Georgie56 3304 Posted April 23, 2018 Share Posted April 23, 2018 Tonight is debut night for Joe Donlon. 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14011-random-wgn-thread/page/40/#findComment-202132 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ED2 144 Posted April 24, 2018 Share Posted April 24, 2018 Was this the first time Sean Lewis has filled in for Larry or Dan? Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14011-random-wgn-thread/page/40/#findComment-202217 Share on other sites More sharing options...
24994J 5577 Posted April 24, 2018 Share Posted April 24, 2018 Was this the first time Sean Lewis has filled in for Larry or Dan? He filled in frequently pre-Ponce, and on some holidays, but I'd say it's been awhile. Marcus filling in for Dan is the other surprise. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14011-random-wgn-thread/page/40/#findComment-202219 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgie56 3304 Posted April 24, 2018 Share Posted April 24, 2018 He filled in frequently pre-Ponce, and on some holidays, but I'd say it's been awhile. Marcus filling in for Dan is the other surprise. I mentioned pages ago on this thread that Marcus filled in for Dan on Thanksgiving morning because the latter was doing the parade. 2 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14011-random-wgn-thread/page/40/#findComment-202222 Share on other sites More sharing options...
24994J 5577 Posted April 26, 2018 Share Posted April 26, 2018 That promo was no fluke... [MEDIA=twitter]989523597227065345[/MEDIA] 5 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14011-random-wgn-thread/page/40/#findComment-202595 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgie56 3304 Posted April 26, 2018 Share Posted April 26, 2018 That promo was no fluke... [MEDIA=twitter]989523597227065345[/MEDIA] His WGN initiation is complete. 4 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14011-random-wgn-thread/page/40/#findComment-202596 Share on other sites More sharing options...
24994J 5577 Posted May 3, 2018 Share Posted May 3, 2018 It's hard to keep track, but I believe that this newest resizing of height and text is version 5 of the scoreboard. Not as tall as the original, which would still be the best, in terms of keep proportions consistent through the package, but it's infinitely better and easier to read than the shrinky dink model from two weeks ago. Now maybe they can leave it be for awhile. 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14011-random-wgn-thread/page/40/#findComment-203128 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spring Rubber 703 Posted May 14, 2018 Share Posted May 14, 2018 Aren't we still in Sweeps? Surprised to see Joe Donlan and Tom Skilling off tonight. Maybe they caught an ugly May sickness like I did this weekend. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14011-random-wgn-thread/page/40/#findComment-203935 Share on other sites More sharing options...
CircleSeven 1955 Posted May 14, 2018 Share Posted May 14, 2018 Aren't we still in Sweeps? Surprised to see Joe Donlan and Tom Skilling off tonight. Maybe they caught an ugly May sickness like I did this weekend. The books end on the 23rd. 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14011-random-wgn-thread/page/40/#findComment-203937 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spring Rubber 703 Posted May 14, 2018 Share Posted May 14, 2018 Joe started at 6pm. Ben apparently did the 5pm because the 4pm news was a quick 7-minute broadcast that was shortened by the Cubs game. Lourdes, on the other hand, only stayed on the air for the quick 7-minute newscast and finished after that. Micah started at 5pm. Looks like Tom Skilling is off the entire night. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14011-random-wgn-thread/page/40/#findComment-203939 Share on other sites More sharing options...
alex979 119 Posted May 16, 2018 Share Posted May 16, 2018 So have they dropped the weather-in-the-first-five-minutes thing at 10? Watching for the first time in a while tonight and Tom@Ten didn’t come on until after the first commercial break. He even joked that they should call it Tom at 10:15 now. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14011-random-wgn-thread/page/40/#findComment-204033 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgie56 3304 Posted May 16, 2018 Share Posted May 16, 2018 So have they dropped the weather-in-the-first-five-minutes thing at 10? Watching for the first time in a while tonight and Tom@Ten didn’t come on until after the first commercial break. He even joked that they should call it Tom at 10:15 now. I was never a fan of the “full-forecast-in-the-first-five-minutes” thing to begin with. If they’re planning on keeping it that way, good. 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14011-random-wgn-thread/page/40/#findComment-204038 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spring Rubber 703 Posted May 16, 2018 Share Posted May 16, 2018 So have they dropped the weather-in-the-first-five-minutes thing at 10? Watching for the first time in a while tonight and Tom@Ten didn’t come on until after the first commercial break. He even joked that they should call it Tom at 10:15 now. Good. This does sound like either a permanent change or a sweeps change. It seems better this way. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14011-random-wgn-thread/page/40/#findComment-204059 Share on other sites More sharing options...
alex979 119 Posted May 21, 2018 Share Posted May 21, 2018 Mike Janssen is the successor to Jim Ramsey: [MEDIA=twitter]998662163483983872[/MEDIA] 2 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14011-random-wgn-thread/page/40/#findComment-204347 Share on other sites More sharing options...
24994J 5577 Posted May 21, 2018 Share Posted May 21, 2018 It's about time. After a few weeks of Ivory, McGill, Hamernik, and even Kolkmeyer, Janssen has been far and away the most frequent placeholder on weekend evenings. Good for him. Wouldn't this be his regular shift for CLTV, or was he a fill-in until Jim retired? Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14011-random-wgn-thread/page/40/#findComment-204352 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgie56 3304 Posted May 21, 2018 Share Posted May 21, 2018 I think he’s the right choice for the job. 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14011-random-wgn-thread/page/40/#findComment-204353 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spring Rubber 703 Posted May 22, 2018 Share Posted May 22, 2018 It's about time. After a few weeks of Ivory, McGill, Hamernik, and even Kolkmeyer, Janssen has been far and away the most frequent placeholder on weekend evenings. Good for him. Wouldn't this be his regular shift for CLTV, or was he a fill-in until Jim retired? As I recall, his on-air shift was weekday afternoons on CLTV. I can only assume he'll still retain that role 2-3 days a week while Tim McGill does the other days. 3 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14011-random-wgn-thread/page/40/#findComment-204386 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spring Rubber 703 Posted May 22, 2018 Share Posted May 22, 2018 Revision #9037 to the sports graphics: the lower thirds have been changed to a more traditional format instead of trying to fit everything on a single line. This is much better. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14011-random-wgn-thread/page/40/#findComment-204467 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRolyPoly 2415 Posted June 8, 2018 Share Posted June 8, 2018 Even though its just a GIF, reminder... this is the Morning News. [MEDIA=twitter]1005046889169944576[/MEDIA] 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14011-random-wgn-thread/page/40/#findComment-205325 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgie56 3304 Posted June 8, 2018 Share Posted June 8, 2018 Even though its just a GIF, reminder... this is the Morning News. [MEDIA=twitter]1005046889169944576[/MEDIA] Not the first time, either. 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14011-random-wgn-thread/page/40/#findComment-205326 Share on other sites More sharing options...
alex979 119 Posted June 10, 2018 Share Posted June 10, 2018 A historic night on WGN. [MEDIA=twitter]1005576187274506240[/MEDIA] Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14011-random-wgn-thread/page/40/#findComment-205392 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgie56 3304 Posted June 10, 2018 Share Posted June 10, 2018 A historic night on WGN. [MEDIA=twitter]1005576187274506240[/MEDIA] Wow. Never seen Paul outside of the morning news. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14011-random-wgn-thread/page/40/#findComment-205401 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorningNews 1448 Posted June 19, 2018 Share Posted June 19, 2018 Random but - Larry Potash is one of my favorite anchormen on television in any market. Love that guy. 2 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14011-random-wgn-thread/page/40/#findComment-205936 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiCubsFan 34 Posted June 21, 2018 Author Share Posted June 21, 2018 Haven’t watched WGN consistently but in the last few weeks I haven’t seen Skilling at all. Has he been gone for that long or do I just keep missing him? Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14011-random-wgn-thread/page/40/#findComment-206009 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spring Rubber 703 Posted June 21, 2018 Share Posted June 21, 2018 Haven’t watched WGN consistently but in the last few weeks I haven’t seen Skilling at all. Has he been gone for that long or do I just keep missing him? I think he was in Monday and Tuesday this week. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14011-random-wgn-thread/page/40/#findComment-206010 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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