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More sets are to be replaced in 2020. WAPT is scheduled for “studio upgrades” in June 2020. This will complete their station remodel project.

Couldn’t catch a screencap but the monitor on the desk was turned off a few times throughout last night’s WNT. Possibly some technical difficulties?

ABC News' coverage of the start of the second Iraq War as news broke of the first air strikes on March 19, 2003:

In May 1989, Dan Rather and the CBS News team arrived in China to cover the summit meeting between Communist Party leaders and Soviet premier Mikhail Gorbachev - a meeting that played against the backdrop of historic pro-democracy protests in Tiananmen Square. The full week of CBS Evening News reports from Beijing comes courtesy of btm0815bma. Monday, May 15th: Tuesday, May 16th: Wednesday, May 17th: Thursday, May 18th: Friday, May 19th (a few hours prior to when CBS and other outside media were forced to cease communication by the Chinese government as the crackdown on the student protestors intensified during government-imposed martial law):

Dan Rather leads CBS News' coverage of the start of the second Iraq War on March 19th, 2003 (courtesy btm0815ma): ABC News Nightline coverage from the same evening:

Would you believe on this leap year, it's been four years since Raleigh-Durham's WNCN and WRAL switched network affiliations. 'RAL to NBC and 'NCN to CBS. What a difference four years makes.

I assume they'll want to go with a male replacement, and IF they go internal, this is my "short" list... Tom Negovan: he's been there before, but he's basically their chief nightside reporter, and most frequent back-up on the late news. The broadcast has changed drastically since he left the noon news in 2008. Would he have the range and charisma to handle what the show's evolved into? Ben Bradley: only anchors the 4pm, so this would be a cost-driven move, and he has a lot of versatility from his years on weekend morning at ABC 7. He does a lot with the investigative unit, though, and this could interfere with that schedule. It would also break their trend of set, cemented anchor pairings. He also rarely fills in at midday. Dan Ponce: he's anchored the 4am block for several years, but like Ben, has very little time spent in that slot. The morning B-team has ascended the ratings ladder, and he's likely more valuable there than on the already top-rated noon hour (Midday trails 7 at 11am). Tahman Bradley: weekend evening anchor, would bring much-needed diversity to the weekday male anchor bench. However, as political reporter, anchoring middays would likely leave one of the roles lacking. Sean Lewis: weekend morning anchor for a decade, seemingly the most frequent fill-in for Steve. I can't think of many real drawbacks, so that why he's my predicted successor. That doesn't necessarily mean he's who I'd choose, though... Patrick Elwood: he's surely the long shot. Of these men, he's the only one to never hold an anchor position at WGN, though spent many years as early morning/noon anchor on FOX32. Only in the last few years has he been used on the desk, mostly on weekends and at midday. That said, he's a warm presence, a local native, and damn solid anchor. If I was in charge, he'd be my pick.