New WTTW Doc on the Lakefront
Chicago architecture and history maven Geoffrey Baer premieres a new documentary on Chicago’s lakefront on Monday, December 1 at 7:30pm on WTTW Channel 11.
“The eyes of the world were on Chicago’s Lakefront on election night 2008 as tens of thousands of people gathered there to celebrate with President-Elect Barack Obama. Chicago’s lakefront is unique in the world. It’s a seventeen-mile-long people’s paradise that belongs to all of us. Nearly a decade ago WTTW’s well-known on-air host, producer and Chicago Architecture Foundation docent Geoffrey Baer took viewers on a sweeping journey from one end of Chicago’s lakefront to the other. Since then dramatic changes have taken place along the shoreline – the building of Millennium Park, remodeling of Soldier Field, demise of Meigs Field, plans for Olympic Games all along the lakefront in 2016, and more.
Now Geoffrey will re-trace his steps in Chicago’s Lakefront, an all-new documentary tour shot in High Definition. Chicago’s Lakefront will debut on WTTW11 and WTTWD on December 1 at 7:30 pm just a month before the start of the 100th anniversary year of Daniel Burnham’s great Plan of Chicago, which transformed the lakefront into an unbroken ribbon of public parks. “
December 1st, 2008 at 08:44 PM Over the years, I have seen all of your station's special programs hosted by Geoffrey Baer. I have really enjoyed all of Geoffrey's progams about our great city. When I've had friends and family come to the city, I have used Geoffrey's CD's and information for walking tours of my own. I have been a member of Channel 11 for many years now, I have enjoy all Channel 11's programs. I love Chicago Tonight with Phil Ponce. I have watched the New's Hour over the year and I have come to trust their reporting. I like NOVA and I really admire all of the Frontline Programs that you have shown. Everywhere that I have lived and traveled I am always asked by other people where am I from and I am always proud to say; I am from Chicago. Please, please continue to show more interesting and informative shows to educate all of us. There is no other city in the world like Chicago and I love this city and your station. Thanks, Lemard L. Mays Former Chief Flight Attendant Present Rogers Park Resident Former Hyde Park Resident