Jase 818 Posted March 12, 2016 Share Posted March 12, 2016 This perfectly explains why a potential station sale scares me. You know a staff like that would not be retained under just about any other owner. I doubt these guys are full-time employees, so whatever associated cost there is, it wouldn't outweigh the benefit of having them on staff in the eyes of the station's owner imo. Plus, if Tribune Media were to sell any stations, WGN likely wouldn't be one of them. In regards to the promo, it's interesting to know who they have on their weather support staff, but it's doubtful the average viewer cares one way or another. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkolsen 1678 Posted March 12, 2016 Share Posted March 12, 2016 Do even the NY stations have that many people on their weather staff. I imagine they have one or two producers in the background but now it seems that in the afternoon / evening newscasts one of the weekend meteorologists is there. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swillh2k2 203 Posted March 12, 2016 Share Posted March 12, 2016 Holy crap... [MEDIA=twitter]707665528890990593[/MEDIA] [MEDIA=twitter]707672196626432000[/MEDIA] [MEDIA=twitter]707630612169949185[/MEDIA] It's going viral amongst all the major networks, though they don't know who it is...yet. Man, Tomasulo's come a long way from anchoring weekend sports at WKBW. He was up there when I lived in Buffalo a while back... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TriangleTriadMediaNews 267 Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 Marcella Raymond gets a letter from a "fan" telling her she needs to lose weight. https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=10209009211692571 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ns8401 846 Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 Marcella Raymond gets a letter from a "fan" telling her she needs to lose weight. https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=10209009211692571 What a lovely letter... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianpr3 173 Posted March 29, 2016 Share Posted March 29, 2016 shame on this creep Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiCubsFan 33 Posted April 3, 2016 Author Share Posted April 3, 2016 Wonder where Jim is tonight. He rarely misses a day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CircleSeven 1944 Posted April 4, 2016 Share Posted April 4, 2016 Look like we might have Rich King's replacement. The last station in town that never had a female sports anchor is about to get one. TVSpy posted this morning that Channel 9 has hired Lauren Magiera as a new sports anchor & reporter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24994J 5275 Posted April 5, 2016 Share Posted April 5, 2016 Ummmm... This doesn't seem right. https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=1188104071202124 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRolyPoly 1847 Posted April 5, 2016 Share Posted April 5, 2016 Look like we might have Rich King's replacement. The last station in town that never had a female sports anchor is about to get one. TVSpy posted this morning that Channel 9 has hired Lauren Magiera as a new sports anchor & reporter. Good for Channel 9. Better late than never and its great that WGN will have somebody like her. She's got big shoes to fill so I'll see if she's up for the task myself. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Action Newsroom 1150 Posted April 5, 2016 Share Posted April 5, 2016 Ummmm... This doesn't seem right. https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=1188104071202124 Apparently they go berserk for nostalgia of technology. Censorship be damned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ns8401 846 Posted April 5, 2016 Share Posted April 5, 2016 Good for Channel 9. Better late than never and its great that WGN will have somebody like her. She's got big shoes to fill so I'll see if she's up for the task myself. I haven't seen a female sportscaster I've been really impressed with yet... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase 818 Posted April 5, 2016 Share Posted April 5, 2016 I haven't seen a female sportscaster I've been really impressed with yet... Jill Carlson and Kerry Sayers are pretty good imo. I guess it would depend on what you want/look for in a sportscaster. If someone can adequately articulate scores, plays, nuances/history of sports, pronounce names, etc..., then you're all good in my book. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24994J 5275 Posted April 5, 2016 Share Posted April 5, 2016 A lot of the CSN hires have been iffy, at best, but the 5 main stations have fared pretty well with female sportscasters...Jill Carlson, Peggy Kusinki, Paula Faris, Megan Mawicke, Dionne Miller, and now Magiera, who seems to be competent in her resume reels. I'm probably missing a few (at least it seems like it), but just as there are more men in the field, I can come up with a longer list of weak/poor/lousy guys than gals. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase 818 Posted April 5, 2016 Share Posted April 5, 2016 A lot of the CSN hires have been iffy, at best, but the 5 main stations have fared pretty well with female sportscasters...Jill Carlson, Peggy Kusinki, Paula Faris, Megan Mawicke, Dionne Miller, and now Magiera, who seems to be competent in her resume reels. I'm probably missing a few (at least it seems like it), but just as there are more men in the field, I can come up with a longer list of weak/poor/lousy guys than gals. I think you're only missing one.. Amy Stone (WMAQ). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24994J 5275 Posted April 5, 2016 Share Posted April 5, 2016 Ah, right. Forgot about her. We were a channel 7 and (for some inexplicable reason) channel 2 house back then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spring Rubber 610 Posted April 9, 2016 Share Posted April 9, 2016 Something seems a little different in the Weather Center... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24994J 5275 Posted April 9, 2016 Share Posted April 9, 2016 In recent weeks/months, they cleared the area behind the monitor to allow for a larger screen. Unfortunately, it looked sloppy. It looks like they painted/covered the unfinished wall and maybe even added some lighting, though it's hard to tell from the photo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ns8401 846 Posted April 9, 2016 Share Posted April 9, 2016 In recent weeks/months, they cleared the area behind the monitor to allow for a larger screen. Unfortunately, it looked sloppy. It looks like they painted/covered the unfinished wall and maybe even added some lighting, though it's hard to tell from the photo. Looks a little cobbled together... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24994J 5275 Posted April 9, 2016 Share Posted April 9, 2016 Still an improvement. It was like exposed drywall and a hole or two before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alex979 118 Posted April 24, 2016 Share Posted April 24, 2016 Who would have thought Ron Magers' name would pop up here? https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=10153703926238406 I'm holding out hope for a Magers appearance on the show after he retires... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CircleSeven 1944 Posted April 24, 2016 Share Posted April 24, 2016 From Feder tonight, Ron is not happy about that "ad" being posted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24994J 5275 Posted April 25, 2016 Share Posted April 25, 2016 From Feder tonight, Ron is not happy about that "ad" being posted. I don't blame him. I think Feder's use of the word "fuming" is a little much, as he states he's disappointed. That said, those calling Ron a crybaby and out of touch on Facebook are missing the point. I'm not even talking about Ron's opinion on complimenting another news operation. My beef is with the permission to run the testimonial. They've been running ads like these for several weeks, and I'll bet a lot of money to assume that those people are either A.) told/asked that their quote be used, or B.) are under the impression that emailing their statement directly to the show automatically gives their consent to the crew to use it in the future. Magers' situation doesn't fall under either case. He was neither informed nor asked, and he made this statement in a third party setting. That's where a line was crossed. As a fan of both Ron and the WGN Morning News, my opinion of them hasn't changed. That said, WGN's PR department needs a little ethics training, but I have a feeling that won't happen based on the boss' statement on the matter: "What a nice compliment from a legendary newsman looking back at an award-winning career." Jeff Hoover gets points, though: "Ron - First of all, thanks for your kind words. I'm sorry if no one from our marketing/promotions department reached out to you and asked for your permission. I heard a clip from the podcast and shared it with a few people at the station not ever thinking that someone would turn it into an ad in the newspaper." 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianpr3 173 Posted April 26, 2016 Share Posted April 26, 2016 i'd say ron sould sue beacuse that does not equal consent allowing them to pluck his words from a radio show 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A3N 996 Posted April 26, 2016 Share Posted April 26, 2016 To be fair, if Ron had said the WGN Morning News sucked, WGN's PR people would have used that in a newspaper ad as well. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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