CHICAGO (CBS) — Two CBS 2 legends received a special honor Friday night.
Former CBS 2 anchor and reporter Derrick Blakley has received the prestigious Silver Circle Award. Presenting was CBS 2’s Jim Williams, himself a 2018 inductee.
Blakley, a South Side native, spent 41 years in the television news and is known for his extensive knowledge of the city. He joined CBS 2 in 2003, working as a news anchor and reporter, and later as a political reporter. Blakley retired from CBS 2 in 2019.
Prior to joining CBS 2, Blakley also spent 16 years with NBC 5 and seven years as a Chicago-based CBS News correspondent; London; and Bonn, West Germany.
His award recognizes his countless contributions to Chicago television news over the decades.
The late CBS 2 photojournalist Morris Jones was also honored.
Jones first joined CBS 2 in 1976. He has traveled the world – covering events such as Nelson Mandela’s presidential swearing-in in South Africa with CBS 2 reporter John Davis in 1994.
Jones received the Silver Circle Award for his four-decade career at CBS 2 before he died of cancer in 2016.