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WTTW Viewer's Choice Bowl - Thank You for Participating



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WTTW Viewer's Choice Bowl - Official Rules



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Giving Tuesday 2022



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WTTW Giving Tuesday
WTTW Giving Tuesday

Double your gift to WTTW on #GivingTuesday!

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Fall 2022 Preview

Justin Henderson

Collage of stills from upcoming WTTW series and autumn leaf

This fall on WTTW, get up to speed with your favorite European detectives, inspectors and constables with Annika, Endeavour, and Miss Scarlet and the Duke. Immerse yourself in Ken Burns' newest work, The U.S. and the Holocaust, and so much more.

Fiscal Year-End 2021 | WTTW Chicago



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Downtown Abbey Movie Screening



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Donors | WTTW Sweepstakes 2022



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Donors

Alcala’s Western Wear

About Season 2 | The Great Chicago Quiz Show



About Season 2


Sponsors

2022 Survey

Justin Henderson

View of Chicago skyline from the air

We want to know about you! Tell us about your WTTW interests, and we’ll enter you into the WTTW Goodie Bag Drawing! One lucky viewer will be selected at random.

WTTW 2022 Great Treasure Hunt Sweepstake Official Rules



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WTTW 2022 Great Treasure Hunt Sweepstake Official Rules

NO PURCHASE OR CONTRIBUTION NECESSARY TO ENTER TO WIN. A PURCHASE OR CONTRIBUTION DOES NOT IMPROVE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING.

Sweeps 2022 Coming Soon



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Enter | 2022 WTTW Great Treasure Hunt Sweepstakes



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Our City Our Stories - FAQ



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Sweepstakes 2022



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The Birth of Gospel Music in Chicago



For generations, Black music has been one of the foundational sources for liberation, survival, salvation, and entertainment. Gospel music has been one of the most integral and sacred forms of that music. It birthed a generation of storytellers, influential musicians, and agents of social change, such as Mahalia Jackson, Shirley Caesar, Kirk Franklin, and many others. The origins of gospel music lie in the transatlantic slave trade, as African musical traditions blended with new forms born out of the horrors of slavery. The rich lineage of gospel music began in earnest as a young man named Thomas Dorsey came to Chicago during the Great Migration. His own spiritual rebirth at Pilgrim Baptist Church in Chicago created a form of music that married blues influences with religious themes. Dorsey’s legacy ushered in a generation of Black artists who broke new ground by turning their voices of joy and pain into something powerful.
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