nathannah 2416 Posted November 28, 2023 Share Posted November 28, 2023 1 hour ago, norcalTVfan said: Wow. It only takes a five-year career to make it to WGN now. They might as well just start recruiting in Laredo or Eureka for that matter. They're in an adjacent market and WITI was a sister station to them until 2020 (even discounting she came in a year later you don't exactly sever sister station relationships that quickly), so they probably have more than a glancing familiarity with her work. 2 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14011-random-wgn-thread/page/59/#findComment-291759 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgie56 3303 Posted March 27, 2024 Share Posted March 27, 2024 WGN is apparently planning something for April 1st at 3:30am. 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14011-random-wgn-thread/page/59/#findComment-296253 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Encore Emp 24 Posted March 30, 2024 Share Posted March 30, 2024 That is a very early start and I don’t know if anyone will watch at 3:30 but I guess they have their reasons for doing this. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14011-random-wgn-thread/page/59/#findComment-296345 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorningNews 1447 Posted March 30, 2024 Share Posted March 30, 2024 April Fools joke? 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14011-random-wgn-thread/page/59/#findComment-296348 Share on other sites More sharing options...
GodfreyGR 652 Posted March 30, 2024 Share Posted March 30, 2024 6 minutes ago, MorningNews said: April Fools joke? Indeed, likely. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14011-random-wgn-thread/page/59/#findComment-296349 Share on other sites More sharing options...
24994J 5569 Posted March 30, 2024 Share Posted March 30, 2024 It's a one-time show, sounds like it'll be at least party live, the brainchild of all the main show's comedic minds. 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14011-random-wgn-thread/page/59/#findComment-296351 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MD TV 255 Posted April 1, 2024 Share Posted April 1, 2024 Well here’s that 3:30AM “newscast”: https://wgntv.com/morning-news/wgn-330-a-m-morning-show/ Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14011-random-wgn-thread/page/59/#findComment-296397 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRolyPoly 2395 Posted April 2, 2024 Share Posted April 2, 2024 (edited) On 11/27/2023 at 7:30 PM, norcalTVfan said: Wow. It only takes a five-year career to make it to WGN now. They might as well just start recruiting in Laredo or Eureka for that matter. I mean... WGN hired a then-newcomer morning meteorologist from Rockford almost eight years ago. She jumped from market #137 to market #3 and I think people criticized that because she wasn't market-ready to go from small market Rockford to big market Chicago. Today, Morgan Kolkmeyer is one of the best home run decisions WGN made to hire for their morning news program within the past decade. I wouldn't have known her otherwise had she not gone to WGN. Edited April 2, 2024 by TheRolyPoly 3 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14011-random-wgn-thread/page/59/#findComment-296447 Share on other sites More sharing options...
R.R. 90 Posted April 20, 2024 Share Posted April 20, 2024 It’s been about 50 days since Skilling’s retirement but Alyssa Donovan has announced that she has been promoted to Midday & 5pm Met Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14011-random-wgn-thread/page/59/#findComment-296636 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgie56 3303 Posted May 1, 2024 Share Posted May 1, 2024 As we all expected, WGN will reunite with The CW in September. 4 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14011-random-wgn-thread/page/59/#findComment-296888 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mer764KCTV5 149 Posted May 1, 2024 Share Posted May 1, 2024 48 minutes ago, Georgie56 said: As we all expected, WGN will reunite with The CW in September. It took 8 years for WGN to gain the CW again. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14011-random-wgn-thread/page/59/#findComment-296890 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyrannical bastard 3942 Posted May 1, 2024 Share Posted May 1, 2024 (edited) Talk about full circle. It was WGN and Tribune that held out 8 years ago sending The CW on a soul-searching journey in Chicagoland through WPWR and WCIU, and now with Nexstar in charge and in control of the CW, it's back on WGN. As long as they don't rebrand WGN as CW9. I don't think the folks at WGN could ever live it down. I wonder now what WCIU will do with their current "U" subchannel? Change it to U-too? Edited May 1, 2024 by tyrannical bastard 4 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14011-random-wgn-thread/page/59/#findComment-296892 Share on other sites More sharing options...
GodfreyGR 652 Posted May 1, 2024 Share Posted May 1, 2024 55 minutes ago, tyrannical bastard said: As long as they don't rebrand WGN as CW9 With respect, what makes you suggest they would do that? PIX11, KTLA... Evidence that the branding will not be messed with. If I had to take a gamble, Branding and logo stays the same except for a somewhat awkwardly placed CW logo to the right of the 9... Just like they did in 2006. I do however look forward to a Paul Konrad WGN Courtesy Desk bit if they do try to mess with rebranding as CW9. 2 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14011-random-wgn-thread/page/59/#findComment-296901 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mer764KCTV5 149 Posted May 1, 2024 Share Posted May 1, 2024 1 hour ago, tyrannical bastard said: Talk about full circle. It was WGN and Tribune that held out 8 years ago sending The CW on a soul-searching journey in Chicagoland through WPWR and WCIU, and now with Nexstar in charge and in control of the CW, it's back on WGN. As long as they don't rebrand WGN as CW9. I don't think the folks at WGN could ever live it down. I wonder now what WCIU will do with their current "U" subchannel? Change it to U-too? 1. I don't think it's going to be rebranded as CW9, it's stayin' as WGN. 2. The U is probably gonna move to 26.1. 3. Yes, full circle. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14011-random-wgn-thread/page/59/#findComment-296904 Share on other sites More sharing options...
24994J 5569 Posted May 1, 2024 Share Posted May 1, 2024 Bring back Eyewitness News at 7 on The U, you cowards. 4 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14011-random-wgn-thread/page/59/#findComment-296910 Share on other sites More sharing options...
R.R. 90 Posted May 1, 2024 Share Posted May 1, 2024 1 hour ago, 24994J said: Bring back Eyewitness News at 7 on The U, you cowards. Nobody wants to see captain di-… lemme stop Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14011-random-wgn-thread/page/59/#findComment-296912 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyrannical bastard 3942 Posted May 1, 2024 Share Posted May 1, 2024 (edited) We can only hope Nexstar is not that stupid. But then again, they still have NewsNation as a home for any disgraced journalist. Is that actually doing better / making more money than WGN America? Edited May 1, 2024 by tyrannical bastard 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14011-random-wgn-thread/page/59/#findComment-296913 Share on other sites More sharing options...
nathannah 2416 Posted May 1, 2024 Share Posted May 1, 2024 20 minutes ago, tyrannical bastard said: We can only hope Nexstar is not that stupid. But then again, they still have NewsNation as a home for any disgraced journalist. Is that actually doing better / making more money than WGN America? The primetime staff probably makes more than the actual channel grifting off Nexstar's national ambitions. They had that Beavis and Butthead skit on SNL and when they highlighted it on air it was pointless because NN is so undefinable and nobody outside PIX Plaza actually remembers it was supposed to be spoofing NN. But as for WGN, I hope creative just refuses outright to make the entire logo pumpkin orange. 4 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14011-random-wgn-thread/page/59/#findComment-296915 Share on other sites More sharing options...
nycnewsjunkie 1439 Posted May 2, 2024 Share Posted May 2, 2024 21 hours ago, tyrannical bastard said: Talk about full circle. It was WGN and Tribune that held out 8 years ago sending The CW on a soul-searching journey in Chicagoland through WPWR and WCIU, and now with Nexstar in charge and in control of the CW, it's back on WGN. As long as they don't rebrand WGN as CW9. I don't think the folks at WGN could ever live it down. I wonder now what WCIU will do with their current "U" subchannel? Change it to U-too? WPIX and KTLA never went that route. KPLR just rebranded, and they didn’t go that route. I think it’s a safe bet that they won’t mess with what works. 1 2 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14011-random-wgn-thread/page/59/#findComment-296927 Share on other sites More sharing options...
GodfreyGR 652 Posted May 2, 2024 Share Posted May 2, 2024 17 hours ago, tyrannical bastard said: Is that actually doing better / making more money than WGN America? Ratings wise, we already know that answer. Moneywise, NN will get the guaranteed political ad buys that WGN-A never did... Does that offset the higher operational costs? Nexstar must believe that it will. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14011-random-wgn-thread/page/59/#findComment-296928 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Rollo Smokes 260 Posted May 2, 2024 Share Posted May 2, 2024 (edited) 1 hour ago, nycnewsjunkie said: WPIX and KTLA never went that route. KPLR just rebranded, and they didn’t go that route. I think it’s a safe bet that they won’t mess with what works. WPIX was branded as CW11 for the first two years of the CW, before going with the more-appropriate PIX 11 branding. WPIX, KTLA and WGN by themselves (and even St. Louis 11 for KPLR) are stronger brand names in their respective markets. But then again, look what Fox did to KCPQ once they got their hands on that station...it was goodbye Q13 (Fox), hello Fox 13. Edited May 2, 2024 by Big Rollo Smokes 3 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14011-random-wgn-thread/page/59/#findComment-296929 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MD TV 255 Posted May 2, 2024 Share Posted May 2, 2024 1 minute ago, Big Rollo Smokes said: WPIX was branded as "CW11" for the first two years of the CW, before going with the more-appropriate PIX 11 branding. Also they were The WB 11 (or something similar) for the whole existence of The WB. It was after Sam Zell bought Tribune that the CW was deemphasized on all (if not most) of its CW affiliates. 3 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14011-random-wgn-thread/page/59/#findComment-296930 Share on other sites More sharing options...
nycnewsjunkie 1439 Posted May 2, 2024 Share Posted May 2, 2024 (edited) 2 hours ago, Big Rollo Smokes said: WPIX was branded as CW11 for the first two years of the CW, before going with the more-appropriate PIX 11 branding. I’m aware of that, I live in the market. Point is, they don’t identify that way now, and I don’t think there’s anything indicating that Nexstar is going that route with their legacy stations. Edited May 2, 2024 by nycnewsjunkie 3 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14011-random-wgn-thread/page/59/#findComment-296931 Share on other sites More sharing options...
GraphicsMan 110 Posted May 2, 2024 Share Posted May 2, 2024 On 5/1/2024 at 12:54 PM, tyrannical bastard said: As long as they don't rebrand WGN as CW9. I don't think the folks at WGN could ever live it down. They won’t do that. There coming back to CW they were one before they never rebranded. CW will be put on the logo Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14011-random-wgn-thread/page/59/#findComment-296935 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty Muck 4366 Posted May 3, 2024 Share Posted May 3, 2024 (edited) Given how badly the affiliation base has been degraded and continues to be degraded, Nexstar really needs to stop the Sam Zell-era double standard and impose the network branding on their biggest stations. That absolutely means KRON, KTLA and WGN. Like, come on. Make it so people know your network actually still exists. Because right now they don't. Edited May 3, 2024 by Rusty Muck 2 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14011-random-wgn-thread/page/59/#findComment-296954 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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