’s public TV station. And now they’re two of the city’s most influential journalists. WTTW News’ multiple-award-winning reporters and Chicago Tonight co-anchors, Brandis Friedman and Paris Schutz, talk about their careers, the challenges facing local news and some recent turbulent times at Channel 11.

Show Notes

Odds are good you didn’t know their names a decade ago, when one of them was just breaking into Chicago radio news and another was barely removed from an internship at Chicago’s public TV station. And now they’re two of the city’s most influential journalists. WTTW News’ multiple-award-winning reporters and Chicago Tonight co-anchors, Brandis Friedman and Paris Schutz, talk about their careers, the challenges facing local news and some recent turbulent times at Channel 11 with hosts Charlie Meyerson and Sheila Solomon.

Creators & Guests

Host
Charlie Meyerson
Host of Chicago Media Talks.
Host
Sheila Solomon
Host of Chicago Media Talks.

What is Chicago Media Talks?

With Chicago’s media landscape changing so quickly, Charlie Meyerson from Rivet360 and Chicago Public Square and Sheila Solomon of Rivet360 host a weekly conversation about that evolution with some of the key players. Subscribe here to hear the discussion.