ABC 7’s Colin Evans was promoted to the new role of Weekend Daypart Executive Producer, ABC 7 Chicago Eyewitness News, beginning September 9, it was announced by Jennifer Graves, Vice President of News. Prior to her promotion, Colin was a news producer responsible for producing part of ABC 7’s weekend morning news block for the past five years. Colin is a native Chicagoan, who grew up on the city’s South Side in the West Chesterfield neighborhood.
According to Graves, “Colin moves into the management ranks having earned the respect of her colleagues with her solid news judgment and steady command in the control room. She brings creativity and thoughtfulness to her producing and I’m confident Colin will excel in her new role.”
“I’m very excited to take on this new role in a newsroom full of some of the industry’s most veteran journalists. This position comes with high expectations and I am ready to rise to the occasion, not only to expand the legacy of ABC 7, but also to set a positive example in my community; especially for young people, like me, growing up on the South Side of Chicago. It is an honor to take this step forward in my career at this station, sharing stories in the city I l love,” Colin said.
In this new position, Colin will oversee content creation for all of the ABC 7 platforms on the weekend. She will manage and lead ABC 7’s weekend efforts, working closely with the ABC 7 Eyewitness News team to identify stories, produce newscasts and post-digital content that will resonate with ABC 7 audiences.
Before joining ABC 7 in 2015, Colin worked as a producer at WMUR-TV, the ABC affiliate in Manchester, New Hampshire. Colin’s work at ABC 7 has been honored with a Chicago/Midwest Emmy for Outstanding Achievement in News Gathering – Spot News. Colin is a member of the National Association of Black Journalists. She graduated from Mother McAuley High School on Chicago’s South Side and from the University of Missouri – Columbia School of Journalism, with honors.
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