First Business

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First Business is a nationally syndicated business newsprogram, produced by WCIU-TV in Chicago. Hosts Tom Hudson and Beejal Patel bring viewers business news from the Chicago Board of Trade. From 1989 to 2002, Barton Eckert hosted the show which was produced by Conus Communications, LLC. The show was not so stock market business oriented, and focused more on information for the small business owner. Each day, the show would feature packages from its affiliate stations, including KNTV, on various products as well as the classic tales of inventors using story telling only seen in markets like Minneapolis/St. Paul.