The Chicago/Midwest Chapter of NATAS pauses to honor some of our own who have passed away from 2005 to 2019
In Memoriam 2019 – Emmy Program Book
In Memoriam 2018 – Emmy Program Book
In Memoriam 2017 – Emmy Program Book
- Robert Acri (2013)
- Hannalie Adams (2014)
- Roger Adams (2009)
- Dr. Robert Adler
- Chuck Amundsen (2014)
- James Andelin
- Bob Andreson, WBBM writer
- Terry Armour
- Chuck Arnold (2013)
- Jim Ascareggi (2014)
- Ralph Aulwurn
- Jeff Babick, a sports producer and director for Kost Broadcast Sales.
- Mark Bachem (2014)
- Marv Balousek
- Chuck Baker
- Ray Barnas
- Bill Beauchamp (2017)
- Paul Beavers (2010)
- Bill Bell
- Bruce S. Berquist (2011)
- Bob Berry
- Ed Berry
- Bill Birch (2012)
- Randy Birch (2014)
- Jerry G. Bishop (2013)
- Morrie Bleckman
- Gwynne Bodlak (2009)
- Phil Bondelli (2011)
- Ron Born, WBKB (WLS) & WFLD, performer
- Julius Boros
- Elizabeth Brackett (6/17/18)
- Dick Brandel, WFLD engineer
- Terry Brantley (2014)
- Dave Brascher
- Cliff Braun (6/19/11)
- Rich Brenner (2012)
- John Briska (2014)
- Marshall Brodien
- Daniel Brown (2012)
- Les Brownlee
- Jim Brunsell (2017)
- John C. Camden (2012)
- Bob Canman (2009)
- Carmen Capriola, Sr.
- Donald L. Carlson (2012)
- Bill Carter
- Laurel Caudill, NABET Vice President
- Winnie Chambers Clark, WBBM producer
- Joe Chovelak (2017)
- Weldon Clayton
- Glen Clonts
- Richard Coken (2011)
- John Coleman (2018)
- Chuck Collins (2010)
- Charles Coleman
- Dorsey Connors
- John Conrad
- Jim Conway (1/21/16)
- Carol Cooling-Kopp (10/30/13)
- Sheldon Cooper (2020) – Silver Circle Honoree
- Jim Corno (12/10/13)
- Jim Corder (2016)
- John Crispe (2014)
- Carl Crosby (2014)
- Jim Cullen (2013)
- Jim Cummins
- Tim Cuprisin (2/23/11)
- Judy Cutshall (2009)
- Ed Czyzewicz
- Rosemary Dahmer
- Bill Dailey, actor, Newhart – WMAQ floor director
- David Davis – former WISN news anchor
- Patricia Dean (11/17/2018)
- Ray Devent
- Roger DeWert, retired news cameraman and assignment editor at WGN-TV.
- Steve Donahue (2012)
- Phil Doty
- Mike Douglas
- Jim Dowdle (2014)
- Robert J. Dowey (2013)
- James Doxsee, retired design and television engineer for CBS2 Chicago.
- Len Dresslar
- John Drury
- Mike Dukewich
- Alison Ebert (2014)
- Roger Ebert (2013)
- Evelyn Echols (2014)
- Jim Edwards (2013)
- Ted Elbert (2017)
- Royce Elliot (2014)
- Robert H. Engelhardt (2009)
- Jutta “Judy” Ennulat (2018)
- Jon Esther (2010)
- Russ Ewing (6/25/19)
- Dennis Farina (2013)
- Donald R. Farnham Sr. (2020) Emmy Award-winning cameraman for ABC News and ABC-owned WLS–Channel 7
- Robert J Faust (2012)
- Jack Fern (2009)
- Donna Foy Feltman
- Regina Fraser (May 6, 2016)
- Bill Frink
- Bob Gadbois (2018)
- David Gay
- Bob Gill
- Lillian Galorath (2012)
- Asa George (2013)
- Clinton Ghent, Soul Train choreographer & host
- Tom Gianni, Courtroom artist for WGN, WBBM and WTTW (2020)
- Marvin Goldsher, WMAQ engineer
- Carlos Hernandez Gomez (2011)
- Dody Goodman
- William “Bill” Gourley
- Herb Graham (2013)
- Milt Grant
- Bob Gross
- Bennett Grossman (2020) WBBM producer and Roscor executive
- Robert Guillaume, actor, Benson
- Deborah Gunn (2018)
- Marlyn Gutierrez (2014)
- Jack Hakman (2019)
- Allen Hall (2011)
- Jerry Harper (2018)
- Billy Harris (2020)
- Chuck Harrison
- Steve Hasmonek
- Darryl Hawks (2011)
- Chuck Haynie (2014)
- Don Herbert
- Hugh Hill (2013)
- Jim Hill
- Charles Hinds (2013)
- Burleigh Hines (11/09)
- Ed Hinshaw
- Adele Hodge (2020)
- Shelly Hoffenberg (2012)
- Shirley Holmes (2011)
- Tom Hooper (2018)
- Ron Hunter
- Jim Hurbut, Jr.
- Dick Hutter, head of Columbia Records Distribution
- George Imloch (2017)
- Jorge Infante (2020)
- John Ivicek (2012)
- Edward Jamieson, WLS technical director
- Pete Janin
- Gene Janson
- Thomas Jarrett (2018)
- Jeff Jeffers, WNDU Sport Director (3/26/17)
- Frank Johnson (2013)
- Gordon Joiner (2014)
- Charlie Jones
- Dale Juhlin
- Bill Jurek
- Jim Karm (2013)
- Jim Kehoe (2017)
- Edward Kenefick
- Tom Kennedy (2020)
- Mike Kertez (2020) Former WGN assignment editor
- Billy Kidd (2014)
- Lil Kleiman (2015)
- Alfie Klein (2020) WBBM Stagehand
- Bill Klinke (2011)
- Liz Koerner (6/13/11)
- Frank A. Kolar (2010)
- Lorri Kovitz (2015)
- Stefanie Kowal (2011)
- Frank Koza (2013)
- Paul Kubik
- Stephen Kuhn (2014)
- Gregory Joseph Ladd
- Carl Langenberg (2013)
- Cory Leible (2014)
- Phil Lengyel (2019), former WSJV anchor
- Roy Leonard (2014)
- Bob Lewandowski
- Jim Lindberg
- Jean Lipetzky, NBC Chicago company nurse (2018)
- Michael Little (2012)
- Rich Loizzo – WGN Arts and Facilities Manager (2020)
- John Lopatka
- Jim Lounsbury, legendary DJ and host of “Bandstand Matinee” and “Record Hop”.
- Noel Ludwig
- Claude Lynch (2012)
- Bernie Mac
- John MacArthur (2013)
- John Madigan (2012)
- Tim Maher (2013)
- John Mahoney, actor, Frasier
- Mike Majchrowitz (2014)
- Dr. Mary Ann Malloy (2020)
- Norman Mark (3/19/12)
- Jim Marshall (2014)
- Stanley Matisiak
- Bob McBride (2011)
- William McCarter (2011)
- Jeff McGrath (2018)
- Sue McIntosh (2014)
- Alan McKinstry (2012)
- Marty McNeely (2013)
- Al Meltzer (2018)
- James “Jimmy” Meyer (2010)
- Roger Lee Miller (5/16/19) – Silver Circle honoree
- Suzanne Miller
- Earl Milloy (2014)
- Bob Minami
- Jean Minetz-Downie – Silver Circle honoree
- Curt Mitchell
- Bob Morse
- Mike Mulcare (2018)
- Jim Mulqueeny (2014)
- Gil Munoz (2012)
- Phil Murray (2009)
- Keith Murphy (Nov. 2010)
- Eric Nefstead (2013)
- Frank Nesbitt, Jr. (2013)
- Mary Nissenson (2017)
- Judy E. Norlander (2014)
- Robert Norton (2010)
- Joe Oher (2020)
- Pat O’Keefe (2018)
- Chuck Olin
- Bill Ossher, WBBM desk assistant
- Wally Pachucki, retired news photographer for ABC7-WLS TV.
- John Palmer (2013)
- Ike Pappas
- Jack Pardee (2013)
- Alison Parker (2015)
- Mike Parker (2018)
- Jim Pasma (2014)
- Rodney Paulson (2013)
- Jerry Peterson (11/27/10)
- Bob Peak
- Terry “Whitey” Pearson, WGN-TV Sales (2020)
- Sam Petitto
- Fred Petty (2012)
- Mike Piller
- Ed Planer (2012)
- Norm Potash
- Andy Potos
- Sterling “Red” Quinlan
- Harvey Radis (2014)
- Charlotte Rae, actress, Facts of Life
- Bob Rahnert (2015)
- Steve Ramsey
- Ray Ramirez
- Sallie J. Recht (2014)
- Ted Richard, WFLD Photographer
- Jim Rivett, Arketype, Green Bay ad agency (2018)
- Fred Rodey (2013)
- Howie Rosenthal (2009)
- Marshall Rosenthal (1/9/12)
- Norman Ross
- Morry Roth
- Dean Rowe (2017)
- Phil Ruskin (2020) – Silver Circle Honoree
- Randy Salerno
- Don Sandburg, Sandy the Tramp, WGN Bozo’s Circus (2018)
- George Sarantos (2014)
- Warner Saunders (10/9/18)
- Al Sauser (2015)
- Eugene Savitt (2014)
- Larry Schreiner (2014)
- Thomas Schriedel (2014)
- Milo Seeley
- Howard Shapiro, WCIU (2012) Silver Circle honoree
- Marsh Shapiro
- Robert Shapiro
- Arlene Shattil (3/2/08)
- Fred Silverman (2020)
- Tommie Skinner, WBBM/WLS/WGN cameraman
- Bill Slatter (2015)
- Joe Slattery (2009)
- Art Smith
- Dillon Smith (2013)
- John Sobotka (2017)
- J.P. Stadius
- Kenneth R. Steininger (2011)
- Rachel Stevenson
- Fred Strahorn (2014)
- Edwin Stryszak (2011)
- Les Sturmer, former anchor and farm reporter for WBAY TV2 in Wisconsin.
- Ray Szmanda – ad pitchman & TV school founder
- Meshach Taylor (2014)
- John Wayne Thomas (2014)
- Wayne Thing
- Pat Thompson (2011)
- Bob Trendler (2011)
- Fran Harris Tuchman (2013)
- Jim Tuohy (2020)
- Garrick Utley (2014)
- Cecilia Vaisman (2015)
- Jerry Van Dyke, actor, Coach (2018)
- Amy Van Singel (2017)
- Anna Vasser (2/26/2020)
- Richy Victor
- Steven Vladem (2012)
- Cliff Vogel (2014)
- Harry Volkman (2015)
- John Vondruska (2013)
- Adam Ward (2015)
- Charles Walker (2013)
- Neoma Walker (2013)
- Susan Wallace (2018)
- Bob Walsh (2017)
- James Ward
- Bill Warrick (2015)
- Valerie Warshauer
- Glenn Webster
- Fred Weituschat
- Dave Williams (2015)
- Don Wilson (2017)
- Melodie Wilson Oldenburg (2009)
- Eric Wishnie
- Ken Woehlck (2014)
- Sherman Wolf (2015)
- Dorothy Rose Wulf (2012)
- Mal Wyman (2013)
- Tim Yoshino (2015)
- Nancy Zieman, Wisconsin Public Television host
- Carl Zimmermann (2014)
- Al Zobel (2013)
- Dick Zurawiec
