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Wouldn't it be 4? With the addition of Marshall Harris as sports director, I haven't heard any word of Matt Zahn or Luke Stuckemeyer's coming exit, though I'd certainly bet on one of them.

Bad take. I'm not from Philly, so I'm not really familiar with their skyline, BUT the very broadcast company in question here just built one of (if not) the tallest skyscrapers in town, and NBC10 was one of the first occupants. That deserves to be in an open. Besides, locals know the skyline and city, even if it's not as identifiable to out-of-towners like most of us here.

You two are agreeing about the peacock background. You both want it gone.

Oh, come on. WLS has been in storm coverage since before both of you posted. Even then, WLS and WMAQ were doing pretty much the same style of coverage, and doing a satisfactory job of keeping updates coming, in any form. ABC 7 was maintaining a near-constant split screen with the soccer match, only bailing entirely to regroup and switch off talent. When not on, the ticker remained, just like NBC 5. CBS 2 was in a split with golf, as well.

Change what? Everything in that studio has been replaced multiple times in 9 years, except for the desk, which I agree could be switched out, but not if they go the standup lucite desk like WNBC. In that case, I'd keep what they have. Oh, and 5 years just isn't accurate. They're on the clock alongside all NBC stations, in-line with the summer Olympic schedule.

With the emphasis on the peacock, I wouldn't be shocked if there were other color variants to come, like one for mornings. Seeing more of it, I can't stress enough how much better this whole look and sound is for WMAQ.

There is a red breaking variant, but it's way more subtle than the old look, so it's fine.

This new look cleans up so many of the bulky elements from the 2016 version, so that makes it an automatic upgrade, for me. Better balance of the blue and white elements, while keeping the bare bones structure. And I LOVE the flashes of the peacock colors in certain animations. Not divert the conversation, but I need to take a personal victory lap, here. During the pandemic, I screwed around with some ideas for a new O&O look, and I love that the NBC designers had some similar ideas to me. I didn't share these with anyone, and I had no prior knowledge to what was going to roll out. I kind of predicted the time/temp realignment (pic #1), though I left in the old, full-width social ticker and only slightly modified the 2016 L3s. I also tried out a look that emphasized the use of the peacock rainbow on a white lower third (#2). Anyway...

ABC 7 had Greg Dutra (in his ABC News jacket, as he just might report on GMA today) on the scene in Woodridge very soon after the storm, as he lives just a few miles away. At WGN, Skilling has been on by phone with Janssen, Tahman, and Jackie. Those 4, plus 7's 4 meteorologists are still on. Brant, Pete, and Christian Farr in the field are holding it down on 5.

I didn't stop to watch, but Kaitlin was on from home, at some point after 11:30. They're currently simulcasting on both 32 and My50.

WLS began going back to normal anchor distance starting last Friday (reopening day), with the 4 weeknight anchors completing the transition this past Monday. Sports is done from a stand-up position, and one meteorologist at a time is in a studio next door (AM meteorologist Tracy Butler is still at home, having had cancer in the last couple years). Even the morning consumer anchor is seated at the desk for her reports.

That's not another possibility. That clearly falls under this...

Because it's an obvious downgrade from the set's original set. This new one worked just fine for pandemic shows, allowing for more standup shots and distance, but if distancing is not needed, then the previous, seated position is superior.

We're all very aware of that.

Certainly a possibility. The logical and optimistic assessment would slot her as a 5th, but in a budget crunch era, someone else exiting and keeping the count at 4 isn't out of the question.

And just like that, Brittany Bell is leaving ABC11 for WABC. Unsure if anyone is leaving the flagship, but they could probably stand to have a 5th meteorologist, with Sam Champion's limited availability. https://www.instagram.com/p/CP8kcUMnKhG/

Q13 meteorologist and Oak Park native Tim Joyce is coming home to round out the weekend morning news team. https://wgntv.com/news/tim-joyce-joins-wgn-news-as-wgn-weekend-morning-news-weather-anchor/

It's all good! Haha

Ahem...

Feder finally talking about what we've known about for almost a month. Sometimes we kinda scoop. https://www.robertfeder.com/2021/06/03/chicagos-goes-digital-wgn-news-now/ And with the digital duo getting an interview on the Midday News, does that effectively make them the midday B-team? https://wgntv.com/midday-news/meet-the-wgn-news-now-team/

Hopefully you'll just trust me, because I don't have the tweet handy, but a reputable source in CNN's design department confirmed that this is a placeholder. They just needed a wordmark for a presentation to investors.

No one is forcing anyone to watch any of the clips post in this thread, but everything related to a video posted this afternoon has been hidden. In the future, if anyone is ever questioning whether they should post something with potentially sensitive content, feel free to run it by a moderator.

WLS has only adopted a bumper going to break. Nice and quick, not messing with the flow of the anchor's greeting at the top. An introduction at the top seems like too much. 2021 late hulu outro.mp4

The morning show was my first thought, too, but with 2 separate studio spaces, I couldn't convince myself into that making any sense. I thought maybe it could work as a generic presentation/performance area, available to either occupant, but you're probably right.

The channel 9 anchors had new headshots taken today, with the photographer set up in the remaining empty studio. Last we saw that space, the black curtains still lined what was being used as NewsNation's pre-launch newsroom. In the last few months, they appear to have added a physical set, of some kind. What little of it we can see here doesn't really point to it as an extension of either NN or WGN's current digs, but I do wonder what it's for. From this awkward angle, I'm seeing a corner video wall, not unlike what NBC 5 just installed downtown. That ledge-like feature reminds me a little of NewsNation's catwalk. That said, that good-looking element on the right end almost looks like the beams lining the top of WGN's set.