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Article: Ex-reporter enjoys success on her own
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- Chicago Sun-Times
- Article date:
- May 18, 1989
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I I n the year since Mary Nissenson resigned as a reporter at
WBBM-Channel 2, she happily has been calling her own shots as a
self-styled communications consultant and media entrepreneur.
"I can't believe I waited this long," said Nissenson, 37. "It is
wonderful to be an ethical businesswoman."
As founder of Foresight Communications, Nissenson grossed more
than $1 million in her first six months - while operating out of the
Lincoln Park home she shares with her husband, Channel 2 anchor Mike
Parker. She now heads a staff of six, including another Channel 2
alum, producer Coleen Marren.
"We're a cross between a traditional production company, a
public-relations agency and, in some ...