
NBCUniversal’s WMAQ Chicago plans to ring in 2024 with A Very Chicago New Year!, a special originating from three locations with guest hosts including Smashing Pumpkins founder Billy Corgan and his wife Chloe Mendel.
Corgan and Mendel will be hosting from suburban Highland Park. The station’s Chicago Today anchors Matt Rodrigues and Cortney Hall will host from Bridgeport on the South Side and NBC 5 News anchor Evrod Cassimy and CMT host Marley Sherwood will host from the Palmer House in downtown Chicago.