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Yes. I know for a fact that Phil is not short, and not that much different in height compared to Cheryl or Jerry, but somehow Schwarz standing at the desk isn't as much of an eyesore and major height difference as when Jerry was next to Kathy on Friday night.

I wouldn't be surprised if it's directorial and personality preference. The closes I mentioned occurred immediately following sports, with no commercial or final story in-between, so it was likely easier given the camera angle set-up. That reminds me, though, I'm pretty sure they're only working with two cameras. Not that that's an excuse, but it does force different practices, like this weird angle with the super-sexy recycle bin... And here's the full shot. It's not entirely attractive, but it's serviceable...

The Sunday 5 o'clock news closed on a full shot, so it is possible, and one of the 6 o'clocks closed with the anchors and sportscaster, but generally, no.

Considering Tracy had been on the job since 4:30 (c'mon, we all know it's much earlier than that for the weathercasters), and Jerry has to stick around til 10:35 (though maybe earlier since he's not at the desk to close on the temp set), it makes sense to have Cheryl fill the afternoon slot. She also did the forecast on the noon webcast, which usually has a pre-recorded summary by Tracy.

As Paul Meincke turns 65 he'll be shifting to a part-time role at ABC 7 next month, filing reports on his own terms. Sounds like a nice retirement plan, to me. http://www.robertfeder.com/2015/08/17/abc-7s-paul-meincke-downshifting-to-part-time/#more-8540

I fall in the middle of this argument. WGN's set is better, overall, but I think she was comparing the home bases. 9's anchor backdrop has been looking progressively worse each month, just like how washed out 7's duratrans were in the year or two before they were replaced. One could also say that, 7's is pretty decent and serviceable knowing that it's only for 3 weeks, while 9's is clearly wearing down, and being used for the foreseeable future. There'd be a certain handicap on the grading scale when comparing the two.

So, since my family and I are out on Sunday mornings, I usually record the Sunday morning news to see Phil Schwarz's weather quiz. I've been doing this for over a decade. I know he releases it on social media, but I'm nostalgic for the classic delivery. Anyway, this morning, I'm watching it back when my mom, who, to this point hadn't really noticed the temporary set, openly stated "wow, this is temporary? Looks better than 'GN". Your move, Tribune.

I'm guessing that wasn't intentional. It's pretty much the main draw of the full forecast, and even the newscast.

Funny thing is, Terrell did it last year, and other reporters before that, and nobody bats an eye.

That stupid Tyra Banks style panel show that's replacing Millionaire/daytime Jeopardy! on the east coast.

Mark Suppelsa: an anchor of many talents... http://www.ftvlive.com/todays-news/2015/8/14/huh

Feder confirmed this morning that Rachael Ray is moving to 1am in the fall, so get your fill of the 10pm rebroadcast while you can.

If they were going to be out for the long haul, a bigger/higher desk might be nice.

For the areas that weren't touched last year? Perhaps. Like I said before, I'm curious as to how long this will take, as they went out of their way to do it during off hours last time.

Yes, but it looks a little more fleshed out than last year's. Instead of those weird, blocky monitors on the desk, they're using some mounted flat-screens that don't look too bad. The lighting looks better than last time, too, and combined with the fact that they're doing this on a Thursday afternoon and not the late Friday into Monday morning tells me whatever they're doing might take a little longer. It's also possible that this is an emergency move, but I doubt it.

They're back on the temp set.

The prize is actually a slide across the U.S. Cellular Field tarp next time it rains...

A certain "freaking" meteorologist that could have us all brutally murdered is celebrating 37 years at the old #9 today. No further hints.

From previews I've seen, I'm picturing it as a cross between Inside Edition and one of those crap true-crime filler shows that air at 2am on HLN. I'd sooner put it in the 1 o'clock Maury slot, as the 3 is where new episodes are and serves as a good lead-in to the news at 4.

It's almost always a good thing when a station dumps the MyTV branding, but 22 the Point! sounds more like a radio station to me.

I recall seeing in a Feder piece a few years ago that both ladies were coaxed out of semiretirement to do WCL, so I'm not entirely surprised she was passed over, as they likely wanted someone for the long haul.

Somebody was on a roll... "What if I sucker-punch Magers?" "Cheryl Scott flew with the Blue Angels today, and we have a bet on whether or not she barfed."

"I don't want to be a fetus. I already did that once." "Would you rather have MY baby kangaroo in YOUR pouch?" -Everybody's Favorite Outspoken Sportscaster And no, nothing here is taken out of context. It means exactly what it says.