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He will get the 4 from Cheryl and the 6 and 7 from Jerry. Cheryl will keep the 5 and 10. I find this a logical idea for the post Jerry era.

Well, she needs to rest because Wednesday is the blood drive, and she needs to be well for it.

Everybody is basically drunk on Countdown Chicago. This programs needs to end and put Dick Clark's New years rockin eve back on.

According to Stacey and Diane's facebook pages, it seems like it's their last weekend together. Next week Stacey is on Vacation and Diane and someone else will fill in. My 4 picks with Diane are, Liz Nagy, Hosea, Tanja or Terrell. Then the following weekend, Mark Rivera starts anchoring weekend mornings with Stacey.

Mark Mcginnis is filling in for Phil Tonight.

I feel Dan and Lauren should get an extra hour or contribute IN STUDIO between 6-10.

If Diane is going to back to the field, her studio time is almost reduced to none as we now have with Mark on weekends and Kristin Byrne is now the main fill in for Roz.

According to Stacey Baca in her Facebook live video, changes are coming soon as it looks like that a male co-anchor for the weekend am news is going to be hired soon. Which means the Diane Pathieu will go back to reporting.

Cheryl Scott is on for Phil tonight. Mark Mcginnis was on for Larry this morning. For the past few months. Larry hasn't worked that many weekends. I think he has worked about 3 or 4 weekends since the Solar Eclipse.

I don't get why Cheryl Scott needs to be at Wrigley field. She's not a sports nor a news reporter, she's a METEOROLOGIST. They have plenty of reporters there. .

I don't know why Troy doesn't have a bio on the website, though, because Mark Bishop. I also don't know why Dionne's bio isn't up, as Cheryl's was added last week.

This is from Jan 1st 2015. before Mike's firing. It also shows how long they took to get Dionne Miller's bio up, who joined the station 2 months before Cheryl, October of 2014 to be exact. I'm sorry if I'm being rude.

Yeah, the listing has been taken off their website, so it's certainly not happening anytime soon. I will be curious, though, if the network will allow them to pick up a part-timer with Podesta leaving. Hell, I wish they'd add to/update the online bios to settle the score on where people stand and who's official employees.

They do need to update their bios. Jerry's still reads that he's on at 5pm, 6pm and 10pm. He gave up the 10pm for the 7pm on the U over a year ago. He gave up the 5pm 3 years ago this coming January when Mike Caplan was fired. They still haven't put Liz Nagy's bio and Craig Wall's bio and they been their for a while. Plus it took a year for them to put up a bio for Will Jones. But they updated the bios really quickly when Cheryl Scott joined.

Shae Peppler.

Ok thanks. The main anchor team and even this team beats the Mark and Micah team. I can't stand WGN's 9pm team except for Skilling.

Rafer, Mark and George did the Friday night shows, so there's either a good reason (showing viewers the new team), or I do wonder if they're considering the Sun-Thu anchor schedule (I'm pretty sure) they tried in the 90s.

I have a feeling that the Sun-Thu is permanent. Tonight it’s Rafer,Sylvia, Mark and a blonde woman(sorry I don’t know her name).

For some reason I never found WGN morning news appealing to me, I prefer 5 and 7 before 7am, and I want local news later, I will watch Good Day Chicago.

Here's my opinion of WFLD, Their product and talent has improved over that last years. I sometimes watch GDC over my usual ABC7. GDC has Mike Caplan(which he is excellent). WFLD made awesome decisions by picking up Mike, Sylvia, and Rafer and making Corey lead anchor.

http://www.ftvlive.com/sqsp-test/2017/10/11/philly-anchor-shares-personal-story-about-her-child

It's a sad story. Tammie Souza's son was diagnosed with a brain tumor. She was out for several weeks over the summer. Prayers that her son recovers fully.

When Cheryl was hired, she was ensured the 10pm spot, which she got, and no one's died. I don't recall hearing anything that she'd get the chief title, though. If she does, I won't be surprised, but I don't believe anything was guaranteed. Heck, it wasn't until the new opens in 2013 that they really started to push the chief moniker for Jerry. Yes, it was implied and obvious, but rarely spoken. All that said, I'm not sure anyone would get promoted to succeed Jerry in the current economic climate at ABC, especially if the WCIU newscast's future is ever put into question (they discuss the matter every year). As for when Jerry's hanging it up, it's anybody's guess. I wouldn't be stunned if he wanted to reach 35 years in 2019, like Alan and Jim, but it might be just as likely that he thinks of another Chicago winter, and announces it soon. I know he did just put his home up for sale, so his retirement MIGHT be coming sooner rather than later.

I'm Just saying there are better meteorologists at the station who deserve the chief moniker and the 10pm spot more than her.

I wish Podesta the best, she's a strong reporter. Also, any guesses on when Jerry's going to retire? If soon, I really hope Cheryl Scott doesn't get chief. Lets hope they give Larry the job and demote her. Cheryl Scott isn't Chief material for market 3. Heck, she's not even chief material for market 20! There are 3 meteorologists that have far more experience than her.

Hey guys. I'm new to the forums and I'm just wondering, are they going to ever hire a male weekend morning anchor? We are coming up to a year since Ben Bradley's departure.