Chicago Newsroom 6/8/17

Published on Jun 8, 2017

Ken Davis is joined by NBC5 political reporter Mary Ann Ahern for a discussion about the Illinois Governor’s race, the possibility of an elected school board in Chicago and president Trump’s infrastructure plan. In the second half, Ken Davis is joined by Chicago Reader Music Editor Phillip Montoro and Chicago News Guild representative David Roeder. They discuss the impending sale of Wrapports, which publishes both the Sun-Times and the Reader. Both guests have been active in the effort to find an alternate buyer for the properties in order to promote a greater diversity of views and coverage. Their campaign is promoted at the No News Monopoly Action Network. This program was produced by Chicago Access Network Television (CAN TV).