ABC 7 Chicago Officially Breaks Ground on New Sidewalk Studio on Historic State Street

ABC 7 Chicago Officially Breaks Ground on New Sidewalk Studio on Historic State Street

MEDIA ALERT: Thursday, April 7, 2005 9 a.m.

WHO: ABC 7 Chicago President and General Manager, Emily Barr; Mayor Richard Daley; Alderman Burt Natarus, 42nd ward; Head of Design, Legat Architects, Vojo Narancic; Vice President and General Manager, Turner Special Projects Division, Mike Iammarino; ABC 7 Chicago Anchor/Reporter Kathy Brock; ABC 7 Chicago Anchor/Reporter Cheryl Burton; ABC 7 Chicago Anchor/Reporter Ron Magers; ABC 7 Chicago Anchor/Reporter Linda Yu; ABC 7 Chicago Anchor/Reporter, Judy Hsu; ABC 7 Chicago Anchor/Reporter Hosea Sanders; ABC 7 Chicago Meteorologist Tracy Butler; ABC 7 Chicago Traffic/Transportation Reporter Roz Varon; ABC 7 Chicago Weekend Morning News Anchor, Kevin Roy

WHAT: ABC 7 Chicago's Official Groundbreaking ceremony of its State Street Studio

WHEN: Thursday, April 7, 2005 9 a.m.

WHERE: ABC 7 CHICAGO, 190 N. State Street (outside building)

WHY: ABC 7 Chicago celebrates the groundbreaking of its new state-of-the-art State Street Studio, as construction moves ahead to build the future broadcast home of ABC 7 newscasts, special events and other local programming. The 8,200 square foot conversion of existing retail space includes an expansive bay window which extends to the sidewalk - providing an up-close look behind-the-scenes at the city's top-rated newscasts.

Contact: Jayme Nicholas (312) 750-7254

PRNewswire -- April 6

Source: ABC 7 Chicago

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