TheRolyPoly 2415 Posted February 12, 2018 Share Posted February 12, 2018 I truly didn't see this coming. Joe's been there for two decades at KGW and is leaving to take a risk at a much bigger station in a much bigger market. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14011-random-wgn-thread/page/37/#findComment-196445 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ED2 144 Posted February 12, 2018 Share Posted February 12, 2018 I'm not too surprised by this. I don't think Tom likes anchoring (he would rather be out in the field) and Ben is B team material (C team imo, but..). Larry and Dan were not moving off of mornings for obvious reasons. Steve wasn't going back to evenings and the weekend guys were staying on the weekends. I thought Tom Negovan to be ambitious enough to go after the primary anchor chair. Not that being a senior reporter is a bad thing. Just a thought, but I'm wondering if Larry ever had a conversation with their news director to discuss the possibilities of replacing Suppelsa... Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14011-random-wgn-thread/page/37/#findComment-196456 Share on other sites More sharing options...
FiveNews 372 Posted February 12, 2018 Share Posted February 12, 2018 Interesting and surprising for sure. I live in Southern California, but travel to PDX frequently. Joe is an icon at KGW. I always thought of him as solid. Curious to see how he fits in with the team at WGN. I know WGN looks at the long term, so I am sure he will be fine. Agree with the previous comments on Ben Bradley being B team material. Good for the early afternoon, but not sure I would bet the house on him. Not taking away from his talent, but I don't see that "it" factor in him just yet. Nice to see him at 9 showing his true personality though Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14011-random-wgn-thread/page/37/#findComment-196457 Share on other sites More sharing options...
24994J 5577 Posted February 13, 2018 Share Posted February 13, 2018 I'm inclined to agree about Ben, too, but I still think it's silly that he and Lourdes only carry an hour when everyone else at the station anchors for at least 2 hours, or the evening team that's on for 3 and a half. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14011-random-wgn-thread/page/37/#findComment-196458 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spring Rubber 703 Posted February 13, 2018 Share Posted February 13, 2018 I'm inclined to agree about Ben, too, but I still think it's silly that he and Lourdes only carry an hour when everyone else at the station anchors for at least 2 hours, or the evening team that's on for 3 and a half. I always felt it would make sense to put Ben and Lourdes at 6pm as well. That way, you're alternating and keeping it fresh. 4 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14011-random-wgn-thread/page/37/#findComment-196461 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TVNewsLover 779 Posted February 13, 2018 Share Posted February 13, 2018 I'm inclined to agree about Ben, too, but I still think it's silly that he and Lourdes only carry an hour when everyone else at the station anchors for at least 2 hours, or the evening team that's on for 3 and a half. Would make sense for Ben to to add 11-1 once Steve retires. I don’t see Dina retiring anytime soon though. I don’t get why they don’t split the morning show in half either, 4-7 and 7-10. And I will echo Ben not being A team material (or B team for that matter). Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14011-random-wgn-thread/page/37/#findComment-196505 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase 1047 Posted February 13, 2018 Share Posted February 13, 2018 I thought Tom Negovan to be ambitious enough to go after the primary anchor chair. Not that being a senior reporter is a bad thing. Just a thought, but I'm wondering if Larry ever had a conversation with their news director to discuss the possibilities of replacing Suppelsa... I'm sure Tom is ambitious, but who really wants to be tied to the anchor desk all day? Rafer (WFLD) only anchors Friday and Saturday and unlike his predecessor, Scott, has never worked the Live Desk @ 5P and spends most of his time out in the field. From Tom's bio- 'When Mark’s busy, you’ll find Tom filling in on WGN Evening News and WGN News at Nine and Ten alongside Micah Materre. But truth be told, he’d rather be out covering a story.' That pretty much speaks for itself. I'm guessing Larry was asked/considered, but probably likes the shift he has. In by 4A out by like 10-11A isn't a bad deal. Get to spend a great deal of time/one's day with the family. 3 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14011-random-wgn-thread/page/37/#findComment-196514 Share on other sites More sharing options...
24994J 5577 Posted February 13, 2018 Share Posted February 13, 2018 Confirmed. [MEDIA=instagram]BfJK-LwgYcE[/MEDIA] Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14011-random-wgn-thread/page/37/#findComment-196551 Share on other sites More sharing options...
alex979 119 Posted February 13, 2018 Share Posted February 13, 2018 I think it's interesting that in the press release, they say that he "will join the evening/late news team of Micah Materre, Ben Bradley and Lourdes Duarte." They make no mention of the specific newscasts he will be anchoring. Maybe they want to try pairing him with both Lourdes and Micah? http://wgntv.com/2018/02/13/veteran-anchor-joe-donlon-to-join-wgn-news-as-evening-anchor-starting-mid-april/ Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14011-random-wgn-thread/page/37/#findComment-196563 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRolyPoly 2415 Posted February 13, 2018 Share Posted February 13, 2018 I’m still baffling. I still don’t understand why he would leave 20 years of KGW for a bigger market at WGN. I can only think of TEGNAitis as to blame. 2 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14011-random-wgn-thread/page/37/#findComment-196569 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ns8401 941 Posted February 14, 2018 Share Posted February 14, 2018 I’m still baffling. I still don’t understand why he would leave 20 years of KGW for a bigger market at WGN. I can only think of TEGNAitis as to blame. I hope the first paragraph is sarcasm... he probably just doubled his money... 4 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14011-random-wgn-thread/page/37/#findComment-196576 Share on other sites More sharing options...
C Block 1566 Posted February 14, 2018 Share Posted February 14, 2018 Definitely a surprise. It seemed like he was a KGW lifer. He and Laural Porter have been paired together for more than 20 years and were a really great anchor team. It's hard to imagine KGW nightside without him, though I'm sure they'll manage. This interview from the Oregonian sheds some more light on it. Turns out his adult children all eventually moved to Chicago and the midwest. Not everything boils down to "Tegnitis," whatever that's supposed to mean. http://www.oregonlive.com/tv/2018/02/portland_kgw-tv_news_anchor_jo.html 2 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14011-random-wgn-thread/page/37/#findComment-196620 Share on other sites More sharing options...
alex979 119 Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 It seems like there might be something in the works at WGN’s graphics department, too. [MEDIA=twitter]966373877134909440[/MEDIA] Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14011-random-wgn-thread/page/37/#findComment-197420 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgie56 3304 Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 It seems like there might be something in the works at WGN’s graphics department, too. [MEDIA=twitter]966373877134909440[/MEDIA] Looks like a one-off to me. 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14011-random-wgn-thread/page/37/#findComment-197444 Share on other sites More sharing options...
24994J 5577 Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 If WGN is ever going to debut new sports graphics and update the logo, it's not going to be this preseason. They're still on the old look for today's season debut featuring the Cubs and White Sox. Sidenote: they're using the CHW and CHC abbreviations on the scoreboard, and that looks so weird for a local telecast. Update: they restored the team names later in the broadcast. 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14011-random-wgn-thread/page/37/#findComment-197826 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiCubsFan 34 Posted February 28, 2018 Author Share Posted February 28, 2018 If WGN is ever going to debut new sports graphics and update the logo, it's not going to be this preseason. They're still on the old look for today's season debut featuring the Cubs and White Sox. Sidenote: they're using the CHW and CHC abbreviations on the scoreboard, and that looks so weird for a local telecast. The sports grgaohics get me every baseball season. Hate them with a passion. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14011-random-wgn-thread/page/37/#findComment-197884 Share on other sites More sharing options...
24994J 5577 Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 Everyone rejoice! I had a fear that they'd go too simplistic with the logo, just dropping the '9' and replacing 'news' with 'sports', like they did with the old look. Glad they played around with it, a little. 2 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14011-random-wgn-thread/page/37/#findComment-198083 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgie56 3304 Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 Everyone rejoice! [ATTACH]5549[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]5548[/ATTACH] The new and improved WGN Sports! They’ll probably use DIN in the graphics. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14011-random-wgn-thread/page/37/#findComment-198084 Share on other sites More sharing options...
alex979 119 Posted March 21, 2018 Share Posted March 21, 2018 I miss Suppelsa on election night. But Ben Bradley has been outstanding in the anchor chair tonight. 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14011-random-wgn-thread/page/37/#findComment-199471 Share on other sites More sharing options...
24994J 5577 Posted March 21, 2018 Share Posted March 21, 2018 I miss Suppelsa on election night. But Ben Bradley has been outstanding in the anchor chair tonight. He did 7+ hours straight tonight. He held his own quite well. Even though he's not getting the lead chair, and I agree with that move, he has a lot of that conversational style that shows glimmers of Magers and Suppelsa. 2 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14011-random-wgn-thread/page/37/#findComment-199473 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spring Rubber 703 Posted March 24, 2018 Share Posted March 24, 2018 Patrick Elwood anchored the WGN Evening News alongside Micah tonight. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14011-random-wgn-thread/page/37/#findComment-199731 Share on other sites More sharing options...
alex979 119 Posted March 25, 2018 Share Posted March 25, 2018 They’re running a promo for the Cubs game Thursday featuring the new graphics, logo, and music! [MEDIA=imgur]a/C5g44[/MEDIA] Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14011-random-wgn-thread/page/37/#findComment-199836 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgie56 3304 Posted March 25, 2018 Share Posted March 25, 2018 They’re running a promo for the Cubs game Thursday featuring the new graphics, logo, and music! [MEDIA=imgur]a/C5g44[/MEDIA] Ooh that looks beautiful. 2 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14011-random-wgn-thread/page/37/#findComment-199837 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spring Rubber 703 Posted March 25, 2018 Share Posted March 25, 2018 They’re running a promo for the Cubs game Thursday featuring the new graphics, logo, and music! [MEDIA=imgur]a/C5g44[/MEDIA] Came here to talk about this. I'll have to DVR the game on Thursday so I can check it out at home that night. 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14011-random-wgn-thread/page/37/#findComment-199839 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spring Rubber 703 Posted March 25, 2018 Share Posted March 25, 2018 Well, they decided to debut the apparent score graphic today. Very flat and basic. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14011-random-wgn-thread/page/37/#findComment-199840 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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