Driving the ABC7 Newsteam

     ABC7 is beamed into more than 3 Million households in the Chicagoland area. All of that award-winning news has to get produced somehow, and news teams can't always go running back to the studio to make their stories just perfect. That's where the ABC7 Mobile Fleet comes in, allowing the newsmakers to go where the news is. 2 of those vehicles were even on display here at the Chicago Auto Show. First up is the main mobile unit, which is a refitted Nissan cargo van. Inside are all the tools the news crew needs to report on the news. Outside are plug-ins for cameras and other peripherals. And up top is a 50+ foot tall broadcasting mast that beams the signal to the Sears Tower for dissemination amongst the greater Chicagoland area. Also present was the mobile weather unit. While not as big as the other vehicle on display, this is impressive nonetheless, with its own satellite dish and everything. Together, these two vehicles help deliver invaluable reports to millions of viewers, a worthy mission if there ever was one.