R.R. 52 Posted December 30, 2022 Share Posted December 30, 2022 I’m not too big on JC. He just doesn’t really suit the weekday slot. I didn’t mind Patrick being a fill-in for the last year, Michelle has been doing a good job with mornings even after Andy and Zoraida left she’s keeping it up! I agree with the part that Management might as well place Patrick back in the 4 and place him on the 5 (A Mark Suppelsa type of move maybe) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WeatherandTraffic 42 Posted December 30, 2022 Share Posted December 30, 2022 (edited) Stefan would move to the 5pm and 6pm in addition to the 10pm he already has to line up with Allison. Patrick taking back the 4pm to line up with Marion. I think JC is fine in the mornings. As for Alex, I can see him going network as he is a great anchor and reporter. What I would like see is Kate Chappell reassigned to just reporting. Her anchoring is stale and she sounds like she's a robot and yet she is a weekend anchor and fill in weeknight anchor. I'm not sure if Paul Deanno is leaving or not as he hasn't made an announcement and only FTV live has mentioned it. If so, this is a huge loss for the station as he NBC 5's version of Larry Mowry. Edited December 30, 2022 by WeatherandTraffic Grammar error Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NBC 5 Chicago 111 Posted December 30, 2022 Share Posted December 30, 2022 Here is Phil's send off from the 6pm show. I will miss his style of reporting. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jase 687 Posted December 30, 2022 Share Posted December 30, 2022 3 hours ago, NBC 5 Chicago said: Here is Phil's send off from the 6pm show. I will miss his style of reporting. I had the pleasure of meeting him many years ago for a story he was working on for WMAQ. This is a huge loss for them (and for the Chicago market). Truly, one-of-a-kind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NBC 5 Chicago 111 Posted December 31, 2022 Share Posted December 31, 2022 Here is Frank Whittaker's send off from the 6pm show today. Also retiring is 10pm Executive Producer Joe Kolina who's been at the helm since 2002. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R.R. 52 Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 (edited) Alex will be returning to his 11am seat alongside Marion and will be taking on the news at 4. Edited January 1 by R.R. Photo correction 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WeatherandTraffic 42 Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 3 hours ago, R.R. said: Alex will be returning to his 11am seat alongside Marion and will be taking on the news at 4. Well deserved for Alex, but Patrick gets demoted once again. To go from weekday afternoon and main fill in evening anchor to midday/morning anchor to midday anchor to reporting in less than 2.5 years shows the lack of confidence the management has in him. I can totally see Patrick leaving this year. For a station to go from a very competitive station to almost surrendering with a white flag is sad. NBC 5 used to be a powerhouse station. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R.R. 52 Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 Only to be reassigned to weekends. I feel sorry for Patrick 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jase 687 Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 3 hours ago, R.R. said: Only to be reassigned to weekends. I feel sorry for Patrick What a load of bs. Patrick is a better person than I because I would have quit. Clearly he isn't valued there. None of these recent moves make sense at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24994J 4764 Posted January 2 Author Share Posted January 2 Honestly, I hope this is just for the (hopefully, mercifully short) remainder of his contract, because there'd be more dignity in just letting him go. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mouseboy33 20 Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 Im sure Patricks a nice guy, but he just seems ill-suited for an anchor position in a top 3 market. WMAQ doesnt really have a deep anchor bench anymore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R.R. 52 Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 And in other news, Marion Brooks celebrates 25 years with NBC 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R.R. 52 Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 And with the number of changes at NBC 5, Lisa Parker says this is her last week Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NBC 5 Chicago 111 Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 Dang! I love Lisa's Target5/NBC 5 Responds reports. She is a great journalist with great reporting techniques. I will miss her reports. Man, they are starting to dwindle at NBC 5. Wonder who will fill that spot for consumer type reports now? One thing I have also noticed is Patrick Fazio has done a few NBC 5 Investigates pieces. I wonder if he is shifting to more of that type of reporting now that Rob Stafford and Phil Rogers have retired or he is just the face delivering the report. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jase 687 Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 36 minutes ago, NBC 5 Chicago said: Dang! I love Lisa's Target5/NBC 5 Responds reports. She is a great journalist with great reporting techniques. I will miss her reports. Man, they are starting to dwindle at NBC 5. Wonder who will fill that spot for consumer type reports now? One thing I have also noticed is Patrick Fazio has done a few NBC 5 Investigates pieces. I wonder if he is shifting to more of that type of reporting now that Rob Stafford and Phil Rogers have retired or he is just the face delivering the report. Patrick could take on a more active role with NBC 5 Investigates. If I’m not mistaken, he is (was) an award-winning investigative reporter before joining WMAQ, so it would be a perfect fit for him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mouseboy33 20 Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 Id prefer him as a investigative reporter, so long as he's not in the anchor chair for the evening newscasts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgie56 2697 Posted yesterday at 02:45 AM Share Posted yesterday at 02:45 AM Well, it wasn’t a long stay for Samantha Rivera. She’s leaving. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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