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[Guest guest]

Phil Ponce

Started: 1992

Current Projects:

Chicago Tonight

In July 1999, Phil Ponce succeeded veteran journalist Callaway

as host of WTTW's flagship news analysis program, Chicago Tonight.

Bio:

Ponce returned to Chicago from Washington, D.C., where he had served

for two years as National Correspondent for The NewsHour with Jim

Lehrer.

Phil first joined WTTW in 1992 as correspondent for Chicago Tonight.

In addition to regular reporting assignments, Ponce also served as

the primary substitute host of the series and regularly hosted the

Tuesday night broadcast. He also hosted television specials on a

range of topics including education reform, immigration, religion and

the changing American workplace, and wrote a monthly column for the

Chicago Tribune.

Ponce spent nearly ten years as an Emmy Award-winning reporter for

WBBM-TV, where he also served as host of the public affairs series,

Common Ground. Before that, he was a reporter and member of the

investigative team for the ABC television affiliate in Indianapolis.

He earned his undergraduate degree in English literature at Indiana

University and a law degree from the University of Michigan.

A Chicago-area native, Phil and his wife Ann, who is an artist, have

three children.

E-mail Phil Ponce

Phil's Book Recommendations

[Guest guest]

Phil Ponce

Started: 1992

Current Projects:

Chicago Tonight

In July 1999, Phil Ponce succeeded veteran journalist Callaway

as host of WTTW's flagship news analysis program, Chicago Tonight.

Bio:

Ponce returned to Chicago from Washington, D.C., where he had served

for two years as National Correspondent for The NewsHour with Jim

Lehrer.

Phil first joined WTTW in 1992 as correspondent for Chicago Tonight.

In addition to regular reporting assignments, Ponce also served as

the primary substitute host of the series and regularly hosted the

Tuesday night broadcast. He also hosted television specials on a

range of topics including education reform, immigration, religion and

the changing American workplace, and wrote a monthly column for the

Chicago Tribune.

Ponce spent nearly ten years as an Emmy Award-winning reporter for

WBBM-TV, where he also served as host of the public affairs series,

Common Ground. Before that, he was a reporter and member of the

investigative team for the ABC television affiliate in Indianapolis.

He earned his undergraduate degree in English literature at Indiana

University and a law degree from the University of Michigan.

A Chicago-area native, Phil and his wife Ann, who is an artist, have

three children.

E-mail Phil Ponce

Phil's Book Recommendations