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(tv) 45-year WGN/WLS-TV veteran exits

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Posted by chicagomedia.org on April 30, 2008 at 11:03:18:

Alex Burkholder, who was the award-winning investigative producer and right-hand man for the late John Drury for decades, plans to retire after 45 years in Chicago broadcast journalism.

Effective June 2, he'll step down after 24 years as a writer/ producer at ABC-owned WLS-Channel 7. He spent 21 years before that at Tribune Co.-owned WGN-Channel 9.

Burkholder's legacy continues through his son, John, who is a producer for Fox News Edge, the regional video news service, based in New York.

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: Alex Burkholder, who was the award-winning investigative producer and right-hand man for the late John Drury for decades, plans to retire after 45 years in Chicago broadcast journalism. : Effective June 2, he'll step down after 24 years as a writer/ producer at ABC-owned WLS-Channel 7. He spent 21 years before that at Tribune Co.-owned WGN-Channel 9. : Burkholder's legacy continues through his son, John, who is a producer for Fox News Edge, the regional video news service, based in New York.

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