Jase 1047 Posted June 20, 2019 Share Posted June 20, 2019 19 hours ago, TheRolyPoly said: Not surprised she's going through this but surprised that many more haven't admitted this yet because this job would suck the fun out of everybody when all your covering is hard news and crime. My guess is that others have found (safe) ways to cope with the stress, etc.. of the job. While I don't know her situation, it may be best for Raymond to step away for her own well-being. Her blog post is very troubling. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14011-random-wgn-thread/page/45/#findComment-228122 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgie56 3303 Posted July 3, 2019 Share Posted July 3, 2019 Man Of The People is donezo. Too bad, it wasn't a bad show. https://www.robertfeder.com/2019/07/03/robservations-wgn-pulls-pat-tomasulos-man-people-lineup/ Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14011-random-wgn-thread/page/45/#findComment-228809 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spring Rubber 702 Posted July 3, 2019 Share Posted July 3, 2019 5 hours ago, Georgie56 said: Man Of The People is donezo. Too bad, it wasn't a bad show. https://www.robertfeder.com/2019/07/03/robservations-wgn-pulls-pat-tomasulos-man-people-lineup/ Did they wrap production way in advance of the cancellation? Is that how they were able to reclaim the set for CLTV? Or were they still filming Man of the People up until this past week, I wonder? Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14011-random-wgn-thread/page/45/#findComment-228825 Share on other sites More sharing options...
24994J 5576 Posted July 3, 2019 Share Posted July 3, 2019 As plausible as that sounds, the new episodes sure seem current and topical. Is it possible that CLTV just vacates the studio for that one timeslot, once a week? That said, I don't know exactly when MOTP records and CLTV is live. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14011-random-wgn-thread/page/45/#findComment-228828 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgie56 3303 Posted July 3, 2019 Share Posted July 3, 2019 1 hour ago, 24994J said: As plausible as that sounds, the new episodes sure seem current and topical. Is it possible that CLTV just vacates the studio for that one timeslot, once a week? That said, I don't know exactly when MOTP records and CLTV is live. According to the show's ticket website, it tapes on Fridays from 1-3pm. 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14011-random-wgn-thread/page/45/#findComment-228832 Share on other sites More sharing options...
24994J 5576 Posted August 1, 2019 Share Posted August 1, 2019 Yessssssssssssss Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14011-random-wgn-thread/page/45/#findComment-230047 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRolyPoly 2412 Posted August 2, 2019 Share Posted August 2, 2019 3 hours ago, 24994J said: Yessssssssssssss Yes! Anytime there's a KTLA MN or a WGN MN special, I'm all in. 2 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14011-random-wgn-thread/page/45/#findComment-230051 Share on other sites More sharing options...
24994J 5576 Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 Happy 41st anniversary to the man, the myth, the legend. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14011-random-wgn-thread/page/45/#findComment-230666 Share on other sites More sharing options...
24994J 5576 Posted August 21, 2019 Share Posted August 21, 2019 Amy Rutledge left her afternoon traffic position on Monday, likely to join WCIU's 'The Jam' morning show. https://www.robertfeder.com/2019/08/21/robservations-abc-7-promotes-windy-city-producer-programming-chief/#more-22729 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14011-random-wgn-thread/page/45/#findComment-231036 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spring Rubber 702 Posted August 21, 2019 Share Posted August 21, 2019 3 hours ago, 24994J said: Amy Rutledge left her afternoon traffic position on Monday, likely to join WCIU's 'The Jam' morning show. https://www.robertfeder.com/2019/08/21/robservations-abc-7-promotes-windy-city-producer-programming-chief/#more-22729 That shocked me, to say the least. I would have to assume that WGN will eliminate the afternoon traffic position, right? I don't think they had an afternoon fill-in for her whenever she was off or when she would fill-in for Sarah in the mornings. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14011-random-wgn-thread/page/45/#findComment-231045 Share on other sites More sharing options...
24994J 5576 Posted August 21, 2019 Share Posted August 21, 2019 One would think the formal position would go away, unless they brought Erin Mendez McElroy Ivory back into the role, seeing as she's already a regular contributor in that time slot. That said, while they work the same shift, management doesn't seem to want Erin and Demetrius as a part of a set anchor team. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14011-random-wgn-thread/page/45/#findComment-231047 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgie56 3303 Posted August 22, 2019 Share Posted August 22, 2019 On the heels of Rutledge leaving, Cortney Hall is leaving for WMAQ to host an upcoming lifestyle show. https://www.robertfeder.com/2019/08/22/cortney-hall-leaves-wgn-exciting-new-direction/ Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14011-random-wgn-thread/page/45/#findComment-231096 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spring Rubber 702 Posted August 22, 2019 Share Posted August 22, 2019 Well, the staff continues to cut itself ahead of the Nexstar acquisition. Wonder if they'll see any need to replace her position, either. She was mainly in a supplemental news update role that the anchors could just as easily handle. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14011-random-wgn-thread/page/45/#findComment-231099 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spring Rubber 702 Posted August 23, 2019 Share Posted August 23, 2019 Wow, I didn't realize she was that far along. They just announced that Lourdes Duarte is going on maternity leave after today. She's due in about a week/week and a half or so. They actually did a whole montage about Lourdes's career at WGN, narrated by Ben Bradley. Few anchors in TV are lucky enough to get that special of a maternity farewell! Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14011-random-wgn-thread/page/45/#findComment-231228 Share on other sites More sharing options...
24994J 5576 Posted August 25, 2019 Share Posted August 25, 2019 Every. Body. Gets. A. Show. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14011-random-wgn-thread/page/45/#findComment-231306 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgie56 3303 Posted August 26, 2019 Share Posted August 26, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, 24994J said: Every. Body. Gets. A. Show. Up next: "Legends and Legacies with Steve Sanders". In all seriousness, the more original programming, the better. They need something to fill in those slots when sports telecasts disappear for good after baseball season ends. Edited August 26, 2019 by Georgie56 3 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14011-random-wgn-thread/page/45/#findComment-231308 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spring Rubber 702 Posted August 26, 2019 Share Posted August 26, 2019 They've launched a sort of "Last hurrah" advertising campaign for the "WGN September to remember", advertising the last month of Cubs/Sox telecasts, the Monday Night Football simulcast on September 23rd, the WGN Morning News primetime special, and the Friends 25th anniversary celebration. There's not going to be much notable content on WGN after this September aside from their news product, if Nexstar doesn't tear it apart, that is. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14011-random-wgn-thread/page/45/#findComment-231310 Share on other sites More sharing options...
24994J 5576 Posted August 26, 2019 Share Posted August 26, 2019 3 hours ago, Georgie56 said: Up next: "Legends and Legacies with Steve Sanders". Dude, you don't even know how down I'd be for a show like that, especially with a musical slant, knowing Steve's own talents. So where does that leave us? Chicago's Best (weekly) SEE Chicago (weekly) Man of the People (former weekly) Backstory (weekly, 4-episode seasons) Destination: Outdoors (one-off special, for now) Morning News Primetime Specials (once or twice a year) Family Classics (occasionally/holidays) Anything I'm missing? Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14011-random-wgn-thread/page/45/#findComment-231320 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRolyPoly 2412 Posted August 26, 2019 Share Posted August 26, 2019 46 minutes ago, 24994J said: Dude, you don't even know how down I'd be for a show like that, especially with a musical slant, knowing Steve's own talents. So where does that leave us? Chicago's Best (weekly) SEE Chicago (weekly) Man of the People (former weekly) Backstory (weekly, 4-episode seasons) Destination: Outdoors (one-off special, for now) Morning News Primetime Specials (once or twice a year) Family Classics (occasionally/holidays) Anything I'm missing? The Thanksgiving Day Parade? Do they still do that? Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14011-random-wgn-thread/page/45/#findComment-231324 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgie56 3303 Posted August 26, 2019 Share Posted August 26, 2019 11 minutes ago, TheRolyPoly said: The Thanksgiving Day Parade? Do they still do that? Yes. Also shown on WGNA, too. 59 minutes ago, 24994J said: Dude, you don't even know how down I'd be for a show like that, especially with a musical slant, knowing Steve's own talents. So where does that leave us? Chicago's Best (weekly) SEE Chicago (weekly) Man of the People (former weekly) Backstory (weekly, 4-episode seasons) Destination: Outdoors (one-off special, for now) Morning News Primetime Specials (once or twice a year) Family Classics (occasionally/holidays) Anything I'm missing? Living Healthy Chicago and Weekend Workbench. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14011-random-wgn-thread/page/45/#findComment-231325 Share on other sites More sharing options...
24994J 5576 Posted August 27, 2019 Share Posted August 27, 2019 Julie Unruh will fill in on the 4pm show while Lourdes is on leave. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14011-random-wgn-thread/page/45/#findComment-231392 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spring Rubber 702 Posted August 27, 2019 Share Posted August 27, 2019 Awesome. I was just thinking lately how Julie hasn't gotten many anchor opportunities ever since they moved Lourdes to evenings and started using Dina Bair as the third-string anchor when neither Micah or Lourdes are available. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14011-random-wgn-thread/page/45/#findComment-231393 Share on other sites More sharing options...
24994J 5576 Posted August 27, 2019 Share Posted August 27, 2019 Frankly, I'm surprised they're settling on one person, as there's not typically any pattern of who fills in on weeknights. The male anchor spot is fairly predictable, but I've seen no fewer than 7 different women occupy the 9 o'clock chair this summer (Materre, Duarte, Bair, Rutledge, Bange, Francisco, Gaynor Hall), and that's not even counting Julie. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14011-random-wgn-thread/page/45/#findComment-231394 Share on other sites More sharing options...
24994J 5576 Posted September 8, 2019 Share Posted September 8, 2019 (edited) Okay, so the station's CS department was on a posting spree today. In addition to this September programming promo (and other videos on the account), we have this promo for the 10pm news. It looks nothing like anything else they run, which I like, but I wonder if there's any deeper motive to the random addition of Julie Unruh in the final seconds, sandwiched right between Roan and Skilling. Is her long-term fill-in status at 4 launching her to a more permanent position? Edited September 8, 2019 by 24994J Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14011-random-wgn-thread/page/45/#findComment-232129 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spring Rubber 702 Posted September 8, 2019 Share Posted September 8, 2019 I remember back when the 10pm news first launched, Julie would have a lot of long-form pieces on the 10pm news. The anchors would meet her over in the interview area to introduce and conclude her segments. I have no idea if that's still been in practice for the past few years, but maybe they are planning on making her a formal addition to the newscast. 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14011-random-wgn-thread/page/45/#findComment-232137 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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