Dana Loesch put up some video of WLS-TV’s Charles Thomas and WBBM-TV’s Jay Levine aggressively protecting former White House Chief of Staff and Chicago mayoral candidate Rahm Emanuel from the questions of independent journalist William Kelly. Levine went so far as to threaten to “deck” Kelly.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sce0TLA5UYE[/youtube]
Just as a reminder, both WBBM-TV and WLS-TV are owned by their networks, CBS and ABC respectively.
I talked to some friends I know in Chicago, and they told me that Jay Levine’s actions have been part of the problems of CBS 2 Chicago. That station has let go their best reporters from what I was told over the past couple years. If they did not like the contract, CBS 2 would make them sit out and receive their pay. Also, their long-time political reporter, Mike Flannery bolted for the local FOX Station this Summer when CBS 2 decided to low-ball him. The FOX station in Chicago is owned and operated by FOX News. All, the four major TV stations in Chicago are owned and operated by the networks.
http://bigjohnandamy.com/2010/10/william-kelly-ambushes-rahm-emanuel/
Even one of the morning hosts at the conservative radio station in Chicago, WIND, blasts the reporter trying to get a few hard questions from Rahm.