CHICAGO / MIDWEST
EMMY® AWARDS
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RED CARPET
PRe-SHOW
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VIDEO OF
SHOW
POST-Show
WINNER
interviews
SILVER CIRCLE
ANNOUNCEMENT
VIDEO
Highlight video
of attendees
and winners
HIGHLIGHT
VIDEO of
NOMINATIONS PARTY
Bob NEWHART
INTERVIEW
FULL VIDEO
OF SHOW
IN MEMORIAM
VIDEO
SCholarship Winners VIDEO
SILVER CIRCLE ANNOUNCEMENT
ZOOM CALL with past hosts
SILVER CIRCLE HONORS CEREMONY
CHICAGO SILVER CIRCLE: Took Place on: FRIDAY, MAY 13, 2023
STORYTELLING THE BLACK EXPERIENCE
Took Place on: SATURDAY, JANUARY 8, 2022
How unconscious biases impact story coverage on-air & newsroom environments. Co-sponsored with the National Association of Black Journalists – Chicago Chapter.
Moderator:
Marshall Harris,
Sports Anchor, WBBM-TV
Panelists:
Poinesha Barnes
Special Projects Producer, WLS-TV Chicago
Taylor Musgrove
Programming, WLS-TV Chicago
Joshua Short
Reporter, Spectrum, Washington D.C.
Taurean Small
Reporter, Spectrum, Washington D.C.
Took Place on: SATURDAY, JANUARY 8, 2022
How unconscious biases impact story coverage on-air & newsroom environments. Co-sponsored with the National Association of Black Journalists – Chicago Chapter.
Moderator:
Marshall Harris,
Sports Anchor, WBBM-TV
Panelists:
Poinesha Barnes
Special Projects Producer, WLS-TV Chicago
Taylor Musgrove
Programming, WLS-TV Chicago
Joshua Short
Reporter, Spectrum, Washington D.C.
Taurean Small
Reporter, Spectrum, Washington D.C.
DIRECTORS WORKSHOP
Took Place on: SATURDAY, DECEMBER 11, 2021
Hear from top Chicago TV directors how to be the best in this competitive position, how the craft has evolved in recent years, how technology and COVID changed the industry, and what the future might look like.
Moderator:
Jose Aguilar
Freelance Director, Telemundo Chicago
Panelists:
Kevin Dusold
Director, Marquee Sports Network
Steven Novak
Director, WGN-TV
Javier Pacheco
Director, Telemundo Chicago
Bertha Serrano
Director, Fox 32 Chicago
EMBRACE YOUR INNER STORYTELLER
Took Place on: SATURDAY, MAY 1, 2021
Most successful documentarians use storytelling to make their projects come alive and compelling. How can a documentary move beyond the talking head format and find the story in captured footage? How can you continue to be storyteller with commercial and industrial work? Learn from the professionals on our Board about their backgrounds and how they find the right balance between story and argument in their non-fiction work.
Moderator:
John Owens
Board President
Panelists:
Chris Cangilla
Director of Commercial and Program Production, Weigel Broadcasting
Jamie Ceaser
Independent Documentary Filmmaker
Nicolas DeGrazia
Creative Director, Bitter Jester Studios
Ryan Koscielniak
Owner, Clyde Media
Kristin Pichaske
Associate Professor/Filmmaker, Columbia College Chicago
IMPORTANCE OF INTERNSHIPS
Took Place on: SATURDAY, APRIL 3, 2021
The panel discussed how to find broadcast and other film-related internships.
Internship advisors from Columbia College Chicago and Loyola University joined us.
Moderator:
John Owens
Board President
Panelists:
Pablo Alfaro
Creative Services Manager, WSNS Telemundo
Nick Blumberg
Reporter/Producer, WTTW
Jennifer Halperin
Career and Internship Advisor, Columbia College Chicago
Michael Limon
Internship and Career Coordinator, Loyola University
NAVIGATING BEING ON-AIR
Took Place on: SATURDAY, MARCH 20, 2021
This workshop was about being an on-air talent in today’s market. What part of being a “talent” still applies? What skills should you have? How should you put together a reel? Is the route from small market to large market the same path as before?
Moderator:
John Owens
Board President
Panelists:
Melissa Forman
Radio Host, WLIT-FM (93.9 LITE FM)
Jessie Garcia
Editorial Director, WTMJ
Ellee Pai Hong
Host/Writer, Decades Network
Host/Writer & Host, Comcast Newsmakers
Erika Maldonado
Anchor/Reporter, WGBO Univision
Matt Piacente
VP/News Director, WFLD
Larry Stuelpnagel
Faculty Advisor, Northwestern University
Roz Varon
Traffic/Transportation Anchor
CAREER DAY
Took Place on: Saturday, March 6, 2021
Hear from outstanding Chicago TV professionals, leaders in their field, about the background needed for a television/new media job. Representatives of most television disciplines on air, as well as those behind the camera, participated in the discussion. After the initial presentation by the panel members, the program was open to questions and answers from attendees.
Moderator:
Erika Maldonado
Anchor/Reporter, WGBO Univision
Panelists:
Brad Edwards
Anchor/Reporter, WBBM
Michele Jeffrey
Producer, WMAQ
Casey Mitchell
Videographer, WSNS Telemundo
Anita Padilla
Anchor, WFLD
Jennifer Rourke
SEO Lead & Manager, Digital Insights Disney ABC Television Group
Shelley Spencer
Director On-Air Fundraising, WTTW