All ears turn to Chicago; radio stations, networks plan coverage of Democratic convention.

Broadcasting & Cable, August, 1996 by Petrozzello, Donna

Radio stations, networks plan coverage of Democratic convention For veteran WLS(AM) Chicago afternoon news anchor Jim Johnson, this week's Democratic convention at United Center may bring back memories of the 1968 convention, but he expects the similarities to be scant. Soon after joining WLS as a cub reporter in January 1968, Johnson was assigned to cover the Democratic convention.

He had not expected to file stories from the front lines of the antigovernment riots and the "Chicago Seven" protests that defined the event. Looking ahead to this week's agenda for convention coverage has made Johnson a bit wistful. "To think; the biggest story of my career happened in the first six months," Johnson says. "I've spent the past 28 years listening to tapes...

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