TV Host
Anthony Landahl
Nexstar Producer
Geoffrey Baer has been hosting programs for over a quarter century at WTTW. Host Anthony Landahl and Geoffrey talk about how these shows got started, from the Chicago boat tours to tours through the air. The conversation also includes how Geoffrey got interested in television from a young age, why he went back to school for his love of theater, and the significance of public media.
“Creativity is something that comes and goes, but you’re never going to get anything done if you don’t do the work, if you don’t take the time and do the work.”
“Basically, hustling like it is crazy! That is the one common denominator between the people who really make it (whatever their definition of it is) and everyone else. Beyond working hard. Saying yes to everything.”
The minute you start falling more in love with your product than the people receiving your product is the minute you start going backwards.”
“Is your heart happy? Are you happy? When you wake up in the morning, is there a little zest for life? Do you love what you do? Yes, work is hard, but do you love your work? To me, success is setting a goal, accomplishing a goal and being happy doing it. ”
“…anytime something comes at you, you got to be ready to look it square in the eye and make a call about it.”
“Don’t ever lose sight of the audience. TV is a very one way medium and it’s easy to forget that you need to engage the audience in an interactive way.”
John Owens
Executive Producer
Rebekah Cowing
Executive Producer
Aliyah Muhammad
Graphic Designer, Producer & Editor
Carmen Vincent
Producer & Editor
Anthony Landahl
Producer & Editor
Melyssa Guzman
Producer & Editor
Tiyen Simmons
Producer & Editor
Nihar Gagneja
Producer & Editor
Larry Larson
Producer & Editor
Sam Brief
Producer & Editor
Mikey Boyd
Producer & Editor