brianpr3 178 Posted November 18, 2016 Share Posted November 18, 2016 Since Alan is in Rome covering Cupich receiving his elevation to Cardinal who's filled his seat on the shows? Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/12602-the-definitive-abc-7-thread/page/77/#findComment-162621 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiCubsFan 34 Posted November 18, 2016 Share Posted November 18, 2016 Since Alan is in Rome covering Cupich receiving his elevation to Cardinal who's filled his seat on the shows? Ravi was yesterday. Not sure about today. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/12602-the-definitive-abc-7-thread/page/77/#findComment-162622 Share on other sites More sharing options...
24994J 5577 Posted November 18, 2016 Author Share Posted November 18, 2016 Ravi again at 10. If Alan is off, Rob will do the 6, 10 and possibly the 5 (Hosea did that once) on Monday and Tuesday. Ravi will do the 5 and 10 the rest of the week with Rob in the field on the late show. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/12602-the-definitive-abc-7-thread/page/77/#findComment-162623 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiCubsFan 34 Posted December 4, 2016 Share Posted December 4, 2016 I honestly cannot watch this channel or any local news channel in a snowstorm. So much hype over two inches of snow. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/12602-the-definitive-abc-7-thread/page/77/#findComment-163399 Share on other sites More sharing options...
24994J 5577 Posted December 5, 2016 Author Share Posted December 5, 2016 Well, if they (everyone) had forecasted the 6-8 that actually came down, the hype would've been more warranted. That said, until everyone stops forgetting how to drive/park/function in the first snow of the year, I guess they all have the right to hammer it home. Unrelated, Karen Jordan is pregnant with her and Christian Farr's 2nd child. I didn't catch if they said when the baby is due, but based on her appearance, it shouldn't be for awhile. While it's never safe to assume, I kinda started noticing the baby bump a few weeks ago. Congrats to the whole family. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/12602-the-definitive-abc-7-thread/page/77/#findComment-163445 Share on other sites More sharing options...
24994J 5577 Posted December 8, 2016 Author Share Posted December 8, 2016 The rumors of the WCIU newscast's demise have been exaggerated. While only drawing about a 1.0/0.3 (not much different from the programming that previous filled the time slot), both stations are satisfied enough with the arrangement to continue for at least another year. "Terms of the agreement were not disclosed, but sources said it was a one-year renewal at terms more favorable to Weigel than the previous two-year deal"...whatever that means. http://www.robertfeder.com/2016/12/08/u-renews-7-p-m-news-deal-abc-7/ 2 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/12602-the-definitive-abc-7-thread/page/77/#findComment-163598 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daybreak 288 Posted December 9, 2016 Share Posted December 9, 2016 Is Cheryl still a contributor on the 10 p.m. newscast. Like is she still in the opening. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/12602-the-definitive-abc-7-thread/page/77/#findComment-163606 Share on other sites More sharing options...
24994J 5577 Posted December 9, 2016 Author Share Posted December 9, 2016 Is Cheryl still a contributor on the 10 p.m. newscast. Like is she still in the opening. Yes, but they haven't shown the talent open for almost 2 years, nor made new ones for any of the new or timeshifted talent. 5 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/12602-the-definitive-abc-7-thread/page/77/#findComment-163611 Share on other sites More sharing options...
24994J 5577 Posted December 10, 2016 Author Share Posted December 10, 2016 They redid the in-news weather ticker. It's not as nice as the last one, but at least they don't add the social media line underneath like in the mornings. 4 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/12602-the-definitive-abc-7-thread/page/77/#findComment-163689 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay Russell 25 Posted December 11, 2016 Share Posted December 11, 2016 Anyone know all the Chicago news ratings for midday November 2016 sweeps Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/12602-the-definitive-abc-7-thread/page/77/#findComment-163690 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spring Rubber 703 Posted December 11, 2016 Share Posted December 11, 2016 I'm not a fan of the bug position. Maybe I'll warm up to it, but right now, it feels awkward. It's also silly how close the radar is zoomed in at each location. You can't really glean much information by the super-zoomed radar. 2 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/12602-the-definitive-abc-7-thread/page/77/#findComment-163697 Share on other sites More sharing options...
24994J 5577 Posted December 11, 2016 Author Share Posted December 11, 2016 I'm not a fan of the bug position. Maybe I'll warm up to it, but right now, it feels awkward. It's also silly how close the radar is zoomed in at each location. You can't really glean much information by the super-zoomed radar. Yeah, they should just stick with the area map like the pic I posted for warnings and radar. That close-up should only be for small supercell storms. 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/12602-the-definitive-abc-7-thread/page/77/#findComment-163700 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay Russell 25 Posted December 11, 2016 Share Posted December 11, 2016 11 am ratings for WBBM WMAQ and WLS AND 12pm for WFLD? For November anyone? Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/12602-the-definitive-abc-7-thread/page/77/#findComment-163702 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spring Rubber 703 Posted December 11, 2016 Share Posted December 11, 2016 Looks like Larry Mowry is off this weekend. Phil is in the studio with Mark McGinnis reporting on the roads. 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/12602-the-definitive-abc-7-thread/page/77/#findComment-163708 Share on other sites More sharing options...
CircleSeven 1955 Posted December 11, 2016 Share Posted December 11, 2016 Mowry was on yesterday morning. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/12602-the-definitive-abc-7-thread/page/77/#findComment-163712 Share on other sites More sharing options...
24994J 5577 Posted December 11, 2016 Author Share Posted December 11, 2016 And Larry's doing midday work today. He might've had this morning as a scheduled off day, and came in when he could. They made it seem like he'll be in with Phil through the evening. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/12602-the-definitive-abc-7-thread/page/77/#findComment-163714 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spring Rubber 703 Posted December 12, 2016 Share Posted December 12, 2016 I didn't see the 5pm newscast, but it's Larry doing the 10pm tonight. EDIT: Karen Jordan is off tonight and will be filling in for Tanja Babich on the morning news tomorrow, which will be beginning at 4AM to compete with the others on winter storm coverage. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/12602-the-definitive-abc-7-thread/page/77/#findComment-163724 Share on other sites More sharing options...
24994J 5577 Posted December 12, 2016 Author Share Posted December 12, 2016 I misunderstood the message before. It was Phil who couldn't come in tonight, so they traded shifts. Talk about odd shifts, though, Karen Jordan will be on the air for an 8th day in a row tomorrow, her 6th straight weekday in for Tanja, while still doing the 5 but not the 10 this weekend. Definitely putting in the hours before maternity leave. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/12602-the-definitive-abc-7-thread/page/77/#findComment-163725 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ns8401 941 Posted December 13, 2016 Share Posted December 13, 2016 I misunderstood the message before. It was Phil who couldn't come in tonight, so they traded shifts. Talk about odd shifts, though, Karen Jordan will be on the air for an 8th day in a row tomorrow, her 6th straight weekday in for Tanja, while still doing the 5 but not the 10 this weekend. Definitely putting in the hours before maternity leave. Too bad she's on a salary... Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/12602-the-definitive-abc-7-thread/page/77/#findComment-163812 Share on other sites More sharing options...
24994J 5577 Posted December 13, 2016 Author Share Posted December 13, 2016 With Liz Nagy's official hiring, the general assignment reporter job listing was taken down from the station's website, but the bosses are apparently not done. While she wasn't quickly named successor, I thought Diane Pathieu was all but a sure thing to succeed Ben Bradley, especially considering ABC supposedly set a hiring freeze at the O&O's. I was wrong... http://abc7chicago.com/careers/job-weekend-morning-anchor---general-assignment-reporter/1647834/ Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/12602-the-definitive-abc-7-thread/page/77/#findComment-163826 Share on other sites More sharing options...
24994J 5577 Posted December 13, 2016 Author Share Posted December 13, 2016 FOUND IT! I'm only going to give the numbers at 10pm for this year and the two prior Novembers. 2013: WLS- 8.9, WMAQ- 5.9, WBBM- 5.5, Combined- 20.3 2014: WLS- 9.3, WMAQ- 6.6, WBBM- 4.6, Combined- 20.5 2015: WLS- 8.4, WMAQ- 6.2, WBBM- 3.2, WGN- 2.6, Combined- 20.4 (In-progress, at the time of this post) I like when I'm right. Follow-Up: For you-know-whats and giggles, I decided to check and see how another year adds up (aka, I randomly stumbled upon this post). I listed last year's final results, in addition to 2016's. 2015: WLS- 8.1, WMAQ- 6.7, WBBM- 3.0, WGN- 2.7, Combined- 20.5 / 34.7 Share 2016: WLS- 6.6, WMAQ- 5.3, WBBM- 2.5, WGN- 2.2, Combined- 16.6 / 28.0 Share How fall did they fall? WLS- 1.5 (-19.5%), WMAQ- 1.4 (-20.9%), WBBM- 0.5 (-16.7%), WGN- 0.5 (-19.5%) Interestingly, the losses were essentially proportionate, so no one station really suffered more than another, percentage-wise. I'll maintain that the Cubs likely had an affect during the first week, but NOW they all can definitely look with worrying eyes at the numbers, especially if said team strings a few good years together. For what it's worth, simple math says only about 8,000 more households were tuned in overall this year in that time slot compared to last year. 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/12602-the-definitive-abc-7-thread/page/77/#findComment-163835 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spring Rubber 703 Posted December 13, 2016 Share Posted December 13, 2016 I nominate Anthony Ponce. 2 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/12602-the-definitive-abc-7-thread/page/77/#findComment-163837 Share on other sites More sharing options...
24994J 5577 Posted December 13, 2016 Author Share Posted December 13, 2016 Not gonna lie, it crossed my mind. It would certainly fit the trend, but a 5-day a week job in television might get in the way of his podcast. But really, he left channel 5 because he was blocked from moving up. At 7, he'd replace a guy that left the same timeslot for the exact same reason, so his hiring would be a surprise. (This whole ramble was me talking myself out of this possibility.) Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/12602-the-definitive-abc-7-thread/page/77/#findComment-163852 Share on other sites More sharing options...
24994J 5577 Posted December 15, 2016 Author Share Posted December 15, 2016 While NBC 5 debuted their new school closing ticker last night, ABC 7 rolled out their updated ticker this morning. The dark blue and gold are out, replaced by another white-washed look with the same layout as before. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/12602-the-definitive-abc-7-thread/page/77/#findComment-164004 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ns8401 941 Posted December 16, 2016 Share Posted December 16, 2016 While NBC 5 debuted their new school closing ticker last night, ABC 7 rolled out their updated ticker this morning. The dark blue and gold are out, replaced by another white-washed look with the same layout as before. Yuck. 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/12602-the-definitive-abc-7-thread/page/77/#findComment-164016 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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