Tribune Broadcasting Partners With ITV Studios America to Launch "The Bill Cunningham Show" in Fall 2011

NEW YORK, May 16, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Tribune Broadcasting today announced a production partnership with ITV Studios America to produce "The Bill Cunningham Show" which will air on Tribune stations nationwide, including PIX11/New York, KTLA/Los Angeles and WGN/Chicago beginning in Fall 2011.

The 60-minute program hosted by Bill Cunningham, an attorney and nationally syndicated talk radio host, will air Monday through Friday in daytime beginning September. The talk format will be topically driven, featuring a broad array of thought-provoking subjects. ITV Studios America will produce "The Bill Cunningham Show" with a live studio audience at NEP Penn Studios in Manhattan.

Kim Brechka has been named Executive Producer of "The Bill Cunningham Show." Brechka previously served as Co-Executive Producer of "The Montel Williams Show" and has a long career history in the daytime talk format.

"As an attorney, highly rated radio host and family man, Bill brings a unique perspective to the everyday problems viewers around the country are facing," said Sean Compton, President of Programming and Entertainment for Tribune Broadcasting. "'The Bill Cunningham Show' is an opportunity for Tribune to get back into original programming production and will be a strong complement to the successful daytime talk programs currently airing on Tribune stations."

"Tribune Broadcasting is an ideal partner for ITV Studios America in this venture, with a long history of quality talk programming and a strong station line up," ITV Studios America CEO Paul Buccieri added. "Bill is an insightful and popular personality and we look forward to introducing him to a bigger and broader audience."

For additional information please visit: www.thebillcunninghamshow.com

About Tribune Broadcasting:

Tribune is one of the country's leading multimedia companies, operating businesses in publishing, interactive and broadcasting. In publishing, Tribune's leading daily newspapers include the Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, The Baltimore Sun, Sun Sentinel (South Florida), Orlando Sentinel, Hartford Courant, The Morning Call and Daily Press. The company's broadcasting group operates 23 television stations, WGN America on national cable and Chicago's WGN-AM. Popular news and information websites complement Tribune's print and broadcast properties and extend the company's nationwide audience. At Tribune we take what we do seriously and with a great deal of pride. We also value the creative spirit and nurture a corporate culture that doesn't take itself too seriously.

About ITV Studios America:

ITV STUDIOS, America the U.S. based production entity of ITV STUDIOS in the U.K. is one of the largest international producers for the U.S. market and a major force in acquiring, developing and producing reality and scripted programming for US networks.

ITV STUDIOS is a world leader in television production and distribution, with international production centers in the UK, Germany and Australia as well as America and programs distributed to over 155 territories worldwide. ITV STUDIOS AMERICA has a slate of formats in production with major networks and syndicators, including Hell's Kitchen, Kitchen Nightmares, First 48, After the First 48, Steven Seagal -Lawman, Four Weddings, America Now and The Jeremy Kyle Show.

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