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It's not even on the air yet, and Bill Cunningham's potential syndicated TV talk show for Chicago Tribune parent Tribune Co. already is facing its first lawsuit.
The mothers of some child beauty pageant contestants say they and their daughters were misled about how their topic would be handled, then were subjected to abusive treatment from the show's staff and a studio audience encouraged to harass them, according to a suit filed in Cook County Circuit Court.
The lawsuit names Cunningham, Tribune Broadcasting and a woman who works on the program, which taped test shows earlier this month at Chicago TV flagship WGN-Ch. 9, once home to Phil Donahue's daytime gabfest.
Richard Dominick, who developed "The Steve Wilkos Show" and for 18 years was the unseen hand behind "Jerry Springer" before exiting as executive producer in 2008, is overseeing production of "Big Willie."
Dominick also is working on a potential Tribune Co. talk show for Cox Media Group morning man and Sirius XM afternoon host Todd "Bubba The Love Sponge" Clem. That program also recently taped its test shows at Channel 9.
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