Spring Rubber 702 Posted March 2, 2020 Share Posted March 2, 2020 I've noticed that under Nexstar, they seem to always have a sub on the weekend evening newscasts when one of the anchors is out. They even have Dina Bair anchoring the 5, 9, and 10pm tonight with Jackie. Under Tribune, tonight definitely would have been Jackie solo. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14011-random-wgn-thread/page/50/#findComment-241413 Share on other sites More sharing options...
24994J 5576 Posted March 3, 2020 Share Posted March 3, 2020 Tom Negovan's bio has been removed from the WGN website, just after they debuted the Nexstar layout with an updated headshot for him. No word on if he's actually gone, but it certainly looks like it. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14011-random-wgn-thread/page/50/#findComment-241553 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase 1047 Posted March 4, 2020 Share Posted March 4, 2020 1 hour ago, 24994J said: Tom Negovan's bio has been removed from the WGN website, just after they debuted the Nexstar layout with an updated headshot for him. No word on if he's actually gone, but it certainly looks like it. Interesting...I wonder if he’s headed to Good Day Wakeup w/ Roseanne. They could be a solid pair. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14011-random-wgn-thread/page/50/#findComment-241561 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TVNewsLover 779 Posted March 4, 2020 Share Posted March 4, 2020 Whose anchored at midday so far this week? Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14011-random-wgn-thread/page/50/#findComment-241571 Share on other sites More sharing options...
24994J 5576 Posted March 4, 2020 Share Posted March 4, 2020 3 minutes ago, TVNewsLover said: Whose anchored at midday so far this week? Sean Lewis both days. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14011-random-wgn-thread/page/50/#findComment-241573 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spring Rubber 702 Posted March 4, 2020 Share Posted March 4, 2020 2 hours ago, 24994J said: Sean Lewis both days. Speaking of which, Sean Lewis also was the election results reporter in studio tonight. I feel like that's normally a role for Tom Negovan if he were still around. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14011-random-wgn-thread/page/50/#findComment-241584 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spring Rubber 702 Posted March 4, 2020 Share Posted March 4, 2020 Yep, Feder confirmed Negovan's departure effective Feb 28th. No word on where he's going next. https://www.robertfeder.com/2020/03/04/robservations-ratings-deliver-gratifying-victory-univision-chicagos-wojo/#more-24721 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14011-random-wgn-thread/page/50/#findComment-241588 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRolyPoly 2412 Posted March 4, 2020 Share Posted March 4, 2020 10 hours ago, Spring Rubber said: Yep, Feder confirmed Negovan's departure effective Feb 28th. No word on where he's going next. https://www.robertfeder.com/2020/03/04/robservations-ratings-deliver-gratifying-victory-univision-chicagos-wojo/#more-24721 Woah. Didn't see that coming. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14011-random-wgn-thread/page/50/#findComment-241629 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spring Rubber 702 Posted March 5, 2020 Share Posted March 5, 2020 It definitely puts them in a pinch losing Steve Sanders and Tom Negovan on the same day. Until the replacements are hired, I'm expecting to see Sean Lewis and Patrick Elwood getting a lot of time behind the anchor desk, and possibly several female+female pairings when extra fill-ins are needed. Heaving Dina Bair and Jackie Bange this past Saturday was quite unexpected. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14011-random-wgn-thread/page/50/#findComment-241637 Share on other sites More sharing options...
24994J 5576 Posted March 5, 2020 Share Posted March 5, 2020 Skilling made it through surgery like a champ, with a minor, secondary complication. 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14011-random-wgn-thread/page/50/#findComment-241643 Share on other sites More sharing options...
24994J 5576 Posted March 5, 2020 Share Posted March 5, 2020 Also of note, yes, they did update the midday open, and Julie Unruh took a turn at the desk today. Let's see if Dina can break Stacey Baca's record of rotating co-anchors (like 10, I think) during a vacancy. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14011-random-wgn-thread/page/50/#findComment-241650 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spring Rubber 702 Posted March 6, 2020 Share Posted March 6, 2020 Looks like the outro of the WGN News at Ten has been removed and replaced by a teaser for GN Sports. They now do a wideshot of the desk, throw Micah's Bu-Bye graphic up on the video wall, pan out to reveal Dan and Jarrett sitting at the GN Sports desk, and then toss to Dan and Jarrett to do a full teaser for GN Sports leading into break. The Nexstar copyright graphic is also gone from the 10pm news; guess they're just looping it in with the copyright notice that appears at the end of GN Sports, just like they did for ages on Sunday nights where only Instant Replay, not the 9pm newscast, had a copyright notice. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14011-random-wgn-thread/page/50/#findComment-241725 Share on other sites More sharing options...
24994J 5576 Posted March 6, 2020 Share Posted March 6, 2020 I guess a little preview at 10:26 is enough to appease those that may not like the elimination of sports at 10. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14011-random-wgn-thread/page/50/#findComment-241727 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spring Rubber 702 Posted March 7, 2020 Share Posted March 7, 2020 Looks like sadly, the Chicago Fire telecasts are not produced by WGN-TV; they are instead produced by the team and/or ESPN. The graphics are ESPN's 2014 graphics package, and the mic flags display the logo of Chicago Fire FC. They keep saying, "Thank you for joining us on WGN and ESPN+" throughout the broadcast. There's no presence of WGN Sports branding anywhere on the telecast. Yeah, I'm disappointed. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14011-random-wgn-thread/page/50/#findComment-241941 Share on other sites More sharing options...
CubsFan79 58 Posted March 7, 2020 Share Posted March 7, 2020 Chicago Fire, the last of Pro Sports on WGN TV. As a Cubs fan it’s a sad. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14011-random-wgn-thread/page/50/#findComment-241943 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spring Rubber 702 Posted March 16, 2020 Share Posted March 16, 2020 With the COVID-19 outbreak, Instant Replay has been shelved in favor of more news. Also, Jackie and Tahman are distancing themselves in the studio, and Mike is doing the weather from a chroma key with a relatively low-res camera elsewhere in the building. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14011-random-wgn-thread/page/50/#findComment-242446 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase 1047 Posted March 16, 2020 Share Posted March 16, 2020 (edited) 22 minutes ago, Spring Rubber said: With the COVID-19 outbreak, Instant Replay has been shelved in favor of more news. Also, Jackie and Tahman are distancing themselves in the studio, and Mike is doing the weather from a chroma key with a relatively low-res camera elsewhere in the building. While I can’t speak to WGN (I don’t watch them often), the ‘social distancing’ wasn’t taking place this morning on any channels, so it could be for presentation purposes tonight why it’s being done. The real test will be tomorrow AM and onward. Honestly, I don’t see the point of it in these situations. Edited March 16, 2020 by jase Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14011-random-wgn-thread/page/50/#findComment-242448 Share on other sites More sharing options...
24994J 5576 Posted March 16, 2020 Share Posted March 16, 2020 They had this arrangement at 5, too. WFLD's team was separated at 9, and while WLS banished weather and sports from the desk at 5, keeping the anchors together, everyone has been dispersed to other parts of the set at 10. 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14011-random-wgn-thread/page/50/#findComment-242449 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgie56 3303 Posted March 16, 2020 Share Posted March 16, 2020 GN Sports is going on hiatus while the COVID-19 pandemic is happening, and it's being replaced with a nightly special on the pandemic. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14011-random-wgn-thread/page/50/#findComment-242470 Share on other sites More sharing options...
24994J 5576 Posted March 16, 2020 Share Posted March 16, 2020 If this is for the long haul, the morning crew is ready. 3 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14011-random-wgn-thread/page/50/#findComment-242482 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spring Rubber 702 Posted March 16, 2020 Share Posted March 16, 2020 For the Midday News, they're going with a double-box setup with the two anchors. They're both still in the studio but are being shown with a double box instead of a wideshot. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14011-random-wgn-thread/page/50/#findComment-242487 Share on other sites More sharing options...
alex979 119 Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 Nexstar graphics are here... Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14011-random-wgn-thread/page/50/#findComment-242611 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgie56 3303 Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 32 minutes ago, alex979 said: Nexstar graphics are here... The election graphics are used on the Political Report. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14011-random-wgn-thread/page/50/#findComment-242617 Share on other sites More sharing options...
24994J 5576 Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 1 minute ago, Georgie56 said: The election graphics are used on the Political Report. ...which is the standard Nexstar election graphics. I think it all looks very nice. WGN's look is usually hit or miss on election night. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14011-random-wgn-thread/page/50/#findComment-242619 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spring Rubber 702 Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 I like these graphics better than their standard graphics, I think. Makes me miss the 2014-2017 set, which I strongly preferred to their current set. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14011-random-wgn-thread/page/50/#findComment-242629 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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