Charles Thomas

CTL-E-4882 · Person · journalist · contemporary

VERIFIED evidence grade of this record

Political reporter, WLS-TV ABC 7 Chicago. Appeared at City Club of Chicago program '2016 Primary Election Analysis' (2016-03-17).

Notes

BCCVA Source Collection 001 (City Club of Chicago) seed record. Role at time of speech: Political reporter, WLS-TV ABC 7 Chicago. Civic lenses: 08 Media & Journalism. Programs: 2016 Primary Election Analysis (2016-03-17). Identity verification: "Charles Thomas takes over the station's political beat... Thomas is the first African American to ever hold that job at a Chicago TV station" — journal-isms.com (quoting Laura Washington, Chicago Sun-Times). Research status: seed-verified. Last verified: 2026-10-06.

Relationships

City Club of Chicago: 2016 Primary Election Analysis — related to
Appeared at City Club of Chicago program "2016 Primary Election Analysis" (2016-03-17). Role at time: Political reporter, WLS-TV ABC 7 Chicago.

Sources

Identity evidence: "Charles Thomas takes over the station's political beat... Thomas is the first African American to ever hold that job at a Chicago TV station" — journal-isms.com (quoting Laura Washington, Chicago Sun-Times)
City Club of Chicago program: 2016 Primary Election Analysis (2016-03-17) — https://www.cityclub-chicago.org/event/2/1092/2016-primary-election-analysis (primary source)

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