Among many things in Chicago, he created Chicago Tonight on WTTW/11, as well as founding the Museum of Broadcast Communications in Chicago, has died at age 81. Cause of death was not specified. He also hosted Illinois Lawmakers on WTTW, and worked at WBBM-TV/2.
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Bruce DuMont, Who Helped Launch ‘Chicago Tonight’ During Decadeslong Broadcasting Career, Dies at 81
Bruce Dumont, the longtime television and radio correspondent, broadcaster and producer who helped create and lead WTTW’s “Chicago Tonight,” has passed away at the age of 81.