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That's why NBC5 can't catch up to ABC7, they keep or hire older talent instead of hiring and grooming new talent. When they do hire new talent, they put them at the bottom and keep them there until they decide to leave. Look at Patrick Fazio, he was hired as second in command, then got demoted and demoted again to weekend mornings.

She's a good get and will be helpful with the schedule at WABC-TV, especially with Sam barely there. I mention this in the GMA thread, but I can't stand Sam Champion. He gets treated like royalty at ABC/GMA and I don't get it. He really doesn't contributing anything but being an nuisance and over the top laughter.

This team is way better than the weekday team, with the exception Ginger of course. If it were budget cuts. cut Sam as you don't need him. I might be biased, but Sam is highly overrated and full of himself and I have a hard time watching him do a serious story.

Brandon Roux, formerly of WDIV in Detroit has joined as a fill in meteorologist. It seems that Ed Curran is going to be out for a while longer and needed another meteorologist for the time being.

It's more likely his health because weeks before he went MIA, he was doing the forecasts from home. I also don't want anyone from the weather team to leave because, believe it or not, this weather team is the strongest in the area, especially with Albert and David.

I just don't like the early and long hours as it contributed to the early deaths of Lisa Colagrossi, Katherine Creag and Elise Finch.

Once again, there over extending Brittney Bell. She did the morning and noon newscasts and did WNT and ABC News Live prime. With Sam almost out the door, they really need another full time meteorologist to avoid the super long hours.

Is it just me or is Sam Champion overrated. He seems fake and over the top and basically gets whatever schedule he wants. I feel like having him back on is not really needed.

Ed Curran has been absent for months now, stretching the weather team thin this week. I wonder if Ed is having kidney issues again or it's something else. Btw, Kylee and Mary Kay(in Florida) have been awesome this week with the weather coverage.

Are they going to add another Meteorologist as Sam is on GMA all the time lately? I don't really like having the morning meteorologist staying on air until 1pm after being on air since 4:30am. Schedules like this contributed to the deaths of Lisa Colagrossi, Katherine Creag and Elise Finch.

At 11am today, Val and Terrell anchored from a temporary desk set up but Mark McGinnis still did weather from the studio. It's interesting as it is almost 10 years with this set and it doesn't look like an overhaul is likely soon.

https://abc7chicago.com/about/newsteam/ It seems like Chuck Goudie has left ABC7 as his bio has been scrubbed. However, Jessica D'Onofrio, who left in august is still has her bio on there.

https://www.ftvlive.com/sqsp-test/2024/12/29/philly-bound Seems like Robert Johnson of sister station WTVD is going to be living out his dreams of being a meteorologist for Action news. I've watched him. and he's a solid pick. They even did a story about him back in 2018. Here's his YouTube channel with his work, only up to 2019 though. https://www.youtube.com/@RobBox96

I noticed Sade has been missing for several weeks and Sandra has been filling for her at 5pm and 11pm(not Fridays). She was out during the same time last year as well. Do you think she's having new health issues or issue's related to her concussion years ago? Whatever it is, I hope she's well and will be back soon,

Sorry for the vent. I've tried warming up to Greg Dutra but, the way he presents himself and the weather rubs me the wrong way. The beard bothers me for one, and he sounds like a college frat boy and sounds fake and phony. I honestly don't think he is a good meteorologist and with how much time he has off and filling in on GMA, he really doesn't contribute to the team that much.

He used to fill a lot, but I have a feeling that some of the co-hosts didn't like him filling in, especially since he went from NBC to ABC and back to NBC and becoming second in command. He seems to be less likeable than when he was at ABC.

It looks ok, I just hope they don't keep doing the full weather segments in front of that monitor, I prefer the full segments at the green screen or at least zoom in closer and have the meteorologists stand closer as the graphics don't go across the monitors. Overall, I think this is a downgrade from their previous set and it was unneeded for them.

WBBM has improve under Jennifer Lyons leadership. Their main anchor team is solid and better than ABC7's 10pm team. Their reporting bench is solid and have a better investigating team than ABC7. The weather team is good, buts needs more people added with the uncertainty of Ed Curran. All they need to do is add a couple Meteorologists and fix the morning news. WFLD still struggles, but better than it was 5-10 plus years ago.

I wonder if the main anchor teams will anchor Sunday night for the preview of the DNC.

It seems like a very non amicable exit. If he stays in Chicago, ABC7 has a 2 morning reporter slots open.

I agree with all of this and plus Adam will still be Cecily's main backup even if he takes the noon newscast. Also when he is not filling in for Cecily, he can send his young kids to school and be home before they go to sleep. Even if Adam doesn't take the noon and give up the 10pm, the weather team schedule still makes more sense than the WABC weather team schedule.

Do you guys think they're going to hire a new meteorologist now that Chris Sowers is gone? I think Payton should take weekend mornings and move Adam Joseph off the 10pm(Cecily is already there for the 11pm) and to the Noon which would make sense and maybe hire a freelancer instead of another full-time meteorologist.

Nothing official from what I've seen, but Evrod Cassimy has been anchoring weekday mornings with Michelle for the past few weeks, including this week and it seems JC Navarrete has been demoted to general assignment reporter for the afternoon newscasts. Good for Evrod, he is a strong anchor and a needed boost for the morning news.

David Yeomans is great addition to the weather team and the station. I really like his enthusiasm about the weather and how professional he is, just like the rest of the weather team. Speaking of, has Ed Curran been on lately? Because he usually fills in at 11am, but it's been Mary Kay Kleist(who worked well with David the last 2 nights). It seems like Ed is having health issues again and they really need 2 more meteorologists to relieve the rest of the team, especially Mary Kay whose supposed to be part time. But feels like she's double time.

The problem with NBC5's weather team is the weird scheduling. The weekend morning meteorologists since Kalee Dionne(which have been Alicia, Iisha, and Kevin) left have only contributed to the weekday morning newscasts where the severe weather coverage is unlikely in the morning. Kevin is filling more now in the evenings, but helps Alicia out when everybody else is there. Iisha has been there for almost 3 years and Kevin just over a year. I will cut them some slack since it's their first severe weather coverage at NBC5 and didn't have the veterans to help. Kevin needs to contribute in the afternoons and evenings instead of mornings. If they keep this weird schedule of weekend/weekday morning contributing meteorologist, then they won't be able to retain meteorologist. Look at Cheryl Scott with Byron Miranda and Kalee Dionne with Paul Deanno for example. Byron and Paul each left for different cities in 3 years after bypassing Cheryl and Kalee.