24994J 5269 Posted November 18, 2015 Author Share Posted November 18, 2015 I think we got unspoken confirmation today that Cheryl will not likely be the sole weeknight weather anchor once Jerry retires...at least as long as the WCIU-cast exists. Jerry's off this week, so Phil filled in at 6 and 7 the last two nights. Phil's not coming in tonight, so Tracy was on at four, and Cheryl's now on at five. Sure, maybe Cheryl was busy during the day, but they haven't hesitated to use only one meteorologist for a single night in the past, even with the 5 broadcasts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alex979 118 Posted November 18, 2015 Share Posted November 18, 2015 I think we got unspoken confirmation today that Cheryl will not likely be the sole weeknight weather anchor once Jerry retires...at least as long as the WCIU-cast exists. Jerry's off this week, so Phil filled in at 6 and 7 the last two nights. Phil's not coming in tonight, so Tracy was on at four, and Cheryl's now on at five. Sure, maybe Cheryl was busy during the day, but they haven't hesitated to use only one meteorologist for a single night in the past, even with the 5 broadcasts. Yeah, that's not surprising. I mean, they currently have 6 afternoon/evening news anchors, so it would certainly be kind of strange if they only had one meteorlogist for that time period. Cheryl will be the face of ABC7 Weather, but there'll be someone to back her up. After all, she's no Tom Skilling... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24994J 5269 Posted November 18, 2015 Author Share Posted November 18, 2015 It still maintain that she's miles better than when she first arrived, and she's gelled pretty well with the team, even the old guard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ns8401 846 Posted November 18, 2015 Share Posted November 18, 2015 I think we got unspoken confirmation today that Cheryl will not likely be the sole weeknight weather anchor once Jerry retires...at least as long as the WCIU-cast exists. Jerry's off this week, so Phil filled in at 6 and 7 the last two nights. Phil's not coming in tonight, so Tracy was on at four, and Cheryl's now on at five. Sure, maybe Cheryl was busy during the day, but they haven't hesitated to use only one meteorologist for a single night in the past, even with the 5 broadcasts. I don't know if it's neccesarily confirmation... But their style certainly is to use more than one for whatever purpose that serves... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianpr3 173 Posted November 19, 2015 Share Posted November 19, 2015 could they have 2 meteorologists on the evening side in case they don't want to get caught slipping during a weather emergency? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ns8401 846 Posted November 19, 2015 Share Posted November 19, 2015 could they have 2 meteorologists on the evening side in case they don't want to get caught slipping during a weather emergency? Perhaps... But lots of other stations make due with 1... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiCubsFan 33 Posted November 19, 2015 Share Posted November 19, 2015 Are they still on the search for a new meteorologist? I wonder where they'll be placed once Jerry is gone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spring Rubber 609 Posted November 21, 2015 Share Posted November 21, 2015 ABC7 has now gone so far as to do tag-team meteorologists on a Saturday morning. They've got Cheryl working alongside Troy right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ns8401 846 Posted November 21, 2015 Share Posted November 21, 2015 ABC7 has now gone so far as to do tag-team meteorologists on a Saturday morning. They've got Cheryl working alongside Troy right now. The push alerts with exclamation points over this storm I got from both 5 and 7 last night were incredibly stupid... 7's was the worse of the 2... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daybreak 269 Posted November 21, 2015 Share Posted November 21, 2015 They really don't need that many meteorologist. Its pretty crowded already. Why would they hire another meteorologist????? What is the schedule looking like right now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ns8401 846 Posted November 21, 2015 Share Posted November 21, 2015 They really don't need that many meteorologist. Its pretty crowded already. Why would they hire another meteorologist????? What is the schedule looking like right now Weekday Mornings: Tracy Butler Noon Webcast: Tracy Butler 4pm: Cheryl Scott 5pm: Cheryl Scott 6pm: Jerry Taft 7pm: Cheryl Scott 10pm: Jerry Taft Weekend Mornings: Troy Christensen Weekend Evenings: Phil Schwarz Jerry Taft will be retiring next year and Cheryl Scott will take his place which means that they need another meteorologist to keep the status quo. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianpr3 173 Posted November 21, 2015 Share Posted November 21, 2015 what if they just want to go with 4 since Cheryl is younger and can handle the evening side? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ns8401 846 Posted November 21, 2015 Share Posted November 21, 2015 what if they just want to go with 4 since Cheryl is younger and can handle the evening side? Then they'd be dumping somebody else... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianpr3 173 Posted November 21, 2015 Share Posted November 21, 2015 ABC7 has now gone so far as to do tag-team meteorologists on a Saturday morning. They've got Cheryl working alongside Troy right now. they figured they didn't want to get caught slipping or was it an overreaction? Then they'd be dumping somebody else... how do you mean they would be dumping someone i was figuring when Jerry is gone would want it will be Cheryl Tracy Troy and Phil as the weather team or continue with the status quo variable and have someone do the mid day broadcasts and if there is a need at night to go double barrel if severe weather coverage is needed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24994J 5269 Posted November 21, 2015 Author Share Posted November 21, 2015 how do you mean they would be dumping someone i was figuring when Jerry is gone would want it will be Cheryl Tracy Troy and Phil as the weather team or continue with the status quo variable and have someone do the mid day broadcasts and if there is a need at night to go double barrel if severe weather coverage is needed They have a job listing on their website for a meteorologist. As for Cheryl being on this morning, they probably established that she lives closest. Whether or not she was needed- eh, I'm split on the decision. Phil was also on at noon today, as they're doing hourly online updates. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TVNewsLover 727 Posted November 21, 2015 Share Posted November 21, 2015 Weekday Mornings: Tracy Butler Noon Webcast: Tracy Butler 4pm: Cheryl Scott 5pm: Cheryl Scott 6pm: Jerry Taft 7pm: Cheryl Scott 10pm: Jerry Taft Weekend Mornings: Troy Christensen Weekend Evenings: Phil Schwarz Jerry Taft will be retiring next year and Cheryl Scott will take his place which means that they need another meteorologist to keep the status quo. Tracy also does a WCL 11am update too I believe. And I think Phil does Sunday mornings? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ns8401 846 Posted November 21, 2015 Share Posted November 21, 2015 Tracy also does a WCL 11am update too I believe. And I think Phil does Sunday mornings? Troy does them on the weekend mornings. I meant 11am.. the Noon is gone. It was moved to 11am beginning in the early Fall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TVNewsLover 727 Posted November 21, 2015 Share Posted November 21, 2015 Troy does them on the weekend mornings. I meant 11am.. the Noon is gone. It was moved to 11am beginning in the early Fall. Is that a recent development? Because Phil was still doing Sunday mornings after Troy was hired and his bio still has it in there: http://abc7chicago.com/about/newsteam/phil-schwarz/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24994J 5269 Posted November 21, 2015 Author Share Posted November 21, 2015 Troy does 5 to 6am. Phil does 6 to 10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ns8401 846 Posted November 21, 2015 Share Posted November 21, 2015 Troy does 5 to 6am. Phil does 6 to 10. Has Troy ever done the later stuff? It seems like I've seen him later. I know I wasn't up that early... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24994J 5269 Posted November 21, 2015 Author Share Posted November 21, 2015 He'll step in for Phil on the later hours on Sunday, and most Saturday nights in Phil's absence. He'll pop up on the occasional Sunday night, but rarely both nights. He's also done a lot of field reporting during weekday storm coverage, and did the few tag teams with Tracy last winter, when Phil was off himself or in for Jerry or Cheryl. That said, he's never done a solo fill-in M-F. Compared to his predecessor, Mark Bishop, Troy has done far more weekend evening fill-ins in 2 years than Mark did in 8. Mark also NEVER appeared on weekdays, as he was a professor during the week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianpr3 173 Posted November 22, 2015 Share Posted November 22, 2015 when cheryl takes command of the weather department i wonder will the bosses make her go get a seal or cbm? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24994J 5269 Posted November 25, 2015 Author Share Posted November 25, 2015 Eh, I'm just going to leave this here instead of starting a new thread. Sweeps are all but over, and the results are not surprising. WLS is down big in total viewers (-1.3), likely robbed by a dead last WGN. WMAQ was up a tick in total, and held a 0.1 lead in the demo (which is likely why WLS went solid for 20 minutes tonight at 10). WBBM barely beat WGN for third. http://www.bizjournals.com/chicago/news/2015/11/24/wls-channel-7-maintains-top-ranking-in-late-local.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ns8401 846 Posted November 25, 2015 Share Posted November 25, 2015 Eh, I'm just going to leave this here instead of starting a new thread. Sweeps are all but over, and the results are not surprising. WLS is down big in total viewers (-1.3), likely robbed by a dead last WGN. WMAQ was up a tick in total, and held a 0.1 lead in the demo (which is likely why WLS went solid for 20 minutes tonight at 10). WBBM barely beat WGN for third. http://abc7chicago.com/technology/abc-360-camera/404594/ What's with the 360 camera link? 7 is starting to show signs of audience fatigue and also that it and 9 in part share an audience... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24994J 5269 Posted November 25, 2015 Author Share Posted November 25, 2015 What's with the 360 camera link? 7 is starting to show signs of audience fatigue and also that it and 9 in part share an audience... Fixed the link. I'd be interested to see what would happen to the numbers if WGN got out at 10, but that won't happen anytime soon. Would 7 and 2 (to a lesser extent) rebound, or would those viewers abandon the time slot? Otherwise, 5 and 7's demo numbers are on-par with recent months, so I don't think either of those two are surprised, or even too disappointed...considering these numbers are didn't really deviate from the October books. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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