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R.R.
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The only person I think NN has in their New York side is Tom Negovan (former WGN News At Noon Anchor)
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I took some time out to catch on the 4pm and finally seeing that CBS 2 not only uses the “Swinging” cut of “The Enforcer” package for “NonStop News” in the morning but also being used for “Four Stories At Four”
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21 minutes ago, 24994J said:
The logistics of summer scheduling are so much fun.
And with Stacey Baca preparing to sign off in the next few weeks they’re probably looking closely between Jordan and Nagy maybe. Let’s not forget the last female who anchored weekend Mornings on ABC 7 I believe was Judie García.
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3 minutes ago, 24994J said:
Schneider has grown into the morning role, but Padilla has never felt right to me, on the A-team, especially compared to the other women on GDC. Sylvia and Terrence have developed some nice chemistry at 9, and I've liked Blanton, so far, so this feels like a good move, to me.
I second that when it comes to Padilla. After Darlene Hill left, Padilla's demeanor just became eh.
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Confirmed
45 minutes ago, WeatherandTraffic said:I think Stacey Baca is leaving the station, I didn't see her announcement but she said 2 more months and Mark and Greg were saying that they were going to miss her.
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1 hour ago, Spring Rubber said:
Is the main anchor desk the only surviving piece from 2012 remaining in the studio? I think everything else has been replaced one or more times now, right?
And the only modification on the desk is that it has wheels.
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13 minutes ago, Daybreak said:
Mark is going out kind of sad. At this point, move on. Even though "ditsy" might not seem enough to be fired over however, we do not know the working relationships he had at WLS with his colleagues. Some of our favorite On-Air Talent can be difficult behind the scenes. Also I don't feel as station management protected Cheryl enough. It's been what... 2 years? I always felt stationed management seized on the opportunity to skim off some budget by getting rid of Mark. Also I wonder from a competitor standpoint, is Mark hirable? Would WMAQ, WGN, WFLD or WBBM would want to take a chance on him with these antics? (In this day and age, it's probable)
Mark made it clear in multiple interviews he’s done with the biz, in addition to that he sent his message across stating that he will NEVER forgive her and forget what went down.
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Ed Curran talks about why he was away. He’s expected to be back 4/2!
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50 minutes ago, CLETVFan said:
Could Nexstar move him back to WGN or put him on any of their stations?
Perhaps they should start airing reruns of It's Garry Shandling's Show. I would watch that.
Donlon Making a move back to WGN would sound pointless IMO. Besides Slots for anchors there are full.
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4 minutes ago, NBC 5 Chicago said:
So this confused me as well. It's been a couple months since I've regularly watched but it was Scott Schneider and Anita Padilla from 4am-9am then Sylvia anchoring at 9am with Terrance usually doing in studio reports. Rosanne usually field reported or fill in anchored if someone was off. Sylvia also anchors the noon news. They even have promos with Scott and Anita for Good Day. So I don't know why they're wanting to do a rotation of anchors unless they're wanting to do something like WGN and figure out a A and B team to break up Good Day hours. Test the chemistry between everyone and then announce a full schedule. I know I'm speculating but I can't figure out why they'd break up what they already have unless they want to tweak it.
Wait I thought Tellez anchored from 4-6am?
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And speaking of renovations, Dawn Hasbrouck showed a photo of their new Fox 32 newsroom
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1 hour ago, 24994J said:
It's not exactly a industry-shaking hire, and it wasn't mentioned on the forum. It flew under my (and apparently others') radar, so I posted it. No offense, but why didn't you, if you knew?
It was a huge news day when it Kayden announced her NN hire, and I forgot to post about that, however it’s in my newscasts from my “Briefly Tonight” portion on YT.
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10 hours ago, 24994J said:
After Chicago's Best got canceled, co-host Marley Kayden left the building.
Now she's back in the building...upstairs.
https://www.instagram.com/p/CZIPi-RvnOz/That’s been out in the news the past two weeks
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46 minutes ago, TheSpeedKing said:
I watched the video on another device. I can confirm that is News Series 2000+, and might signal that WLS will revive it if it gets new graphics. I also hope that WLS finds a replacement for Bill Ratner.
It is possibly time for new graphics. Going on at least 8 1/2 years.
Plus yes, around the fall will be marking 30 years since NS2K+ came along and became the major and lifelong piece of Chicago news music history.
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From 3 predecessors ago! Rare!
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Dina Bair says Patrick Elwood has been named co-anchor for WGN Midday News.
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2 hours ago, jase said:
Not sure I buy him suing. More like management was going to pay him what he was due and wanted some insurances that this latest 'incident' and the aftermath was never going to see the light of day outside the hollow halls of WLS.
He addressed the possibility of the lawsuit in a podcast back in November. He said he along with his agent (Joel Weisman) and his brother were going to take it to court.
Mark also added that WLS kept a LOG of Burton’s complaints to management on not only him but other anchors and reporters claiming she felt she was being dissed.
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1 hour ago, 24994J said:
Mark had been very vocal that he had been sitting on strike 2 since his tweeting incident a few years ago. I still think he got a raw deal with the Burton incident, and I'm on his side over hers, but perhaps more than the salary, he wasn't a first-time offender. That played a huge role in this. Even if he and Cheryl had had beef before, if he had no other priors, he probably would've survived this incident.
Mark also revealed that he was going to sue both ABC7 and Burton for this fallout. But the station gave him the buyout to prevent him from going through with the lawsuit
Many people have gone after Burton not only for this but it was also revealed that she was apparently always making fun of the late Jerry Taft’s weight on air and no apparent repercussions were brought into it.
Management is another thing. Many viewers aren't too fond of Mr. Idler. Let’s not forget what happened to many others (i.e. Perez and Caplan).
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On 12/28/2021 at 6:30 PM, jase said:
What has she ever done to justify being fired? I have said before and will say again, what is it that some people have against her? She may not be the 'greatest anchor that has ever lived', she is hardly the worse that has (or will ever) grace the Chicago airwaves. Her and Alan have good chemistry and on a personal level; she was very nice the two times I met her (which is often not the case with meeting news people).
It's fair to debate the way she presents the news and such, but outside of that, there's zero reason to dog her as many often do for no reason.
Many call for her to be fired after what happened 9 months ago. Despite the ratings apparently being decent, not many care for her after the Giangreco fallout.
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3 hours ago, Spring Rubber said:
Wow, I had no idea that they used the same opener format from 1999-2001 (albeit with different colors and a different background) as the 2001 package.
If you look closely in the 2001 package, Jerry and John’s pose shots from 1999 were resued’
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Found an oldie (without a “Rebroadcast” label)
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In all honesty NBC 5 made a bold move!
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Officially confirmed: the four o’clock news comeback https://www.robertfeder.com/2021/12/16/cbs-2-taps-jim-williams-marie-saavedra-co-anchor-new-4-p-m-weekday-newscast/
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The Turmoil Saga of NewsNation
in US Cable News
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And they deleted the clip a short time later
