SUNDAY NIGHTS STARTING OCTOBER 8

CHICAGO, September 19, 2023 — Chicago’s Very Own WGN-TV will premiere the 13th season of BACKSTORY with Larry Potash with all-new episodes Sundays at 6:30pm CT starting October 8.  The new season runs four weeks, through October 29.  The broadcasts will also be livestreamed on the WGN9+ app on Roku, Amazon Fire TV and Apple TV; online at WGNTV.com/Live and the WGN News mobile app.

Season 13 topics include:

  • The secret cabal of businessmen who risk their lives to help take down Al Capone; a forgotten Cubs legend transforms the business of baseball; a man dares to swim across Lake Michigan.
  • Inside the peculiar world of miniatures; the Chicago film visionary who dares to do more; an award-winning classical composer advances a little known legacy.
  • The backstory of America’s worst maritime disaster that killed thousands; hidden stories from the holiday classic “It’s a Wonderful Life”; a WGN Time Capsule discovery of an innovative 1968 documentary.
  • A little-known religious order and its secretive compound, exploring the role it plays in the Catholic Church sex abuse crisis; how it started and solutions for the future.

Check out a video preview here.

Episodes are rebroadcast the same night at 11pm and 2:30am on WGN-TV.

Larry, with the help of photojournalist Mike D’Angelo, explores the backstory behind some of the most intriguing tales in history, culture, religion and science from Chicago and beyond.  BACKSTORY has won a number of awards including a Chicago/Midwest Emmy in 2022.

Viewers who want to catch up on previous seasons of BACKSTORY with Larry Potash can watch featured segments at WGNTV.com/Backstory, as well as podcasts on all major platforms.

WGN-TV is Chicago’s Very Own source for news and entertainment and is owned and operated by Nexstar Media Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Nexstar Media Group, Inc.  WGN News programs more local news than any other Chicago TV station and can be seen on WGN-TV; the WGN+ TV streaming app on Roku, Amazon Fire TV and Apple TV; online at WGNTV.com/Live and the WGN News mobile app.  In-depth local weather coverage is available on all newscasts, WGNTV.com/Weather and the WGN Weather mobile app.  WGN Films, part of WGN-TV, presents compelling and in-depth cinematic journalism that goes beyond the headlines to explore the stories and issues that affect Chicago area communities.  WGN 9.2 is the Chicago affiliate for Nexstar Media Inc.’s 1950s – 1970s  classic TV network Antenna TV, WGN 9.3 is the Chicago affiliate for Grit, WGN 9.4 is the Chicago affiliate for Nexstar Media Inc.’s 1980s – 2000s retro TV network Rewind TV, and WGN 9.5 is the Chicago affiliate for TBD.  For more information on Chicago’s Very Own WGN-TV, go to WGNTV.com