Silver Circle; TV Academy honors all-star lineup for contributions on and off the air

An all-star class of Chicago TV veterans -- including a belovedand iconic clown, a respected lawyer and a brilliantly creativeexecutive -- will be inducted this spring in the industry's SilverCircle.

Bestowed by the regional chapter of the National Academy ofTelevision Arts and Sciences, the honors single out those who havecontributed significantly to Chicago broadcasting over 25 years ormore.

The 2008 recipients are:

- Bob Bell (posthumously), legendary children's show host andstaff announcer at Tribune Co.-owned Channel 9, who played Bozo theClown for 23 years. He died in 1997.

- Renee Ferguson, "Unit 5" investigative reporter for …