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.
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.”
“If you’re happy doing what you do then you’re successful.”
“Whether it’s through a phone or iPad, that may change. But there will always be a need for storytelling. That will never change. People will still want to be informed.”
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