Laura Trendle Polus

Writer at WGN-TV

Laura Trendle Polus is an accomplished writer at WGN-TV since July 2023, bringing extensive experience in broadcast journalism. Previous roles include serving as News Director at TV-10 News at Illinois State University for two decades, and numerous leadership positions at the Illinois News Broadcasters Association, including President and Immediate Past President, where Laura was instrumental in policy-making and organization management. Laura's career began as a Newscast Producer at WISN-TV and WMBD-TV, contributing to the industry since the late 1980s. Laura holds a Master’s degree in Communication and a Bachelor’s degree in Mass Communication, both from Illinois State University.

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Chicago, United States

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WGN-TV

WGN-TV is Chicago’s Very Own source for news and entertainment. WGN News programs more local news than any other Chicago TV station, and can be seen on WGN-TV, CLTV, WGNTV.com and the WGN-TV News and Live apps. In-depth local weather is available on all newscasts and the WGN-TV News app. WGN 9.2 is Chicago’s home of Nexstar Media Group’s classic TV network Antenna TV and WGN 9.3 is Chicago’s Court TV network affiliate. WGN-TV is a Nexstar Media Group station. For more information on Chicago’s Very Own WGN-TV, go to WGNTV.com


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United States

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201-500

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