24994J 5551 Posted June 13, 2013 Author Share Posted June 13, 2013 What color is the ABC logo on the ABC7 logo? I've noticed that the ABC network itself is using different colors based on what the program is. I've seen both red and yellow/orange variants thus far. Do any others exist? There's black (gray), blue, red and gold. The ONLY place I've seen the black one is on WABC. Most of the affiliates are going with the blue, which is more subtle than the red and gold. As for the circle 7, it's seems to be essentially the same one they're using now, but with the gradient effect toned down and softened. However, the coloring remains the same, namely the grayish/silver. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/12602-the-definitive-abc-7-thread/page/3/#findComment-83639 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daybreak 287 Posted June 13, 2013 Share Posted June 13, 2013 Local Affiliates are using the new ABC log too and at WPDE in the Myrtle Beach/ Florence market they are going with the gold version on most promos but haven't implemented on there news broadcast as of yet. (I'm sorry if I messed up the ABC 7 thread) Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/12602-the-definitive-abc-7-thread/page/3/#findComment-83640 Share on other sites More sharing options...
24994J 5551 Posted June 13, 2013 Author Share Posted June 13, 2013 I'm not going to make a big deal about this, seeing as it was under special circumstances, but ABC7's Frank Mathie just ended a live shot with "Frank Mathie, Channel 7 Eyewitness News". He was giving a preview for the station-sponsored Leukemia walk that honors late reporter Jim Gibbons, who died from the disease in 1994 (when the Eyewitness News branding was still in place). It all still made me do a double take Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/12602-the-definitive-abc-7-thread/page/3/#findComment-83727 Share on other sites More sharing options...
CircleSeven 1955 Posted June 13, 2013 Share Posted June 13, 2013 I'm not going to make a big deal about this, seeing as it was under special circumstances, but ABC7's Frank Mathie just ended a live shot with "Frank Mathie, Channel 7 Eyewitness News". He was giving a preview for the station-sponsored Leukemia walk that honors late reporter Jim Gibbons, who died from the disease in 1994 (when the Eyewitness News branding was still in place). It all still made me do a double take This is not the first time that happen. Just a few years ago. Maybe it was around 2008. But I know they were downstairs at that time. Sylvia was filling in for Alan that day on the 4pm show. At the end of the show, instead of saying "that's it for ABC 7 News at 4....", she's said. "That's it for Eyewitness News at 4, I'm Sylvia Perez". The EWN brand have been gone since 1996, but there will always be a time someone will say "Eyewitness News". Talk about Throwback Thursdays!!! Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/12602-the-definitive-abc-7-thread/page/3/#findComment-83728 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pavelsauce 12 Posted June 20, 2013 Share Posted June 20, 2013 I'm not sure when exactly it happened, but the Luna closed captioning sponsor screen at the end of newscasts was changed. The screen is now widescreen, the background is different, and it has the current ABC 7 glass ball logo. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/12602-the-definitive-abc-7-thread/page/3/#findComment-84210 Share on other sites More sharing options...
CircleSeven 1955 Posted June 20, 2013 Share Posted June 20, 2013 I'm not sure when exactly it happened, but the Luna closed captioning sponsor screen at the end of newscasts was changed. The screen is now widescreen, the background is different, and it has the current ABC 7 glass ball logo. That happened last week, as those Luna shortened ads became widescreen as well. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/12602-the-definitive-abc-7-thread/page/3/#findComment-84211 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ctmajka 112 Posted June 26, 2013 Share Posted June 26, 2013 I've noticed on the Facebook promo that the "7" is actually a little bit thicker than it's ever been. Is it just me, or is that Circle 7 a tad "WXYZ"? Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/12602-the-definitive-abc-7-thread/page/3/#findComment-84587 Share on other sites More sharing options...
24994J 5551 Posted July 1, 2013 Author Share Posted July 1, 2013 I wouldn't say that the '7' is thicker, it's just been softened some... Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/12602-the-definitive-abc-7-thread/page/3/#findComment-84790 Share on other sites More sharing options...
24994J 5551 Posted July 22, 2013 Author Share Posted July 22, 2013 There's a new 'Chopper 7HD' and Sylvia Perez breaks her silence... http://chicagoradioandmedia.com/news/5791-news-notes-my-fm-b96-abc-7-sylvia-perez-brian-noonan-greg-brown-jason-dildine-steve-dahl-more This is the chopper... Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/12602-the-definitive-abc-7-thread/page/3/#findComment-85926 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spring Rubber 700 Posted July 23, 2013 Share Posted July 23, 2013 Looks WABC-ish, no? Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/12602-the-definitive-abc-7-thread/page/3/#findComment-85951 Share on other sites More sharing options...
24994J 5551 Posted July 27, 2013 Author Share Posted July 27, 2013 The spell-checker had the day off. Same newscast... Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/12602-the-definitive-abc-7-thread/page/3/#findComment-86165 Share on other sites More sharing options...
CircleSeven 1955 Posted July 27, 2013 Share Posted July 27, 2013 Hey 24994J, it appears that they didn't fix that Snowden OTS text. They'd showed it again on the 6am show, just now. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/12602-the-definitive-abc-7-thread/page/3/#findComment-86176 Share on other sites More sharing options...
24994J 5551 Posted July 27, 2013 Author Share Posted July 27, 2013 Hey 24994J, it appears that they didn't fix that Snowden OTS text. They'd showed it again on the 6am show, just now. Funny thing is that someone called them out on the Snowden OTS on Facebook, but not the other one. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/12602-the-definitive-abc-7-thread/page/3/#findComment-86180 Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanewsguy 510 Posted August 15, 2013 Share Posted August 15, 2013 Out of curiosity, I was wondering if they still use any of these slogans: Chicago's #1 News Chicago's News Leader People Make the Difference Your News Starts Here Your News, Your Way. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/12602-the-definitive-abc-7-thread/page/3/#findComment-87485 Share on other sites More sharing options...
CircleSeven 1955 Posted August 16, 2013 Share Posted August 16, 2013 At least how I see it: Chicago's #1 News - YES Chicago's News Leader - NO People Make the Difference - NO Your News Starts Here - NO Your News, Your Way. - NO When Idler showed up, he brought WTVD's "Keeping You Connected" slogan. That's been used from time after time in recent months. Before that it was a promo of "Stay Connected", promoting their news through the use of social media. The "Chicago's News Leader" was used from a promo (and it was one of the first appearance of current VO Roger Rose) when WLS showed their objection, after the announcement of that LNS was being formed by the four other Chicago stations. But I haven't heard it since then. I don't think they ever used the Your News Starts Here slogan, but it was used during those using the slogan "Your News, Your Way". And we all remember those 2003 "People Make A Difference" promos profiling each of 10pm anchor personalities. This was made after the departure of Diann Burns. But that slogan was carried on even after the 2005 graphic change. As those other slogans been used, the "People Make The Difference" slogan have been used less. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/12602-the-definitive-abc-7-thread/page/3/#findComment-87487 Share on other sites More sharing options...
24994J 5551 Posted August 17, 2013 Author Share Posted August 17, 2013 A different announcer is being used for an I-Team promo. Not sure who it is... http://abclocal.go.com/wls/video?id=9209261 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/12602-the-definitive-abc-7-thread/page/3/#findComment-87521 Share on other sites More sharing options...
CircleSeven 1955 Posted August 17, 2013 Share Posted August 17, 2013 A different announcer is being used for an I-Team promo. Not sure who it is... http://abclocal.go.com/wls/video?id=9209261 Bill Ratner. He filled in for Roger Rose on the 5pm promos all week. Some of the time, they would use Roger Thompson, but like I stated on a previous post, they've been using him even less. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/12602-the-definitive-abc-7-thread/page/3/#findComment-87522 Share on other sites More sharing options...
24994J 5551 Posted August 17, 2013 Author Share Posted August 17, 2013 Bill Ratner. He filled in for Roger Rose on the 5pm promos all week. Yeah, from some reason I just could not think of the name. I kept think Charlie Van Dyke, which I knew it wasn't. I guess I was thrown off because at no point did he say 'CBS 2'. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/12602-the-definitive-abc-7-thread/page/3/#findComment-87523 Share on other sites More sharing options...
CircleSeven 1955 Posted August 17, 2013 Share Posted August 17, 2013 Yeah, from some reason I just could not think of the name. I kept think Charlie Van Dyke, which I knew it wasn't. I guess I was thrown off because at no point did he say 'CBS 2'. I first heard Bill Ratner's voice when I first had KABC on satellite in 2000 (at that time, I didn't know his name), but since then, I sense that his voice is getting more deeper now, since that time that I mentioned, even after Channel 2 dropped him for Brian Lee. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/12602-the-definitive-abc-7-thread/page/3/#findComment-87525 Share on other sites More sharing options...
NBC 5 Chicago 190 Posted August 20, 2013 Share Posted August 20, 2013 Looks like ABC 7 is expanding their weekend morning news in response to NBC 5 expanding their weekend news starting this weekend. This was from Stacy Baca's Facebook page. She said this is the schedule for Saturday and Sunday mornings. Even though the graphic only depicts Saturday morning. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/12602-the-definitive-abc-7-thread/page/3/#findComment-87801 Share on other sites More sharing options...
CircleSeven 1955 Posted August 20, 2013 Share Posted August 20, 2013 Looks like ABC 7 is expanding their weekend morning news in response to NBC 5 expanding their weekend news starting this weekend. This was from Stacy Baca's Facebook page. She said this is the schedule for Saturday and Sunday mornings. Even though the graphic only depicts Saturday morning. To be fair, WLS announced its 9am expansion of the Saturday Morning news (at the same time the announcement of their Windy City Live move to 11am in June) before WMAQ announce their 5am expansion of their news. It's just so happens that WLS has move their launch up by a couple of weeks (the initial date of implementation was September 7). Back this weekend, I saw the program guides and I saw the 8am portion got extended to 10am, and I thought it was a mistake, even that E/I block was out of pattern. But come to find out, its not. That Litton block will shift an extra hour from 10am-1pm. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/12602-the-definitive-abc-7-thread/page/3/#findComment-87806 Share on other sites More sharing options...
CircleSeven 1955 Posted August 23, 2013 Share Posted August 23, 2013 Are those ABC 7 logo transitions an in-house job or a sign of a future graphics package? Just at 9:25pm tonight, on the 10pm tease, it appears those transitions, they'd replaced the Glossy-Glassy ABC logo to the new ABC logo. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/12602-the-definitive-abc-7-thread/page/3/#findComment-88009 Share on other sites More sharing options...
CircleSeven 1955 Posted August 23, 2013 Share Posted August 23, 2013 As of 3:58pm, they've changed the on air bug to new ABC logo, replacing the one that was used since last October 1st. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/12602-the-definitive-abc-7-thread/page/3/#findComment-88064 Share on other sites More sharing options...
24994J 5551 Posted August 23, 2013 Author Share Posted August 23, 2013 It looks pretty good, but I would sooooooooo rather have new graphics. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/12602-the-definitive-abc-7-thread/page/3/#findComment-88065 Share on other sites More sharing options...
CircleSeven 1955 Posted August 24, 2013 Share Posted August 24, 2013 This probably don't mean much, but WLS just got a new 3-second "LATE NIGHT MOVIE" bumper graphic. The font used is the same as what they use on the news, with the new ABC 7 logo and callsign at the bottom. It replaced that 1997 one with that old cinematic camera. But the movie opening sequence from 1997 is still in use, at least for now. But it would be nice if we see that new graphic in motion should it ever be the case. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/12602-the-definitive-abc-7-thread/page/3/#findComment-88107 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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