WXYZ Channel 7 to Air Special on Kilpatrick Corruption Case

DETROIT, Aug. 30, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The 7 Action News Investigators will take viewers inside the federal public corruption case of former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick in a 7 Action News special, Wednesday, September 5, at 7 p.m. on Channel 7.  The half-hour program, "Kilpatrick Corruption Case," uncovers new information about Kilpatrick, his father Bernard Kilpatrick, his friend Bobby Ferguson and former water department director Victor Mercado, who are scheduled to go to trial September 6^th.

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The program will feature a report from investigator Scott Lewis, who travelled to Kilpatrick's home in Grand Prairie, Texas for an exclusive report on the former mayor and a look at his Texas lifestyle.  Lewis also speaks one-on-one with Kilpatrick for this special.  Investigators Heather Catallo and Ross Jones reveal new details about the Kilpatrick criminal investigation and offer insight into the upcoming trial.

"The Kilpatrick Corruption Trial will be a complex and lengthy legal case that deserves a thorough review by the best investigative journalists in Detroit," said 7 Action News Director Tim Dye.  "Our team of investigative reporters and producers will combine their knowledge and expertise to deliver the kind of depth our viewers expect on such an important topic."

"Kilpatrick Corruption Case," will be streamed live on wxyz.com.

7 Action News will have complete coverage of the Kilpatrick corruption trial beginning Thursday, September 6^th on 7 Action News at 5, 6, 7 and 11 p.m. and on wxyz.com.  Coverage will include up-to the minute information on wxyz.com, and live blogs during the trial.

WXYZ-TV is owned by E.W. Scripps.  Scripps is a leading media enterprise that embraces its rich history in delivering high-quality journalism through television stations, newspapers and the Scripps Howard News Service, while developing and expanding its digital strategies, including social gaming, for multiple platforms. The company provides community-changing breaking news, story-telling, investigations and interactive outreach at 19 television stations in major markets such as Denver, San Diego, Detroit, Phoenix, Cleveland, Cincinnati and Tampa, and 13 newspaper markets, including Memphis, Knoxville, Naples, Fla., and Corpus Christi, Texas. Since 1941, Scripps has operated the National Spelling Bee, one of America's most-enduring celebrations of academic excellence.

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