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Wake	Up	to	Fresh	Morning	TV…Chicago	Style	
Introducing	“The	Jam”	on	The	U	
	
June	15,	2017		̶			CHICAGO			̶		WCIU-TV,	The	U	will	be	giving	Chicago	a	fresh	new	start	to	the	day	with	the	
launch	of	“The	Jam.”		The	station’s	new	morning	show	will	air	weekdays	6	AM	–	8	AM.	Bold	and	
unfiltered,	the	program	will	feature	a	combination	of	local	and	national	headlines,	unique	weather	
coverage	and	a	dedication	to	the	Chicagoans	who	make	the	city	and	surrounding	suburbs	great.
	
“The	Jam	will	wake	you	up,	feed	you	the	news	of	the	day	and	drop	an	explosion	of	pop	culture	in	your	
coffee,”	said	Steve	Bailey,	Head	of	Local	Programming	&	Creative	for	The	U.	“We’re	going	to	move	you	
and	shake	up	your	day	in	ways	no	one	else	is	doing	in	Chicago.”	
		
“The	Jam”	hosts	are:	
	
Jordan	Cornette	–	Chicago	has	been	home	to	Jordan	for	the	past	13	years.	Jordan	attended	the	
University	of	Notre	Dame	where	he	played	for	the	men’s	basketball	team.	Holding	the	school	record	as	
all-time	leading	shot	blocker,	Jordan	serves	as	the	current	co-host	of	“Kap	&	Co.”	on	WMVP-AM,	ESPN	
1000.	He	is	also	a	college	basketball	color	commentator	for	CBS	Sports	Network	and	Fox	Sports	1.	
		
Felicia	Lawrence	–	Born	and	raised	on	the	South	Side	of	Chicago,	she	graduated	from	Morgan	Park	High	
School	and	went	on	to	earn	her	degree	in	Journalism	and	Mass	Communications	from	North	Carolina	
A&T	State	University.	She	most	recently	served	as	an	anchor/reporter	at	the	FOX	affiliate	in	Charlotte.	
As	a	former	intern	at	The	U,	“The	Jam”	marks	Felicia’s	return	to	the	station	and	the	city.	
		
Danielle	Robay	–	Danielle	is	returning	to	her	hometown	of	Chicago	after	spending	years	in	Los	Angeles	
interviewing	the	biggest	names	in	Hollywood	and	building	a	loyal	social	media	following.	A	former	host	
and	producer	on	CBS’s	“Entertainment	Tonight	Online,”	Danielle	has	also	been	a	contributor	on	HLN's	
“Dr.	Drew,”	and	previously	seen	on	NBC	4	Los	Angeles,	“Good	Morning	Britain”	(ITV),	and	FOX.	Danielle	
graduated	from	The	University	of	Wisconsin-Madison.	
		
“The	Jam”	will	debut	later	this	summer.		The	program	concept	was	developed	by	Steve	Bailey	and	will	be	
executive	produced	by	Chicago	television	veteran	David	Plummer.	
		
The	U	can	be	watched	over	the	air	on	channel	26.1,	Xfinity	183	(check	local	listings),	RCN	6	and	606	(HD),	
WOW	10	and	207	(HD),	Dish	26,	Direct	TV	26	and	U-Verse	10	and	1010	(HD).			
		
Weigel	Broadcasting	Co.	and	affiliate	companies	own	and	operate	The	U/WCIU-TV	26.1,	The	U	Too/	WCIU-TV	26.2,	MeTV/WCIU-TV	26.3,	Me-
Too/WCIU-TV	26.4,	Bounce	TV/	WCIU-TV	26.5,	H&I/WWME-CD	23.2,	WWME-CD	48.1	in	Chicago,	IL;	CBS/WDJT-TV	58.1,	MeTV/WDJT-TV	58.2,	
H&I/WDJT-TV	58.3,	Decades/WDJT-TV	58.4,	MeTV/WBME-CD	41.1,		WMLW-TV	49.1,	Bounce	TV/WMLW-TV	49.2	ThisTV/WMLW-TV	49.3	
Telemundo-Wisconsin/WMLW-TV	49.4,	Telemundo-Wisconsin/WYTU-LD	63.1	in	Milwaukee,	WI;	and	ABC/WBND-LD		57.1,	MeTV/WBND-LD	
57.2,	Movies!	WBND-LD	57.3,	CW/WCWW-TV	25.1,	THIS/WCWW-TV	25.2,	My	Michiana/WMYS-TV	69.1,	Telemundo-South	Bend/WMYS-LD,	
69.2,	Decades/WMYS-LD	69.3	in	South	Bend,	IN.

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