24994J 5569 Posted May 26, 2021 Share Posted May 26, 2021 2 minutes ago, jase said: It’s my understanding NewsNation is expected to use that studio/space for their morning newscast (and other programs possibly). Unlikely WGN would have access to the studio after construction work is complete, but you never know. The morning show was my first thought, too, but with 2 separate studio spaces, I couldn't convince myself into that making any sense. I thought maybe it could work as a generic presentation/performance area, available to either occupant, but you're probably right. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14011-random-wgn-thread/page/55/#findComment-260490 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase 1047 Posted May 26, 2021 Share Posted May 26, 2021 (edited) 23 minutes ago, 24994J said: The morning show was my first thought, too, but with 2 separate studio spaces, I couldn't convince myself into that making any sense. I thought maybe it could work as a generic presentation/performance area, available to either occupant, but you're probably right. Having 1 main studio and mini one upstairs wouldn’t be enough for NN, so it makes sense for them to take over Studio 1. The days of indoor presentation/performance space is likely over for WGN. I would expect them to utilize space outdoors (weather permitting) for such things (or within their own studio/space). Edited May 26, 2021 by jase Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14011-random-wgn-thread/page/55/#findComment-260493 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgie56 3303 Posted May 27, 2021 Share Posted May 27, 2021 WGN is #1 in late news in A 25-54. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14011-random-wgn-thread/page/55/#findComment-260542 Share on other sites More sharing options...
abric 178 Posted May 27, 2021 Share Posted May 27, 2021 WGN is my go to station. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14011-random-wgn-thread/page/55/#findComment-260548 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newsboy22234 18 Posted May 29, 2021 Share Posted May 29, 2021 (edited) On 5/27/2021 at 3:33 PM, Georgie56 said: WGN is #1 in late news in A 25-54. Noooo that is misleading WMAQ WLS and WGN all tied with a 1.4. WGN hit the 1.4 at 9pm. WMAQ and WLS have 1.4 at 10pm. WGN has 1.0 at 10pm. WFLD’s late news is at a 0.8. WBBM is running on fumes at 0.4. So technically you are right but it’s not the whole story. I’ve been watching WMAQ , WLS is too sterile , WGN is too boring , WBBM good investigating reporting but everything else is a nightmare, and WFLD ticked me off when they got rid of Bill Bellis. Edited May 29, 2021 by Newsboy22234 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14011-random-wgn-thread/page/55/#findComment-260620 Share on other sites More sharing options...
24994J 5569 Posted June 3, 2021 Share Posted June 3, 2021 (edited) Feder finally talking about what we've known about for almost a month. Sometimes we kinda scoop. https://www.robertfeder.com/2021/06/03/chicagos-goes-digital-wgn-news-now/ And with the digital duo getting an interview on the Midday News, does that effectively make them the midday B-team? https://wgntv.com/midday-news/meet-the-wgn-news-now-team/ Edited June 3, 2021 by 24994J Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14011-random-wgn-thread/page/55/#findComment-260833 Share on other sites More sharing options...
GodfreyGR 652 Posted June 3, 2021 Share Posted June 3, 2021 33 minutes ago, 24994J said: Feder finally talking about what we've known about for almost a month. Sometimes we kinda scoop. https://www.robertfeder.com/2021/06/03/chicagos-goes-digital-wgn-news-now/ And with the digital duo getting an interview on the Midday News, does that effectively make them the midday B-team? https://wgntv.com/midday-news/meet-the-wgn-news-now-team/ What I don't think we were aware of was WGN's foray into Spanish-language broadcasts with this platform... Which I agree with Feder is a wise move given the May Sweeps numbers... If only CBSN Chicago was that insightful with their digital platform! Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14011-random-wgn-thread/page/55/#findComment-260836 Share on other sites More sharing options...
24994J 5569 Posted June 3, 2021 Share Posted June 3, 2021 52 minutes ago, GodfreyGR said: What I don't think we were aware of was WGN's foray into Spanish-language broadcasts with this platform... Ahem... On 5/14/2021 at 11:37 PM, 24994J said: A segment from the Spanish edition: Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14011-random-wgn-thread/page/55/#findComment-260841 Share on other sites More sharing options...
GodfreyGR 652 Posted June 3, 2021 Share Posted June 3, 2021 1 hour ago, 24994J said: Ahem... My apologies! I stand corrected. Missed a few days of posts last month! Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14011-random-wgn-thread/page/55/#findComment-260848 Share on other sites More sharing options...
24994J 5569 Posted June 3, 2021 Share Posted June 3, 2021 It's all good! Haha Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14011-random-wgn-thread/page/55/#findComment-260850 Share on other sites More sharing options...
24994J 5569 Posted June 10, 2021 Share Posted June 10, 2021 Q13 meteorologist and Oak Park native Tim Joyce is coming home to round out the weekend morning news team. https://wgntv.com/news/tim-joyce-joins-wgn-news-as-wgn-weekend-morning-news-weather-anchor/ Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14011-random-wgn-thread/page/55/#findComment-261052 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spring Rubber 701 Posted June 11, 2021 Share Posted June 11, 2021 7 hours ago, 24994J said: Q13 meteorologist and Oak Park native Tim Joyce is coming home to round out the weekend morning news team. https://wgntv.com/news/tim-joyce-joins-wgn-news-as-wgn-weekend-morning-news-weather-anchor/ Nice to know that they were still interested in filling that position. I was concerned that they were never going to fill it due to cost-cutting measures. Welcome to the team, Tim! Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14011-random-wgn-thread/page/55/#findComment-261082 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spring Rubber 701 Posted June 21, 2021 Share Posted June 21, 2021 This happened shortly after WGN went live last night. The camera was stuck on this view with Mike Janssen just talking in the background (not on cam), so a crew member was seen walking across the live camera shot. I assume they were using that emergency feature where the meteorologist presses a button to go live and override master control, and by doing so, it just takes a single camera shot live in the weather center until the station has time to assemble a team in the control room. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14011-random-wgn-thread/page/55/#findComment-261419 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spring Rubber 701 Posted July 16, 2021 Share Posted July 16, 2021 Chicago's Best cancelled; GN Sports to air 7 nights a week: https://www.robertfeder.com/2021/07/16/robservations-wgn-drops-chicagos-best-expands-gn-sports-weekends/ You have to wonder, why now, after all of the restaurants are starting to reopen, are all of the food shows getting cancelled, and food critics losing or stepping away from their jobs? Are they planning ahead for possibly yet another situation where restaurants get shut down due to the delta variant? Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14011-random-wgn-thread/page/55/#findComment-262317 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgie56 3303 Posted July 16, 2021 Share Posted July 16, 2021 1 hour ago, Spring Rubber said: Chicago's Best cancelled; GN Sports to air 7 nights a week: https://www.robertfeder.com/2021/07/16/robservations-wgn-drops-chicagos-best-expands-gn-sports-weekends/ You have to wonder, why now, after all of the restaurants are starting to reopen, are all of the food shows getting cancelled, and food critics losing or stepping away from their jobs? Are they planning ahead for possibly yet another situation where restaurants get shut down due to the delta variant? Also mentioned: WGN is launching a morning magazine show, Daytime Chicago, at 10am this fall, filling their schedule with local content from 4am-1pm daily. With Rachael Ray moving to afternoons, perhaps they're preparing for life after Maury? Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14011-random-wgn-thread/page/55/#findComment-262319 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spring Rubber 701 Posted July 16, 2021 Share Posted July 16, 2021 57 minutes ago, Georgie56 said: Also mentioned: WGN is launching a morning magazine show, Daytime Chicago, at 10am this fall, filling their schedule with local content from 4am-1pm daily. With Rachael Ray moving to afternoons, perhaps they're preparing for life after Maury? Life after Maury sounds like a good thing to me. I used to work in an office where we'd have a TV in the waiting room. We would have loved to keep WGN on all day, but thanks to trash like Maury, we simply couldn't. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14011-random-wgn-thread/page/55/#findComment-262320 Share on other sites More sharing options...
24994J 5569 Posted July 16, 2021 Share Posted July 16, 2021 A WGN sports show on Sundays has been missed since they phased out Instant Replay, but still very disappointed to see Chicago's Best go. No way they couldn't have found a better time slot. That said, hopefully some of that content will have a home on the new 10am show, or even on other newscasts. As the restaurant industry picks back up, the list of those covering it and giving a voice to those businesses has been decimated this year. 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14011-random-wgn-thread/page/55/#findComment-262321 Share on other sites More sharing options...
NBC 5 Chicago 191 Posted July 26, 2021 Share Posted July 26, 2021 TVNewsCheck is reporting that Tonya Francisco and Amy Rutledge will be the hosts of the new Daytime Chicago show. This means Amy Rutledge comes back to WGN after being co-host of now cancelled "The Jam" on WCIU. It also means that someone will have to take over Tonya's weekend morning position unless they decided to go solo. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14011-random-wgn-thread/page/55/#findComment-262771 Share on other sites More sharing options...
R.R. 90 Posted August 1, 2021 Share Posted August 1, 2021 On 7/26/2021 at 3:15 PM, NBC 5 Chicago said: TVNewsCheck is reporting that Tonya Francisco and Amy Rutledge will be the hosts of the new Daytime Chicago show. This means Amy Rutledge comes back to WGN after being co-host of now cancelled "The Jam" on WCIU. It also means that someone will have to take over Tonya's weekend morning position unless they decided to go solo. Nexstar actually posted the weekend morning anchor position in the careers category Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14011-random-wgn-thread/page/55/#findComment-262927 Share on other sites More sharing options...
24994J 5569 Posted August 1, 2021 Share Posted August 1, 2021 WGN would consolidate the arguably redundant midday and 4pm anchor chairs before they returned the weekend morning show to a solo format. Not that Tonya wasn't right for such a transition, but with the Tim Joyce hiring and a blank slate of possibilities at co-anchor, I wouldn't be shocked if they attempt to build up the weekend morning team like they did at 4am and 4pm. Fill the anchor spot, make Marcella Raymond official as the Around Town-ish reporter, then add a 4th wheel to the desk to serve in a trending/entertainment/sports role, and they'd be all set. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14011-random-wgn-thread/page/55/#findComment-262928 Share on other sites More sharing options...
cfs89 4 Posted August 25, 2021 Share Posted August 25, 2021 Sneak peek at the set for the new 10am "Daytime Chicago" daily show with Tonya Francisco and Amy Rutledge that launches next month. Looks like it's in the historic Studio 1 where Bozo's Circus was taped from 1961-2001. https://twitter.com/thederekhaas/status/1428105448180301828 2 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14011-random-wgn-thread/page/55/#findComment-263821 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase 1047 Posted August 26, 2021 Share Posted August 26, 2021 9 hours ago, cfs89 said: Sneak peek at the set for the new 10am "Daytime Chicago" daily show with Tonya Francisco and Amy Rutledge that launches next month. Looks like it's in the historic Studio 1 where Bozo's Circus was taped from 1961-2001. https://twitter.com/thederekhaas/status/1428105448180301828 Nice setup. Figured NewsNation was going to take over this studio for their new morning show. 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14011-random-wgn-thread/page/55/#findComment-263860 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daybreak 288 Posted September 11, 2021 Share Posted September 11, 2021 (edited) Former WGN anchor Allison Payne has died. She was a staple on the evening newscasts for 2 decades. May she Rest In Peace. Edited September 11, 2021 by Daybreak 9 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14011-random-wgn-thread/page/55/#findComment-264694 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgie56 3303 Posted September 11, 2021 Share Posted September 11, 2021 Man. This is a big one. I have lots of memories watching her. May she RIP. 4 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14011-random-wgn-thread/page/55/#findComment-264695 Share on other sites More sharing options...
24994J 5569 Posted September 11, 2021 Share Posted September 11, 2021 (edited) Edited September 11, 2021 by 24994J 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14011-random-wgn-thread/page/55/#findComment-264697 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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