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FOX CHICAGO WINS BIG AT 2008 SILVER DOME AWARDS

WFLD Receives Nine Awards for Journalism Excellence from Illinois Broadcasters Association, Including Station of the Year

CHICAGO – FOX Chicago has been awarded nine Silver Dome Awards by the Illinois Broadcasters Association in the Large Market category including Station of the Year, announced Patrick Mullen, the station’s Vice President and General Manager. The awards were presented at the 2008 Silver Dome Award Banquet at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum in Springfield, Illinois on Tuesday, June 17th.

In making the announcement, Mullen stated, “We are pleased to receive these awards from the Illinois Broadcasters Association acknowledging the hard work and dedication of the team here at FOX Chicago.  We are proud of all the staff members at the station who helped to made these programs possible and appreciate the industry recognition of our efforts.”

Among the other awards received were Best Daytime Newscast, Best Sportscast and Best Station Web Site.  The station also took home an award for Best Community Service program for its support of the St. Baldrick’s foundation.  This is the fourth consecutive year that WFLD has partnered with the foundation for “The FOX Chicago School Challenge,” in which the station works with area schools to raise money for pediatric cancer research.

Following is a list of the awards received by FOX Chicago:

• Station of the Year – WFLD FOX Chicago

   

• Best Community Service – St. Baldrick’s

   

• Best Daytime Newscast – “FOX News Chicago at 8:00 a.m.”

   

• Best Station Website – MyFoxChicago.com

   

• Best Sportscast – FOX News Chicago Sports

   

• Best Local Program – Fox Kick Off Live (01/14/07)

   

• Best Hard News – Police Beatings Caught On Tape

   

• Best Use of Graphic Design – Broadcast Composite / Mike Lister

   

• Best Anchor – Mark Suppelsa

   

For more information on FOX Chicago, please visit www.myfoxchicago.com.

WFLD FOX Chicago is part of the Fox Television Stations, one of the nation's largest owned-and-operated network broadcast groups, comprising 35 stations in 26 markets and covering nearly 45% of U.S. television homes.  This includes six duopolies in the top 10 markets: New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Dallas, Washington D.C. and Houston; as well as duopolies in Minneapolis, Phoenix and Orlando. 

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I'd like to add my personal thanks to everyone who helped our team have this consistent success.  As our General Manager, Patrick Mullen, has noted in a letter to the staff today, in the past year, Fox Chicago has received the Emmy for "Outstanding Achievement for Station Excellence" and the AP award for "Outstanding News Operation".   These awards confirm the excellent and aggressive journalism of the Fox Chicago team.

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