newsmusicfan 13 Posted June 26, 2016 Posted June 26, 2016 Did anyone notice that at 9:30 tonight, it is scheduled to be an ABC 7 Newsbrief? Is this permanent for the summer during Sunday Fun and Games? Is ABC going to fill that half hour between match game and the news?
CircleSeven 1960 Posted June 26, 2016 Posted June 26, 2016 Did anyone notice that at 9:30 tonight, it is scheduled to be an ABC 7 Newsbrief? Is this permanent for the summer during Sunday Fun and Games? Is ABC going to fill that half hour between match game and the news? WLS always do a live 35 second news tease (during the commericial break at around the 9:30pm half hour).
24994J 5621 Posted June 26, 2016 Author Posted June 26, 2016 Match Game is one hour. Whether it's 2 30-minute games or 1 60, it's on from 9 to 10. The station's online listing confirms that, as does my DVR. Blame your source, I guess.
newsmusicfan 13 Posted June 27, 2016 Posted June 27, 2016 Match Game is one hour. Whether it's 2 30-minute games or 1 60, it's on from 9 to 10. The station's online listing confirms that, as does my DVR. Blame your source, I guess. My source is my guide and my DVR on Xfinity. Guess it is wrong. But, why would that appear, obviously that was sent to Comcast for some reason.
24994J 5621 Posted June 27, 2016 Author Posted June 27, 2016 The 11am news began (again) today. They're not reinventing the wheel with this one, and there's really no reason to. Despite new anchors, new graphics, new branding and a new set, it feels familiar to the Linda and Sylvia days. There were 2 Windy City Live previews during the hour, including in the first 10 minutes, but I'd imagine they'll stick with just the 2nd half hour preview (about 11:42, which was done from the WCL set). For the opens, they've unsurprisingly opted for the evening Stimulus cut, maintaining the anchors' morning headshots, but using different skyline shots. That said, like the 6pm weeknight open, the time of day doesn't seem right in the broadcast's cityscapes. Unlike the 4 o'clock news, the 11 is not 2 separately-branded shows. An interesting note, the open and talent rejoin use different VO scripts than the other dayparts. "...News at ## Starts NOW" has been replaced with a more traditional line, and the "ABC 7" has been dropped in the talent so they can include the 11AM. Just see for yourself...
ns8401 955 Posted July 16, 2016 Posted July 16, 2016 Who is Liz Nagy? Did I fall asleep at the switch and miss that hire?
24994J 5621 Posted July 16, 2016 Author Posted July 16, 2016 Who is Liz Nagy? Did I fall asleep at the switch and miss that hire? From Feder, March 25th... "There’s another new face coming to ABC-owned WLS-Channel 7. Starting Monday as a per-diem reporter is Liz Nagy, just in from WSVN, the Fox affiliate in Miami. Before joining WSVN in 2011, Nagy worked for WEAR, the ABC affiliate in Pensacola, Florida, and WVIR, the NBC affiliate in Charlottesville, Virginia. A Philadelphia native and graduate of Elon University in Elon, North Carolina, she began at WEIU, the PBS station in Charleston, Illinois. Nagy is engaged to John Hendren, Chicago-based correspondent for Al Jazeera English." The couple have since married. She's been on mostly weeknights, definitely the most infrequent of the by-the-hour hires, though she filled in for Stacey Baca on the anchor desk last weekend alongside Diane Pathieu.
ns8401 955 Posted July 16, 2016 Posted July 16, 2016 From Feder, March 25th... "There’s another new face coming to ABC-owned WLS-Channel 7. Starting Monday as a per-diem reporter is Liz Nagy, just in from WSVN, the Fox affiliate in Miami. Before joining WSVN in 2011, Nagy worked for WEAR, the ABC affiliate in Pensacola, Florida, and WVIR, the NBC affiliate in Charlottesville, Virginia. A Philadelphia native and graduate of Elon University in Elon, North Carolina, she began at WEIU, the PBS station in Charleston, Illinois. Nagy is engaged to John Hendren, Chicago-based correspondent for Al Jazeera English." The couple have since married. She's been on mostly weeknights, definitely the most infrequent of the by-the-hour hires, though she filled in for Stacey Baca on the anchor desk last weekend alongside Diane Pathieu. Thanks J... I just happened to peek at it at 10 tonight and that was my first time seeing her on air. Pretty solid for a per diem. I was really surprised they had no live field reports tonight...
24994J 5621 Posted July 16, 2016 Author Posted July 16, 2016 News has been kind of slow around here this week, though national and international news has more than made up for it. 2
Jay Russell 25 Posted July 18, 2016 Posted July 18, 2016 Oh god WMAQ AND WLS are in a pissing contest again ill give it to WBBM on that there doing updates during commercials but not interrupting the 9pm hour of programming
ChiCubsFan 34 Posted July 18, 2016 Posted July 18, 2016 I guess Tafts not getting out of bed lol "Hey Jerry, we need you tonight." Jerry: "No thanks, good luck though." 1
Spring Rubber 714 Posted July 18, 2016 Posted July 18, 2016 I think Phil and Larry have handled it well enough on their own. 1
24994J 5621 Posted July 18, 2016 Author Posted July 18, 2016 Cheryl's there, behind the scenes, or at least that's what I think Larry said.
CircleSeven 1960 Posted July 18, 2016 Posted July 18, 2016 Damn. Nagy has been all over the place this weekend. Last night, Liz was covering a local breaker at during the 10:30pm half hour. Then a few hours later, she anchored the morning broadcast with Tanja Babich. And tonight, she's covering the deadly police shooting in Baton Rouge. Hope she finally get some rest.
24994J 5621 Posted July 18, 2016 Author Posted July 18, 2016 And tonight, she's covering the deadly police shooting in Baton Rouge. Hope she finally get some rest. I wonder why they sent her (or anybody, for that matter)? Is it possible the network/affiliate service has a bit of a talent shortage with the RNC?
ns8401 955 Posted July 18, 2016 Posted July 18, 2016 I wonder why they sent her (or anybody, for that matter)? Is it possible the network/affiliate service has a bit of a talent shortage with the RNC? There was a live report from the network available at 11... We had it off the top here...
Jay Russell 25 Posted July 18, 2016 Posted July 18, 2016 Question WBBM OR WFLD which one is more relucant to break in during primetime my vote is WBBM but WFLD doesnt always beat them to the punch lately they have though 2
brb588 113 Posted July 18, 2016 Posted July 18, 2016 Question WBBM OR WFLD which one is more relucant to break in during primetime my vote is WBBM but WFLD doesnt always beat them to the punch lately they have though You really must use punctuation. I can't, and I'm sure others, can't understand what you're talking about. I have a question: What is the policy of replaying a show when WLS breaks in? They only aired the first few minutes of Match Game last night.
CircleSeven 1960 Posted July 18, 2016 Posted July 18, 2016 I wonder why they sent her (or anybody, for that matter)? Is it possible the network/affiliate service has a bit of a talent shortage with the RNC? Don't they normally bring a reporter from KTRK to cover something in this region? I remember some time ago that a reporter from there was in Louisiana covering a weather-related event (like a Tropical Storm) and that clip was aired WLS and the other sister stations. Like this morning, KTRK's anchor/reporter Chauncy Glover is in Baton Rouge and was featured on the national ABC shows.
Jay Russell 25 Posted July 18, 2016 Posted July 18, 2016 My question isnt that hard to understand. Which station WBBM or WFLD is more reluctant ( meaning doesnt want to do something) to break in during programming for severe weather coverage.
24994J 5621 Posted July 18, 2016 Author Posted July 18, 2016 My question isnt that hard to understand. Which station WBBM or WFLD is more reluctant ( meaning doesnt want to do something) to break in during programming for severe weather coverage. I'll reply to that in the CBS 2 thread. (Spoiler alert: you can figure out my answer.) 1
Jay Russell 25 Posted July 19, 2016 Posted July 19, 2016 The 7pm newscast on channel 26 is still on cough cough garbage cough WFLD 3 years ago cough 1
24994J 5621 Posted July 19, 2016 Author Posted July 19, 2016 Meh. It's kinda just there, more than anything else. Outside of current news, it doesn't really offer any new content, but for their lowest-rated newscast, why would they? WCIU wanted a respectable newscast, and that's what they got. It's about as bland as bland can be, but it gets the job done. Last I knew, the ratings were about on-par with the sitcoms that preceded it in that time slot, but it will continue as long as the two stations are satisfied with it (or until it loses money, which might never happen, in the current media landscape). 1
24994J 5621 Posted July 20, 2016 Author Posted July 20, 2016 OFFICIAL: Cheryl Scott and Jerry Taft will trade the 7 and 10pm newscasts August 1st. Taft recently signed a 1-year contract extension, and maintains he's not retiring. I'm a little surprised they didn't give him back the 5, as it's a shorter broadcast, he'd be out the door even earlier each night, and it would keep the bromance with Giangreco alive. Note: Jerry is still billed as chief. http://abc7chicago.com/careers/abc7-meteorologists-jerry-taft-and-cheryl-scott-take-on-new-assignments/1435261/ http://www.robertfeder.com/2016/07/20/abc-7-promotes-cheryl-scott-to-10-p-m-weather/
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