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The NBCU-owned station was the first full-time color TV station in the nation and the first to televise a World Series in Chicago

Throughout the month of October and through the end of the year, WMAQ-TV will be celebrating its 75th Anniversary.

From being the first full-time color TV station in the nation, to televising the first World Series in Chicago, to being Chicago’s first TV station to...

Obviously, there is no precedent for prosecuting a former U.S. president alongside enough fellow defendants to field opposing baseball lineups. But Chicago trial attorney Dan K. Webb remembers a Chicago trial with even more defendants.

Despite hosting the reputedly "worst show in TV history," Springer's candor offered an admirable model for other politicians to remember — and follow.

As a magnet for curious eyeballs, Springer’s show was a runaway hit in the ratings.

Despite hosting the reputedly “worst show in TV history,” Springer’s candor offered an admirable model for other politicians to remember — and follow.

Some television hosts might hang their heads in shame if their show was dubbed “Worst TV show in history.” Jerry Springer wore it like a badge of honor.

Some television hosts might hang their heads in shame if their show was dubbed “Worst TV show in history.”

Jerry Springer seemed to offered a three-ring circus of tabloid-TV topics in a race to the cultural bottom.