Gloria Brown is a trailblazer who broke the color barrier at WGN-TV in 1964 when she was hired as the station's first black professional employee. She worked her way up in television from a typist through many other positions, to her current positions as Business Manager for WGN-TV News and Emmy Award-winning producer of People to People. The show Gloria produces, People to People, is hosted by Allison Payne.  Her work on that show has been awarded by the Associated Press, the National Association of Black Journalist (NABJ), and with the Illinois Broadcaster's prestigious Silver Dome Award.  

For her longevity and success, Gloria was inducted into the Silver Circle of the Naational Association of Television Arts and Sciences in May of 2006. Gloria serves on the boards of Habilitative Systems, Inc. and the NABJ-Chicago Chapter.