WGN Collects Over 25,000 Toys for Needy Kids

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WGN-TV Chicago's annual toy drive set a record this season with over 25,000 toys donated, according to the station, plus an extra stocking-stuffer of $10,000 from AT&T, a surprise gift to singer Jennifer Hudson for her Julian D. King Gift Foundation.

All the toys collected at five different locations were donated to Hudson's charity, which will hand them out to kids Christmas Eve. The foudation is named for Hudson's slain nephew.

John Eggerton
John Eggerton

Contributing editor John Eggerton has been an editor and/or writer on media regulation, legislation and policy for over four decades, including covering the FCC, FTC, Congress, the major media trade associations, and the federal courts. In addition to Multichannel News and Broadcasting + Cable, his work has appeared in Radio World, TV Technology, TV Fax, This Week in Consumer Electronics, Variety and the Encyclopedia Britannica.