The Definitive ABC 7 Thread

[24994J 5630]

All kidding aside, I wouldn't want to be in charge of the overnight scheduling department. The game is only in the top of the 8th, and it's close bottom of the 8th, but it's not really close, so it could go extras probably won't go extras. After that, I'd imagine they have to air 'Kimmel' and 'Nightline', so that's taking them through like 2:15. Then, they had planned on airing most of primetime overnight, but with less than 2 hours (by that point) til 'America This Morning', that's going to be essentially impossible, so I have a feeling something's getting dumped to Saturday or Sunday afternoon before all is said and done.

[ns8401 957]

All kidding aside, I wouldn't want to be in charge of the overnight scheduling department. The game is only in the top of the 8th, and it's close bottom of the 8th, but it's not really close, so it could go extras probably won't go extras. After that, I'd imagine they have to air 'Kimmel' and 'Nightline', so that's taking them through like 2:15. Then, they had planned on airing most of primetime overnight, but with less than 2 hours (by that point) til 'America This Morning', that's going to be essentially impossible, so I have a feeling something's getting dumped to Saturday or Sunday afternoon before all is said and done.

Yuck... Having an actual newscast at 1am is almost silly...

[24994J 5630]

Nononononono...

 

The news at 10 aired like normal, just ending 5 minutes early to accommodate the 10:30 game rejoin. I was quoting the broadcasters. The game was delayed 2 hours and 17 minutes.

[ns8401 957]

Nononononono...

 

The news at 10 aired like normal, just ending 5 minutes early to accommodate the 10:30 game rejoin. I was quoting the broadcasters. The game was delayed 2 hours and 17 minutes.

Oh gotcha... Whoops.

[24994J 5630]

How's this for station synergy? Ryan and Val from WCL filmed clues on-location from around the city this week for the upcoming season of Jeopardy!, so two members of the game show came on an all-Jeopardy! episode of WCL, where the hosts played an ABC 7-themed version of the game, and then Jeopardy! posted the whole episode to YouTube.

 

Got that?

 

(The second weather/news update begins at 32:32, for those who've never seen an example of it.)

 

[yt]OjvBFy0OHVA?t=32m32s[/yt]

[ns8401 957]

How's this for station synergy? Ryan and Val from WCL filmed clues on-location from around the city this week for the upcoming season of Jeopardy!, so two members of the game show came on an all-Jeopardy! episode of WCL, where the hosts played an ABC 7-themed version of the game, and then Jeopardy! posted the whole episode to YouTube.

 

Got that?

 

(The second weather/news update begins at 32:32, for those who've never seen an example of it.)

 

[yt]OjvBFy0OHVA?t=32m32s[/yt]

Wanna say that 5 times fast?

 

That really is pretty cool though.

[ns8401 957]

Another Windy City Live departure... This time Emarald-Jane Hunter a jack of all trades of sorts who did booking, produced segments and did fill-in EP work among other things. She had been with WCL since 2011.

 

She left to become the Director of Media and Content Development for Chicago boutique PR firm Henson Consulting. The is the third major departure from the show in the past few months.

 

http://chicagoradioandmedia.com/news/7593-more-executive-departures-from-abc-7-s-windy-city-live

[brianpr3 178]

Another Windy City Live departure... This time Emarald-Jane Hunter a jack of all trades of sorts who did booking, produced segments and did fill-in EP work among other things. She had been with WCL since 2011.

 

She left to become the Director of Media and Content Development for Chicago boutique PR firm Henson Consulting. The is the third major departure from the show in the past few months.

 

http://chicagoradioandmedia.com/news/7593-more-executive-departures-from-abc-7-s-windy-city-live

 

would it be wrong to say cancel the show and bring back the 11 am news?

[ns8401 957]

would it be wrong to say cancel the show and bring back the 11 am news?

A lot of what 7 has done in newscasts and WCL has the look of flailing about... I'm not sure what's going on over there but they seem to be playing with fire a lot lately...

[alex979 119]

You never know what's going to happen when Jerry Taft works on a Sunday. I know it's crappy video from my iPad, but it's just too funny. My goodness, I love that man.

 

[ns8401 957]

You never know what's going to happen when Jerry Taft works on a Sunday. I know it's crappy video from my iPad, but it's just too funny. My goodness, I love that man.

 

That's great "is that a parade?"

[24994J 5630]

You never know what's going to happen when Jerry Taft works on a Sunday. I know it's crappy video from my iPad, but it's just too funny. My goodness, I love that man.

 

Did you see the after the forecast when Ravi mentioned a tweet on-air? That was from me.

[ns8401 957]

Did you see the after the forecast when Ravi mentioned a tweet on-air? That was from me.

You can't let the fane go to your head now .. Did you happen to have the recorder rolling?

[24994J 5630]

You can't let the fane go to your head now .. Did you happen to have the recorder rolling?

Damn right.

[MEDIA=twitter]635652936232648704[/MEDIA]

[ns8401 957]

Damn right.

I'm looking forward to seeing it then... That's really cool...

[24994J 5630]

[ns8401 957]

Thanks for putting it up... That's really neat man...

[312newswannabe 11]

Hmmm

 

http://www.indeed.com/m/viewjob?jk=26893d2cf7ab2f13&from=serp

[24994J 5630]

Well, to stay competitive, they're going to need a fifth person once Jerry retires.

[brianpr3 178]

why can't they elevate troy?

[24994J 5630]

why can't they elevate troy?

I'm not saying they won't. He's included him in 5 they currently have. Take Jerry away, and they're left with Cheryl, Tracy, Phil, Troy, and a vacancy.

[ns8401 957]

Energetic? There's not a hell of a lot of energy to 7's weather team... They are decent but none of them are super bubbly or anything... It's about as direct and straight a style as I can think of...

[BehindNYNews 147]

I'm not saying they won't. He's included him in 5 they currently have. Take Jerry away, and they're left with Cheryl, Tracy, Phil, Troy, and a vacancy.

I mean, they don't need a fifth meteorologist. They could just do Tracy in the A.M., Cheryl in the P.M., Troy weekend mornings and Phil weekend evenings. To me a fifth is just redundant.

 

That said, they'll probably stick with 5, I just don't see the need for 5.

[24994J 5630]

WMAQ has 5. WGN has 5/6/7/8. The market's too competitive. Weather is the hot commodity for the locals in Chicago right now, and the top stations are well-staffed. On the other hand, the bottom feeders aren't (WBBM: 4, WFLD:3). So, even if they don't NEED 5, it's something to pad their status. That said, it should be noted that 7 doesn't include Troy in promos, but they didn't tout the fifth when it was Mark Bishop or Larry Mowry (I'm dating myself on that one), either. Unlike the others before him, Troy does not have a bio on the station's website (none of the part-timers do), but they aren't afraid to use him on evenings and weekdays in various weather-related roles, a perk that Mark (who was a full-time professor) and Larry weren't allowed.

[ns8401 957]

I mean, they don't need a fifth meteorologist. They could just do Tracy in the A.M., Cheryl in the P.M., Troy weekend mornings and Phil weekend evenings. To me a fifth is just redundant.

 

That said, they'll probably stick with 5, I just don't see the need for 5.

There really isn't one but it's sort of the way they seem to like to do it. It's not the overburdening almost everywhere else for them to do as many as 4 and a half hours of newscasts...

 

Nobody really cares if they split the evenings up or not... In fact it might dilute the weather brand a bit...