Jase 1164 Posted October 28, 2025 Posted October 28, 2025 7 hours ago, Spring Rubber said: After tonight's insanely long World Series game, WFLD went right into Chicago Sports Tonight instead of a newscast. Back in the day, didn't they used to pre-record a newscast for air after an MLB game that went especially long? I want to say yes (airing a pre-recorded newscast). They have now shifted towards doing live streaming newscasts instead when sports, etc... run over. Granted, they could have aired that after the game, but probably decided against it. Also, it appears that Joanie Lum has moved to afternoon/evenings. Unknown if this is temporary until they hire more reporter(s).
Jase 1164 Posted November 11, 2025 Posted November 11, 2025 Leslie Moreno (formerly of WUSA) made her debut today @ 5P.
Jase 1164 Posted December 10, 2025 Posted December 10, 2025 Bret Buganski (formerly of WCPO) returns home to Chicago joining Fox 32 as an anchor/reporter. Unclear what newscast(s) he will anchor.
Jase 1164 Posted February 5 Posted February 5 Couple of notes.... WFLD has posted a job listing for a lead sports anchor which 'would suggest' neither Carlson and Nguyen are in the running for the lead sports position. Also, Joanie Lum has been MIA for some time with Tellez and new hire Se Kwon filling in. No word on when Lum will return or if Roseanne will return to her anchor role on GDC.
24994J 5888 Posted March 6 Posted March 6 Male 9PM co-anchors in Chicago are 0-for-2 in the last two weeks. Scott Schneider was let go on Thursday. He was on on Wednesday night, but Dawn was solo at 5 last night, joined by new reporter Leslie Moreno at 9. https://chicago.suntimes.com/media/2026/03/06/fox-32-chicago-fires-anchor-scott-schneider-executive-producer-marissa-rubino-sean-oheir-lou-canellis
Jase 1164 Posted March 6 Posted March 6 9 hours ago, 24994J said: Male 9PM co-anchors in Chicago are 0-for-2 in the last two weeks. Scott Schneider was let go on Thursday. He was on on Wednesday night, but Dawn was solo at 5 last night, joined by new reporter Leslie Moreno at 9. https://chicago.suntimes.com/media/2026/03/06/fox-32-chicago-fires-anchor-scott-schneider-executive-producer-marissa-rubino-sean-oheir-lou-canellis Wow... Scott and Dawn were a solid team. Wonder who they find to replace him? Also, the ST article mentioned 4 new reporters, but I only count 3 (Kwon, Moreno and Buganski). Unless the 4th reporter hasn't started yet??
24994J 5888 Posted March 6 Posted March 6 34 minutes ago, Jase said: Wow... Scott and Dawn were a solid team. Wonder who they find to replace him? Also, the ST article mentioned 4 new reporters, but I only count 3 (Kwon, Moreno and Buganski). Unless the 4th reporter hasn't started yet?? I was definitely struggling with that 4th one. I know Buganski was hired with an anchor/reporter title, but this mystery 4th could also be in play.
R.R. 126 Posted March 6 Posted March 6 On 12/10/2025 at 4:16 PM, Jase said: Bret Buganski (formerly of WCPO) returns home to Chicago joining Fox 32 as an anchor/reporter. Unclear what newscast(s) he will anchor. Bret reportedly joined late last year. Also to make matters worse, Roseanne Tellez was also reportedly axed from the station after 7 years.
abric 227 Posted March 7 Posted March 7 Here's the proof: Roseanne Tellez is latest casualty at Fox 32 Chicago after firing of Scott Schneider, executive producer - Chicago Sun-Times
Jase 1164 Posted March 7 Posted March 7 2 hours ago, abric said: Here's the proof: Roseanne Tellez is latest casualty at Fox 32 Chicago after firing of Scott Schneider, executive producer - Chicago Sun-Times I knew this was going to happen to Tellez when they essentially demoted her to morning reporter and moved Premus to an anchor role. The fact that Roseanne gets the ax, but Jackson; the weakest link on GDC (and at WFLD/Fox 32 overall) survived these cuts is shocking.
Georgie56 3661 Posted March 18 Posted March 18 Could the "Fox Chicago" branding be making a comeback? 1 1
R.R. 126 Posted March 18 Posted March 18 3 hours ago, Georgie56 said: Could the "Fox Chicago" branding be making a comeback? They’ve been using it as sign off tagline in recent weeks and the Fox Chicago logo is in use at the Michigan Ave entrance to their offices. 1
Jase 1164 Posted March 19 Posted March 19 7 hours ago, Georgie56 said: Could the "Fox Chicago" branding be making a comeback? It makes sense given they refer to WPWR as 'FOX Chicago +'. But they better not get rid of the '32' again... 1
speed053 38 Posted March 20 Posted March 20 On 3/18/2026 at 9:30 PM, Jase said: It makes sense given they refer to WPWR as 'FOX Chicago +'. But they better not get rid of the '32' again... They have been using 'Fox Chicago' as a sign-off tagline since December 2025. But I hope they don't get rid of the '32'...
Jase 1164 Posted March 30 Posted March 30 (edited) On 3/6/2026 at 12:28 PM, 24994J said: I was definitely struggling with that 4th one. I know Buganski was hired with an anchor/reporter title, but this mystery 4th could also be in play. Mystery Reporter #4 (Lauren Scafidi) started today @ 4P. Edited March 30 by Jase
24994J 5888 Posted March 31 Posted March 31 6 hours ago, Jase said: Mystery Reporter #4 (Lauren Scafidi) started today @ 4P. She's been shadowing for two weeks, and filled in for Anita Blanton for a couple hours of Friday's afternoon stream. 1
24994J 5888 Posted April 6 Posted April 6 ...and Scafidi filled in for Dawn, last night. Meanwhile, Buganski & Moreno seem to be the Friday 9pm anchors, with Terrence & Tia on the 4-6pm block. Buganski was also in for Sylvia on Easter morning. Newbie Se Kwon has also shown up in a few off-peak slots, like the noon.
Jase 1164 Posted April 6 Posted April 6 48 minutes ago, 24994J said: ...and Scafidi filled in for Dawn, last night. Meanwhile, Buganski & Moreno seem to be the Friday 9pm anchors, with Terrence & Tia on the 4-6pm block. Buganski was also in for Sylvia on Easter morning. Newbie Se Kwon has also shown up in a few off-peak slots, like the noon. Terrance has (likely) picked up Noon too (in addition to his normal 4-6P duties). He has been on with Sylvia (and Se) for the past couple of weeks. Natalie anchored with Sylvia at Noon prior to her going on maternity leave. Seems like they're trying out different pairs, etc...
Jase 1164 Posted April 10 Posted April 10 WFLD has posted a job description for a Political Reporter. Unclear if Paris Schutz is leaving, taking on a new role at Fox 32 (he previously worked as an investigative reporter at WTTW) or will share the political beat with this new reporter (thus possibly assuming the title as Political Editor). He has gotten a lot of scoops lately and would be a big loss for Fox 32.
speed053 38 Posted April 13 Posted April 13 (edited) I tuned in and watched FOX 32's morning newscast on TV. I think they swapped the FOX 32 Chicago mic flag with a "Fox Chicago" mic flag on the microphone. Edited April 13 by speed053
Jase 1164 Posted April 13 Posted April 13 (edited) On 4/13/2026 at 1:16 PM, speed053 said: I tuned in and watched FOX 32's morning newscast on TV. I think they swapped the FOX 32 Chicago mic flag with a "Fox Chicago" mic flag on the microphone. The previous mic flags were just too small, so a new one was needed. Edited May 2 by Jase
Jase 1164 Posted April 22 Posted April 22 Meteorologist JD Rudd will be filling in for Emily for the next couple of months while she's on maternity leave. He made his on-air debut today, but has been at the station since yesterday (I believe) working behind the scenes, making appearances on Isobar/Fox Local Chicago, etc.. JD and Terrance both worked together 10+ years ago in Cleveland. That said, I wouldn't be surprised if they decide to keep him on a freelance/part-time basis. He's pretty good from what I saw.
R.R. 126 Posted April 27 Posted April 27 On 4/10/2026 at 10:41 AM, Jase said: WFLD has posted a job description for a Political Reporter. Unclear if Paris Schutz is leaving, taking on a new role at Fox 32 (he previously worked as an investigative reporter at WTTW) or will share the political beat with this new reporter (thus possibly assuming the title as Political Editor). He has gotten a lot of scoops lately and would be a big loss for Fox 32. And to answer the question. He’s leaving https://www.axios.com/local/chicago/2026/04/27/fox-32-political-reporter-paris-schutz-is-leaving 2
Jase 1164 Posted April 29 Posted April 29 (edited) Cassie Carlson has ‘unofficially’ been named Lead Sports Anchor as her bio has been updated to reflect this change and the Lead/Primary Sports Anchor job link is no longer active/has been removed. Which means, unless they replace Scott’s role; Fox 32’s 5P & 9P newscasts will be led by an all female team {Hasbrouck as Lead News Anchor, Wahls as Chief Met and now Carlson as Lead Sports Anchor}. They have added a new job listing for a Sports Anchor/Reporter. Edited May 2 by Jase
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