24994J 5276 Posted July 14, 2017 Author Share Posted July 14, 2017 Huh. Has Hungry Hound done segments from outside Chicago before? I saw a HH segment about a barbecue restaurant in St. Louis on the 11AM today. Once in a blue moon, he'll take a road trip. I recall once back when he did 4 reports a week (two 11's and two 10's), one whole week was billed as a trip around Wisconsin. He featured like 6-8 places, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24994J 5276 Posted July 14, 2017 Author Share Posted July 14, 2017 Question for anyone that's old enough to remember; how long was this set arrangement a thing on WLS? It's the late '80s set with a backdrop that looked like what they used in the '90s. I know these pics (and the clip I got them from) came from a clip from the fall of 1992, which would've been just a couple months before the nearly complete makeover of both set and theme (the red line, serif-font lower thirds had already debuted), but I never knew that the old set received a grandfathered, transitional update. Being so close to the new set, is this possibly a temp set? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRolyPoly 1847 Posted July 14, 2017 Share Posted July 14, 2017 Question for anyone that's old enough to remember; how long was this set arrangement a thing on WLS? It's the late '80s set with a backdrop that looked like what they used in the '90s. I know these pics (and the clip I got them from) came from a clip from the fall of 1992, which would've been just a couple months before the nearly complete makeover of both set and theme (the red line, serif-font lower thirds had already debuted), but I never knew that the old set received a grandfathered, transitional update. Being so close to the new set, is this possibly a temp set? [ATTACH=full]4213[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]4212[/ATTACH] Is that Jim Rosenfield? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase 818 Posted July 14, 2017 Share Posted July 14, 2017 Is that Jim Rosenfield? Yes 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CircleSeven 1944 Posted July 14, 2017 Share Posted July 14, 2017 Question for anyone that's old enough to remember; how long was this set arrangement a thing on WLS? It's the late '80s set with a backdrop that looked like what they used in the '90s. I know these pics (and the clip I got them from) came from a clip from the fall of 1992, which would've been just a couple months before the nearly complete makeover of both set and theme (the red line, serif-font lower thirds had already debuted), but I never knew that the old set received a grandfathered, transitional update. Being so close to the new set, is this possibly a temp set? Here's some courtesy of @ctmajka's YT. This was from December 3rd of '92. As you see from the full shot on the , this was the 80s set, but used that same backdrop you mentioned above. And that desk is the same. But it includes the new '92 music. So I'm thinking the new music pre-dated the new 90s set. I also thought about that first image. Could that also be a chroma key backdrop? Because I also remember during those years they would use pictures and videos on a backdrop behind the anchors. This is similar to what they do now with that giant video wall. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24994J 5276 Posted July 15, 2017 Author Share Posted July 15, 2017 Here's some courtesy of @ctmajka's YT. This was from December 3rd of '92. As you see from the full shot on the , this was the 80s set, but used that same backdrop you mentioned above. And that desk is the same. But it includes the new '92 music. So I'm thinking the new music pre-dateded the new 90s set. I've seen those clips a million times, and I NEVER noticed that it was the old set. I also thought about that first image. Could that also be a chroma key backdrop? Because I also remember during those years they would use picture or video on a backdrop behind the anchors. This is similar to what they do now with that giant video wall. I have a feeling that if it was a chroma key (versus literally keying the feed over the studio feed), it was a drop-down screen, as the skyline is visible in this image (from 1990)... Now here's where things get confusing, and why I think the December set is temporary. 05/90: 10/92: 12/92: 05/93: Compared to May of 1990 and even October of '92, the backdrop space between the gray dividers behind the anchors is much wider in December. So, ultimately, it sounds like they swiched to the light blue dura on the '87 set sometime in 1992. They moved to a temporary set by the fourth quarter of the year, and debuted a new set by the end of '92 or early in '93. Let's see...an old set, updated with a new background, only to have it reconstructed elsewhere, while a brand new set is constructed. Where have I heard that before? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CircleSeven 1944 Posted July 16, 2017 Share Posted July 16, 2017 Speaking of Dolinsky, he was live in-studio for a lengthy "Saturday Night Sampler" segment. I'm not sure if this was a first. He almost always was in-studio for the now former "Friday Night Special" segments. Also earlier on the 10pm, I actually saw the floor director extend his arm to point at Ravi, before the OTS graphic popped up. Maybe that floor director should move a couple of inches back so we won't see that arm pop up. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianpr3 173 Posted July 19, 2017 Share Posted July 19, 2017 Since Cheryl is off globetrotting who's been filling in? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24994J 5276 Posted July 19, 2017 Author Share Posted July 19, 2017 Since Cheryl is off globetrotting who's been filling in? Phil does Monday-Wednesday, and Larry is there Wednesday-Friday. Yes, they sometimes even split Cheryl's shift on hump day with Jerry there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgie56 3066 Posted July 20, 2017 Share Posted July 20, 2017 Where is Hosea Sanders? I haven seen him on the WCIU 7pm since I've been back here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24994J 5276 Posted July 20, 2017 Author Share Posted July 20, 2017 Where is Hosea Sanders? I haven seen him on the WCIU 7pm since I've been back here. Coming up on 5 months off the air for prostate cancer treatment. Based on Facebook posts, he seems to be much better, putting some weight back on, but no word on when he'll return. He turned 60 last week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgie56 3066 Posted July 22, 2017 Share Posted July 22, 2017 Terrell Brown is anchoring the Saturday morning news with Stacey Baca today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24994J 5276 Posted July 22, 2017 Author Share Posted July 22, 2017 Terrell Brown is anchoring the Saturday morning news with Stacey Baca today. You left out the real kicker... https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=1326096727530308 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgie56 3066 Posted July 22, 2017 Share Posted July 22, 2017 You left out the real kicker... https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=1326096727530308 Larry did the 5-7am news before Tracy took over the 8-10am. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24994J 5276 Posted July 22, 2017 Author Share Posted July 22, 2017 Larry did the 5-7am news before Tracy took over the 8-10am. Well, that makes no sense. Maybe he was busy later this morning, but you'd think Tracy would've done the early half after Larry worked the 10 last night. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ns8401 846 Posted July 22, 2017 Share Posted July 22, 2017 Well, that makes no sense. Maybe he was busy later this morning, but you'd think Tracy would've done the early half after Larry worked the 10 last night. That's called sleeping in... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgie56 3066 Posted July 26, 2017 Share Posted July 26, 2017 WLS is trying something new for the Crosstown Classic. They're streaming the games they air on Facebook Live. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24994J 5276 Posted July 26, 2017 Author Share Posted July 26, 2017 Yeah, I'm not aware of the other 2, but they'll do this for 4 games this season. Each between-inning commercial break consists of an ABC 7 promo and a 30-90 second Cubs feature (trivia, charity work, normal ad, etc), and breaks for pitching changes show a generic camera angle of the park. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24994J 5276 Posted August 2, 2017 Author Share Posted August 2, 2017 Hoses Sanders is returning to ABC 7 today, and should be on the WCIU-cast tonight! http://www.robertfeder.com/2017/08/02/robservations-hosea-sanders-excited-return-abc-7/#more-15063 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CircleSeven 1944 Posted August 5, 2017 Share Posted August 5, 2017 Jerry is filling in for Phil tonight. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spring Rubber 611 Posted August 5, 2017 Share Posted August 5, 2017 Jerry is filling in for Phil tonight. I just noticed this myself. That's certainly a rarity! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24994J 5276 Posted August 6, 2017 Author Share Posted August 6, 2017 The best part of Jerry doing the Saturday late show is that his first segment followed a Hungry Hound burger feature. "[My cardiologist] probably turned off the TV when Steve came on." 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24994J 5276 Posted August 7, 2017 Author Share Posted August 7, 2017 Anyone says they had this anchor team as their pick in the pool, you're lying. [MEDIA=twitter]894505814567866369[/MEDIA] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgie56 3066 Posted August 8, 2017 Share Posted August 8, 2017 I kinda miss Hosea Sanders in the morning. Nothing against Terrell Brown, but Hosea's bass voice just screamed "morning TV". 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgie56 3066 Posted August 19, 2017 Share Posted August 19, 2017 Huh. Stacey Baca anchoring the Saturday 5pm today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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