Link 3 Posted July 19, 2009 Share Posted July 19, 2009 WLS has decided not to renew Harry Porterfield's contract with the station after a 24 year run. His last "Someone You Should Know" segment will air on July 30th. http://www.suntimes.com/business/1671381,harry-porterfield-someone-should-know-071709.article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ctmajka 108 Posted July 19, 2009 Share Posted July 19, 2009 Jeez...ABC7 is quickly loosing its spot as my favorite station in Chicago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase 823 Posted July 19, 2009 Share Posted July 19, 2009 Like I said before, NO station can get away with not making any cutbacks in this economic environment. That said, no one should be surprised by this and you can bet there will be more to come sadly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Link 3 Posted July 20, 2009 Author Share Posted July 20, 2009 ABC 7 still is the only station that has a consistent news team at 11, 4, 5, 6, and 10. CBS 2 can't make up their mind on who anchors what and NBC 5 doesn't even have a lead anchor team anymore. Fox 32 is dumping their 10pm newscast. ABC 7 is the only station that offers stability. No wonder they are #1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ED2 144 Posted July 20, 2009 Share Posted July 20, 2009 ABC 7 still is the only station that has a consistent news team at 11, 4, 5, 6, and 10. CBS 2 can't make up their mind on who anchors what and NBC 5 doesn't even have a lead anchor team anymore. Fox 32 is dumping their 10pm newscast. ABC 7 is the only station that offers stability. No wonder they are #1. What about WGN? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
former newsboy 50 Posted July 20, 2009 Share Posted July 20, 2009 Of course ABC-7's still top dog, the other stations don't even come close (I miss the competitve days in this city). But just as consistently as they've stayed #1 at 10, they've consistently lost viewers book-to-book for years. So now comes all these cuts, and I'm not sure an end is in sight. Could we even see a main anchor talent shown the door? I'm starting to think a top female could be on the way out soon, perhaps even Kathy Brock or Linda Yu. Cuz u know it would never be Cheryl Burton. Even tho she's put on some heft, has THE WORST HAIR-DO and wears some of the sluttiest tops and the most horrible jewelry. Personally, I'd love to see Linda Yu move-up, I absolutely love it when she fills-in for Kathy on the 10 alongside Ron Magers. Ron, Linda, Jerry and Mark make one hell of a team. So Chicago. I'd say just as good as Ron, Mary Ann, Steve and Bruce Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kjohnson 15 Posted July 21, 2009 Share Posted July 21, 2009 Emily Barr is turning into a hypocrite. Even though I live out of market, I'm leaning toward WGN as a solid operation. I'd expect that some heavy payroll cutting is coming soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brb588 85 Posted July 21, 2009 Share Posted July 21, 2009 Cuz u know it would never be Cheryl Burton. Even tho she's put on some heft' date=' has THE WORST HAIR-DO and wears some of the sluttiest tops and the most horrible jewelry. [/quote'] That is such sexist BS. All of what you said above has nothing to do with how good she is at presenting the news. You definitely wouldn't have said the same thing about Ron Magers. Ass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ctmajka 108 Posted July 21, 2009 Share Posted July 21, 2009 I'm sure if Ron wore slutty tops too he'd say the same thing. =^) Cheryl is OK, she can read the new fine, but she really says the dumbest things a lot of the time during the banter between anchors. Her segue ways into the weather almost always suck, and they leave Jerry going "Um....well...." before he moves onto his next point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kjohnson 15 Posted July 21, 2009 Share Posted July 21, 2009 Maybe Cheryl isn't good at "happy talk?" I'm pretty bad at it, too. It might help if she and Jerry could work out those segues in advance, that might help, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ctmajka 108 Posted July 22, 2009 Share Posted July 22, 2009 That's the thing...It's not just her & Jerry...really it's any time there's room for banter. I understand some people aren't good at off the cuff conversation, but even knowing that, it still makes you slap yourself on the forehead and go "Oh boy, Cheryl...just...move along". Anyhoozle. Now that I think about it, letting Harry go was probably the wisest choice (Or at least it made most sense). He's well past retirement age I'm sure, and I'm sure he didn't mind leaving too much knowing that fact that retirement should've happened a while ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evening Magazine 18 Posted July 22, 2009 Share Posted July 22, 2009 Now that I think about it, letting Harry go was probably the wisest choice (Or at least it made most sense). He's well past retirement age I'm sure, and I'm sure he didn't mind leaving too much knowing that fact that retirement should've happened a while ago. Maybe so, just hope that his replacement is good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lazynetjunkie 34 Posted July 22, 2009 Share Posted July 22, 2009 Maybe so, just hope that his replacement is good. Replacement? There'll be no replacement. His spot is just being eliminated altogether. There will be no more "Someone You Should Know" segment.. It has been an icon for as long as Harry Porterfield has been doing it; however, it's dated/past its prime and is something that isn't really needed or ratings effective anymore. Harry Porterfield very rarely does any actual general assignment reporting anymore so I can understand management's decision on him. I'm sure Harry Porterfield understands and isn't upset about it. He's just taking it as retirement.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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