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Jack Conaty
(born September 26, 1946, in
New Haven, Connecticut
) was the chief political correspondent for
WFLD-TV
in
Chicago
from 1987 to 2009.
He holds a bachelor's degree in English from
Providence College
in
Rhode Island
. After teaching high school English for six years in
New Haven, Connecticut
, Conaty decided to pursue a master's degree in journalism from the
University of Missouri
.
Conaty's first job as a reporter was for
WTVT-TV
in
Tampa, Florida
, and he subsequently worked at
WNET
/NJP-TV in
New Jersey
as a weekend anchor, and at
WJLA-TV
(the local
ABC
affiliate in the
Washington, D.C.
market) as a national correspondent. From 1986 to 1987 he worked for
WTTG
, the FOX station in the D.C. area, before moving to WFLD. From 1986 to 1989, he won three
Emmy Awards
and was nominated for several others. He has also been honored with
Associated Press
awards and the
United Press International
award for excellence in reporting. A
Peabody award
was awarded in 2009 while at WFLD-TV.
Mr. Conaty was the host of a politically focused talk show, Fox Chicago Perspectives, which airs on Sunday mornings at 8 A.M., C.T. on
FOX Chicago
.
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