A Long Time Ago I Made a Local Chicago TV Show

Some of you my know this already, but when I was younger I had the amazing opportunity to co-host a local TV show about the arts in our area. It was called Inside Studio 180 and it was a ton of fun. I went on the audition at the urging of my friend, Eileen, who is a working actress

(If you ever get those Outlook window ads in the Sunday paper, she’s right smack dab on the front.). And, we actually both got the co-hosting rolls. Before my firefighter/paramedic days and art days, I was a theatre major, so to get a chance to do TV show was a dream come true. I met a bunch of different people, everyone from the very talented Harmony Labeff . These pics are all screen grabs so I apologize for the quality.

A television studio set for a local TV show with three people seated at a table during an interview, crew members operating cameras and lighting equipment in the foreground.

For our local Chicago TV show, we interviewed lots of talented people from our area, including a stunt man, and even the Empire Carpet guy who sings in a barbershop quartet.

Four men wearing navy blazers and white pants sing harmoniously in a group setting. With a wooden backdrop and film reels behind them, it feels like a scene straight out of an endearing local TV show. Including the Empire Carpet Man

I even got to do my own segment called Crash Course Crafts. which was a dream come true to be able to film a mini-show. I’ve always wanted my own TV show.

Three women stand behind a display table Making crafts while a person in the foreground films or photographs the scene for a local TV show in a studio with brick and wooden panelled walls.

We also interviewed the illustrator of Ziggy…. When we finished, it actually made me hungry for more…it was such a great experience and I can read a teleprompter now, so if any one wants to give me my own “Katie Brown Workshop” style show, I’m in.. 🙂

Three women sit around a small table with a floral tablecloth, talking and smiling on the set of a local TV show decorated with lattice panels and potted plants.

We actually wrapped last May and I found out that the magic of television is magic to everyone not involved… all of that editing and packaging take a lot of time.

Four people are having a conversation around a small round table with a patterned cloth, set in a decorated indoor space with mannequins and lattice panels—creating the inviting atmosphere of a local TV show.

It was such a great experience!

~Jen

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