ns8401 846 Posted August 19, 2015 Share Posted August 19, 2015 "Watch ABC 7 Eyewitness News This Morning, weekdays at 4:30AM." "We might be the lead-in." The Cubs game has resumed. They just might... ABC 7 Eyewitness News at 10 with Terrell Brown, Judy Tsu and Tracy Butler...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24994J 5276 Posted August 19, 2015 Author Share Posted August 19, 2015 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ns8401 846 Posted August 19, 2015 Share Posted August 19, 2015 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... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24994J 5276 Posted August 19, 2015 Author Share Posted August 19, 2015 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ns8401 846 Posted August 19, 2015 Share Posted August 19, 2015 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. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24994J 5276 Posted August 20, 2015 Author Share Posted August 20, 2015 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] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ns8401 846 Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ns8401 846 Posted August 24, 2015 Share Posted August 24, 2015 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianpr3 173 Posted August 24, 2015 Share Posted August 24, 2015 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? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ns8401 846 Posted August 24, 2015 Share Posted August 24, 2015 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... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alex979 118 Posted August 24, 2015 Share Posted August 24, 2015 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. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ns8401 846 Posted August 24, 2015 Share Posted August 24, 2015 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?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24994J 5276 Posted August 24, 2015 Author Share Posted August 24, 2015 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. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ns8401 846 Posted August 24, 2015 Share Posted August 24, 2015 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? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24994J 5276 Posted August 24, 2015 Author Share Posted August 24, 2015 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] 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ns8401 846 Posted August 24, 2015 Share Posted August 24, 2015 Damn right. I'm looking forward to seeing it then... That's really cool... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24994J 5276 Posted August 24, 2015 Author Share Posted August 24, 2015 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ns8401 846 Posted August 24, 2015 Share Posted August 24, 2015 Thanks for putting it up... That's really neat man... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
312newswannabe 7 Posted August 25, 2015 Share Posted August 25, 2015 Hmmm http://www.indeed.com/m/viewjob?jk=26893d2cf7ab2f13&from=serp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24994J 5276 Posted August 25, 2015 Author Share Posted August 25, 2015 Well, to stay competitive, they're going to need a fifth person once Jerry retires. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianpr3 173 Posted August 25, 2015 Share Posted August 25, 2015 why can't they elevate troy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24994J 5276 Posted August 25, 2015 Author Share Posted August 25, 2015 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ns8401 846 Posted August 25, 2015 Share Posted August 25, 2015 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... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BehindNYNews 143 Posted August 25, 2015 Share Posted August 25, 2015 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24994J 5276 Posted August 25, 2015 Author Share Posted August 25, 2015 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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