So the opinion was " shouldn't be happening." We did that story to the point where there is now new legislation, and where we won the Peabody Awardthe gold standard of journalism. They were mind-blowing gaffes by the Chicago police. We did stories on thatand reported that the cops were putting guns to children's heads when the people they were looking for were already in prison.
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We lean what should happen and what's just.Īn example was when we found out Chicago police were consistently raiding the wrong homes. But it's neither right nor left, politically it's right in that it's correct. I think we do now, at CBS 2, have a bit of an opiniona bit of an attitude. Windy City Times: I'll start with more of a general question: Of course you're supposed to be objective when delivering the news, how hard is to resist sometimes putting in your own two cents?īrad Edwards: That's a good question. In a wide-ranging interview, Edwards talked with Windy City Times about everything from coming out to dating ABC News meteorologist Ginger Zee to having a passion for investigative journalism. on the local CBS affiliate, which is the fastest growing newscast at the latter time slot for 12 consecutive months ). Television journalist Brad Edwards has accomplished much in his life, such as winning multiple awards and including serving on the board of directors at the YWCA, whose goal is to "empower women and eliminate racism." However, there's one achievement that's especially noteworthyespecially with this newspaper's readers: He is the first out member of the LGBTQ community who's anchoring a Chicago nighttime newscast ( at 5, 6 and 10 p.m. This article shared 12576 times since Wed Sep 30, 2020