<\/a> Fahey Flynn and Bob Sirott (1969)<\/p><\/div>\n
Forty-six years after their first auspicious meeting, Chicago television luminaries Fahey Flynn and Bob Sirott are about to be inducted into the same class of the industry\u2019s prestigious Silver Circle.<\/a><\/p>\n
The two are among 10 broadcast veterans who\u2019ll be honored May 8 by the Chicago\/Midwest chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. <\/a>Carol Marin, a 2002 Silver Circle inductee, will emcee the event at Millennium Knickerbocker Hotel Chicago.<\/p>\n
Bill Clinton and John F. Kennedy (1963)<\/p><\/div>\n
The moment was captured in a photo reminiscent of a 16-year-old Bill Clinton meeting John F. Kennedy at the White House in 1963. \u201cBill Clinton has his famous JFK picture,\u201d Sirott said. \u201cI have mine with Fahey.\u201d<\/p>\n
Presenting Sirott with his Silver Circle Award will be the legendary anchor team of Bill Kurtis (a 1996 inductee) and Walter Jacobson (a 1998 inductee). The two worked with Sirott starting in 1980 when he segued from radio to television and became the first entertainment and lifestyle reporter at CBS 2.<\/p>\n
\u201cHaving Bill and Walter present me, and going into the Silver Circle with Fahey Flynn seems a bit far-fetched for a kid who just wanted to be the next Dick Biondi,\u201d Sirott said.<\/p>\n
\"P.S. I still have the plaque.\u201d<\/p>\n
This year\u2019s other Silver Circle inductees:<\/p>\n
For ticket information, see chicagoemmyonline.org.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Forty-six years after their first auspicious meeting, Chicago television luminaries Fahey Flynn and Bob Sirott are about to be inducted into the same class of the industry\u2019s prestigious Silver Circle. The two are among 10 broadcast veterans who\u2019ll be honored May 8 by the Chicago\/Midwest chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.... Continue reading