In the time of COVID, civil unrest, rising crime, a polarized presidential election, and the most divided America in recent memory, News Nation is planning to roll across device screens.
Sean Compton, 46, a top Tribune Media executive was named vice president of WGN America and tasked to transform it into a prime-time live news platform.
“We’ve got to deliver,” said Compton. “We’ve got to make sure that we’re not alienating any of our audience, that everyone feels they’re getting fair, accurate reporting of the news.”
WGN-TV transforms into an all-news network
News Nation will operate out of the 60-year-old broadcast facility on West Bradley Place in Chicago’s North Center. The sleek $3.5 million News Nation studio was built in the space formerly occupied by the WGN-TV news set. It features giant movable video screens, a three-person anchor desk, and an image of the Chicago skyline as a backdrop.
Compton says that this will be a constant reminder that this news network is coming from a heartland perspective.
