Hosea Sanders
On the programming side, Sanders helps host one of the highest rated local shows in Chicago, the popular New Year's Eve special, "Countdown Chicago", as well as ABC 7's Bud Billiken Parade, the largest African-American parade in the nation. In addition, he is one of the faces of the ABC 7 Great Chicago Blood Drive in partnership with the American Red Cross of Illinois, as well as the station's annual food drive campaign benefitting Greater Chicago Food Depository and the Northern Illinois Food Bank.
Sanders is in constant demand nationally as a public speaker and has received more than 100 awards for community service.
He is a member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity and has worked at TV stations in Los Angeles, Dallas and Little Rock, Arkansas. He is a member of the National Association of Black Journalists, the Chicago Association of Black Journalists, and the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.
He makes his home in Chicago's West Loop.
Hosea's Stories
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