WeatherandTraffic 54 Posted May 17, 2019 Posted May 17, 2019 Her usual fill ins, Stacey Baca, Karen Jordan and Diane Pathieu. But more likely Stacey or Karen, as Diane fills in for Roz on traffic.
24994J 5630 Posted May 17, 2019 Author Posted May 17, 2019 This is uncharted territory for the morning news, as Sylvia Perez was the regular maternity fill-in when Judy had her pregnancies last decade.
24994J 5630 Posted May 17, 2019 Author Posted May 17, 2019 Rob Elgas has filled in on like a Monday when Ravi or others weren't available, but I think it would be a really slim chance of Judy doing so. Summer schedules will certainly complicate things, so with a long-term need on the morning shift, be prepared for nights where Judy and Cheryl carry all 5 newscasts when the other is off. I realize it's the longest of long shots, but I'd be curious to see Liz Nagy fill in for Tanja. She's done a ton of weekend mornings, and even some evening slots, so it's not anything really new. It wouldn't really disrupt anyone's schedules (outside of hers), and having a stable fill-in would be less chaotic than 3 ladies cycling through. That said, the reporting core is going to be thinner for the next month, as Michelle Gallardo is currently running a month-long marathon through the Himalayan Mountains. 1
Georgie56 3326 Posted May 20, 2019 Posted May 20, 2019 (edited) Tanja's first pregnancy fill-in: Karen Jordan. Edited May 20, 2019 by Georgie56 1
24994J 5630 Posted May 20, 2019 Author Posted May 20, 2019 In other fill-in news...TV is a hard thing to give up.
TheRolyPoly 2592 Posted May 20, 2019 Posted May 20, 2019 40 minutes ago, 24994J said: In other fill-in news...TV is a hard thing to give up. Hello Paul! (JK! Even I know this is Ron)
TheOneManHerd 555 Posted May 20, 2019 Posted May 20, 2019 8 minutes ago, TheRolyPoly said: Hello Paul! (JK! Even I know this is Ron) They ought to do a podcast together; call it Age Of Magerity.
24994J 5630 Posted May 23, 2019 Author Posted May 23, 2019 New member of the Eyewitness News team. Get that baby a Circle 7 microphone!
24994J 5630 Posted May 23, 2019 Author Posted May 23, 2019 A bit of a rarity tonight, as the southern edge of the Chicago viewing area is under a tornado warning. Despite it coming at a weird time of day, Cheryl Scott and Larry Mowry have been on the air since about 12:20am. WGN went on with Mike Hamernik a long while later, and Mary Kay Kleist did a quick update at 1 on CBS2. NBC5 and FOX32 have not broken in.
Jase 1068 Posted May 23, 2019 Posted May 23, 2019 29 minutes ago, 24994J said: A bit of a rarity tonight, as the southern edge of the Chicago viewing area is under a tornado warning. Despite it coming at a weird time of day, Cheryl Scott and Larry Mowry have been on the air since about 12:20am. WGN went on with Mike Hamernik a long while later, and Mary Kay Kleist did a quick update at 1 on CBS2. NBC5 and FOX32 have not broken in. Pete (WMAQ) broke in a few minutes ago & said he will again when necessary. Likely won't see Mike (WFLD) or anyone else for awhile because I believe they all live in the burbs. 1
ns8401 957 Posted May 27, 2019 Posted May 27, 2019 On 5/23/2019 at 2:43 AM, jase said: Pete (WMAQ) broke in a few minutes ago & said he will again when necessary. Likely won't see Mike (WFLD) or anyone else for awhile because I believe they all live in the burbs. Nobody bothers staying over when this kind of weather is forecast?
Jase 1068 Posted May 27, 2019 Posted May 27, 2019 9 hours ago, ns8401 said: Nobody bothers staying over when this kind of weather is forecast? Well...unless something was to occur during the 9-11P hrs., it wouldn't make sense to stay because the weather is unpredictable.
24994J 5630 Posted May 27, 2019 Author Posted May 27, 2019 WFLD is also down one meteorologist, at the moment, so shifts will be stretched and weird for the summer. Not a total excuse, but it makes that 1am timeframe difficult, especially when there wasn't any guarantee that the storms would enter dangerous territory.
ns8401 957 Posted May 28, 2019 Posted May 28, 2019 (edited) 9 hours ago, jase said: Well...unless something was to occur during the 9-11P hrs., it wouldn't make sense to stay because the weather is unpredictable. Huh... I’m used to folks sticking around till about 2am if there’s a chance of something interesting then handing it off to the morning person and going home... same crowd that breaks in for Severe Thunderstorm warnings on the other hand so maybe overkill is the policy... also different market so YMMV... Edited May 28, 2019 by ns8401
Jase 1068 Posted May 28, 2019 Posted May 28, 2019 8 hours ago, 24994J said: WFLD is also down one meteorologist, at the moment, so shifts will be stretched and weird for the summer. Not a total excuse, but it makes that 1am timeframe difficult, especially when there wasn't any guarantee that the storms would enter dangerous territory. Even if they had Kaitlin, she lives in Indiana, so the turn around would be tougher. My guess is, in weather emergencies, it would fall to Bill, Mark or Mike (or they would go without). 1
doublejman69 124 Posted May 28, 2019 Posted May 28, 2019 On 5/23/2019 at 1:11 AM, 24994J said: A bit of a rarity tonight, as the southern edge of the Chicago viewing area is under a tornado warning. Despite it coming at a weird time of day, Cheryl Scott and Larry Mowry have been on the air since about 12:20am. WGN went on with Mike Hamernik a long while later, and Mary Kay Kleist did a quick update at 1 on CBS2. NBC5 and FOX32 have not broken in. When WLS first broke in was for a TOR warning in Livingston County which is not in the Chicago DMA, I don't believe any Chicago market counties had Tornado warnings that night. Some Chicago stations likely have a small number of viewers in Livingston County so that's probably why some stations broke into programming while others did not. I'm surprised WLS went into full coverage. I would guess most viewers would be watching the local stations, but the markets to the west and south of Chicago are very small so the severe weather coverage likely isn't all that great.
ctmajka 115 Posted June 5, 2019 Posted June 5, 2019 (edited) To extend coverage just outside of the market is actually pretty smart. 7 has a very strong social media and YouTube presence when it comes to the weather, and the chances of people living within the market knowing somebody out there are pretty strong. So I'm sure with that coverage, they're relying on people sharing the live streams on social media platforms to those who don't get 7 over the air. Actually, that's kind of brilliant. Edited June 5, 2019 by ctmajka
24994J 5630 Posted June 5, 2019 Author Posted June 5, 2019 I was chatting with a forum member offline about a fun promo shot Hosea Sanders posted on Instagram. He noted the bright colored suits, but then I realized a color coordinating theme from 20 years of promo shoots. They found something they liked and took it way too far. He said I had to post this, so enjoy! 1
Georgie56 3326 Posted June 5, 2019 Posted June 5, 2019 (edited) Wow. I guess the color coordinated promo shoots is something they liked and Tracy and Roz convinced Tanja and Terrell to continue the tradition. Edited June 5, 2019 by Georgie56
Georgie56 3326 Posted June 8, 2019 Posted June 8, 2019 (edited) Wow. Cheryl Scott doing weather on the Saturday morning show. Edited June 8, 2019 by Georgie56
Spring Rubber 716 Posted June 8, 2019 Posted June 8, 2019 5 hours ago, Georgie56 said: Wow. Cheryl Scott doing weather on the Saturday morning show. Wow, that's like a last resort type of thing.
Georgie56 3326 Posted June 9, 2019 Posted June 9, 2019 18 hours ago, Spring Rubber said: Wow, that's like a last resort type of thing. She's back again for the Sunday morning news.
24994J 5630 Posted June 9, 2019 Author Posted June 9, 2019 She hinted on Instagram that it was a sudden arrangement.
Georgie56 3326 Posted June 9, 2019 Posted June 9, 2019 Now, Giangreco doing Sunday sports. Miller was in last night.
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