Jase 818 Posted December 6, 2014 Share Posted December 6, 2014 I wish those two can anchor at 4 on ABC 7 just like they used to at 11 again. I know, it will never happen but still... They set the bar so high for news outlets in Chicago when they anchored together Midday in my opinion. If WFLD was smart, they would've worked something out with her. I know its a far stretch with them, I just wish they would realize she could boost ratings on their 9 p.m. show. I caught a bit of 'In the Loop' and Sylvia looked good (maybe lost a little weight) and I agree she should be on the air somewhere. There's a new 9P EP @ WFLD and I highly doubt he will be given the opportunity to make the wholesale changes that are needed. I would like to know why a deal with FOX fell threw. She was reportedly in talks to join the station soon after she left WLS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiCubsFan 33 Posted December 6, 2014 Share Posted December 6, 2014 On Monday, Phil Schwarz posted that he's not going to be on ABC 7 for a few days. It's not clearly stated why, but I was wondering if anyone has seen anything Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24994J 5276 Posted December 6, 2014 Author Share Posted December 6, 2014 Maybe he's doing his taxes early. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ns8401 846 Posted December 6, 2014 Share Posted December 6, 2014 Maybe he's doing his taxes early. That's pretty good. If he didn't give any specific explanation, I suppose he wants to keep it private but didn't want folks to worry about him. Pretty good of him to even post that really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiCubsFan 33 Posted December 6, 2014 Share Posted December 6, 2014 That's pretty good. If he didn't give any specific explanation, I suppose he wants to keep it private but didn't want folks to worry about him. Pretty good of him to even post that really. He said it was a family matter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ns8401 846 Posted December 6, 2014 Share Posted December 6, 2014 He said it was a family matter. Even more of a nice thing to do. Hopefully everything is relatively ok. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lazynetjunkie 34 Posted December 6, 2014 Share Posted December 6, 2014 I caught a bit of 'In the Loop' and Sylvia looked good (maybe lost a little weight) and I agree she should be on the air somewhere. There's a new 9P EP @ WFLD and I highly doubt he will be given the opportunity to make the wholesale changes that are needed. I would like to know why a deal with FOX fell threw. She was reportedly in talks to join the station soon after she left WLS. Since being off ABC7, Sylvia Perez has been a fill-in talk show host at 89 WLS-AM a few times (and she's currently still on their fill-in call list).. She does very well with AM talk radio.. I honestly think it's something that suits her better and uses her to a fuller potential (plus, she enjoys it much more) than just reading news at the anchor desk. I believe it's something she saw too and she may be straying away from the TV anchor desk for something else.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24994J 5276 Posted December 6, 2014 Author Share Posted December 6, 2014 With college football winding down, ABC stations across the eastern U.S. are moving their Saturday evening newscasts back an hour. Two minutes ago..."From Chicago's #1 News, ABC 7 Eyewitness News at 6 starts right now." Someone didn't get the memo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24994J 5276 Posted December 6, 2014 Author Share Posted December 6, 2014 "Phil will be off for a couple of weeks." I wouldn't be shocked if Phil has some personal days stocked up, and the station wants him to burn them off by the end of the year, before he will work a few holiday shifts, himself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiCubsFan 33 Posted December 6, 2014 Share Posted December 6, 2014 Troy needs to be on more than Saturdays. Liked his forecast tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24994J 5276 Posted December 6, 2014 Author Share Posted December 6, 2014 Yeah, I'm really warming up to him, too. He was a little stiff when he first joined the station last year, but has improved in his delivery and demeanor since then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiCubsFan 33 Posted December 6, 2014 Share Posted December 6, 2014 Yeah, I'm really warming up to him, too. He was a little stiff when he first joined the station last year, but has improved in his delivery and demeanor since then. Now that he's been here a year, they should really make him an "official employee" of ABC. He has a good future here. They could easily be trying him out while Phil is off for these few weeks. With Cheryl Scott expected to join the team, you can tell they're going on the younger side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ns8401 846 Posted December 7, 2014 Share Posted December 7, 2014 With college football winding down, ABC stations across the eastern U.S. are moving their Saturday evening newscasts back an hour. Two minutes ago..."From Chicago's #1 News, ABC 7 Eyewitness News at 6 starts right now." Someone didn't get the memo. Looks right to us ET people Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24994J 5276 Posted December 7, 2014 Author Share Posted December 7, 2014 Okay, so tonight Ravi said that Phil is far away, some place warmer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CircleSeven 1944 Posted December 12, 2014 Share Posted December 12, 2014 It appears to be a done deal. Feder stated that Scott could be starting at Channel 7 by the end of the year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiCubsFan 33 Posted December 12, 2014 Share Posted December 12, 2014 I'm not a subscriber, can somebody copy and paste it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24994J 5276 Posted December 12, 2014 Author Share Posted December 12, 2014 She could start by the end of the year, capacity unknown. Jerry didn't know but gets it, and is not getting forced out. His contract is til 2016, so they COULD work with 6 for like a year, but speculation in the comments is that Phil's not coming back. "I'll now be the second best looking." -Taft Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spring Rubber 614 Posted December 13, 2014 Share Posted December 13, 2014 Tracy Butler is filling Phil Schwarz's vacated role tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24994J 5276 Posted December 14, 2014 Author Share Posted December 14, 2014 I would guess we'll see Jerry or Mike tonight, but Phil will be back in at 4pm tomorrow and in for Tracy on Friday. It turns out he took his 90 year old father, a world traveller, to Vietnam and Cambodia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spring Rubber 614 Posted December 14, 2014 Share Posted December 14, 2014 Ah, that's good to hear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newsmusicfan 12 Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 So...here is the official word from WLS regarding Cheryl Scott. http://abc7chicago.com/careers/meteorolgoist-cheryl-scott-joins-abc7-chicago-weather-team/437359/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24994J 5276 Posted December 15, 2014 Author Share Posted December 15, 2014 Well, they're going about it the right way, having her as a fill-in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ns8401 846 Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 Well, they're going about it the right way, having her as a fill-in. I'm just not sold on her as any more than a fill-in, she seems a little young and under-experienced. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24994J 5276 Posted December 15, 2014 Author Share Posted December 15, 2014 I'm just not sold on her as any more than a fill-in, she seems a little young and under-experienced. Oh, I'm in a similar boat on her. I still think that she should not have the chief title when the time comes, but I'm pretty much okay with her being the 10pm show exclusively; many other top-market stations follow this concept. Also, I am more open to her future positioning knowing that she's not hitting the ground running, and they're bringing her up in the patented ABC 7 Farm System (yeah, that's what I'm going to call it). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase 818 Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 I'm just not sold on her as any more than a fill-in, she seems a little young and under-experienced. I agree. Maybe working behind the scenes with Jerry and the rest of the crew will enable her to learn more and get better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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