mrschimpf 2034 Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 (edited) I'm beginning to wonder if it wouldn't be a bad idea for Nexstar to begin to air WGN's shows on WGN America. With News Nation coming up soon, outside of one Cancon import in two weeks that's new for them, it may be better to do for now than their reruns (and at this this point, the FCC enforcing that Syndex provision is as low a priority as possible in an emergency situation). Edited March 18, 2020 by mrschimpf 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J1975am 208 Posted April 6, 2020 Share Posted April 6, 2020 (edited) On 3/18/2020 at 3:14 PM, mrschimpf said: I'm beginning to wonder if it wouldn't be a bad idea for Nexstar to begin to air WGN's shows on WGN America. With News Nation coming up soon, outside of one Cancon import in two weeks that's new for them, it may be better to do for now than their reruns (and at this this point, the FCC enforcing that Syndex provision is as low a priority as possible in an emergency situation). This wouldn’t be a bad idea at all. I can see them going piece by piece, starting with their 9p news and then their midday broadcast, which were the newscasts that were broadcast during WGN’s days as a superstation to begin with. I would keep the midday newscast once News Nation begins this summer on WGN America. Now, when things finally do die down with COVID-19, I wouldn’t mind seeing them simulcast the 4-6p news, and if they’re successful, at a much later time, taking a shot at simulcasting the morning news (and boy, I would love to see the big on-air dance party that erupts when that happens )..... Edited April 6, 2020 by J1975am Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24994J 5262 Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 Skilling is returning to the airwaves next Monday, and he should debut with the best home set-up in the market. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spring Rubber 607 Posted April 9, 2020 Share Posted April 9, 2020 1 hour ago, 24994J said: Skilling is returning to the airwaves next Monday, and he should debut with the best home set-up in the market. Wow, that was unexpected. I suppose him being at home has possibly allowed him to return to the air sooner than I otherwise would have thought. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24994J 5262 Posted April 9, 2020 Share Posted April 9, 2020 27 minutes ago, Spring Rubber said: Wow, that was unexpected. I suppose him being at home has possibly allowed him to return to the air sooner than I otherwise would have thought. I mean, he had the surgery on March 4th, and was pegged to be out 4-6 weeks, with today being the 5-week mark. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spring Rubber 607 Posted April 9, 2020 Share Posted April 9, 2020 15 hours ago, 24994J said: I mean, he had the surgery on March 4th, and was pegged to be out 4-6 weeks, with today being the 5-week mark. Good point. It doesn't feel like it's been that long already, but you're right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alex979 118 Posted April 30, 2020 Share Posted April 30, 2020 Julie Unruh to join Midday. She should fit in well there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
312newswannabe 7 Posted April 30, 2020 Share Posted April 30, 2020 7 hours ago, alex979 said: Julie Unruh to join Midday. She should fit in well there. Sheeesh! It’s about time! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24994J 5262 Posted April 30, 2020 Share Posted April 30, 2020 Now that I think about it, this promotion isn't too surprising, despite this being the station's first permanent 2-woman anchor pairing. The fact that Julie was formally announced as Lourdes' maternity substitute should've been a sign. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spring Rubber 607 Posted May 7, 2020 Share Posted May 7, 2020 On 4/30/2020 at 6:49 PM, 24994J said: Now that I think about it, this promotion isn't too surprising, despite this being the station's first permanent 2-woman anchor pairing. The fact that Julie was formally announced as Lourdes' maternity substitute should've been a sign. And an interesting result today is that Ben Bradley is filling in for Dina Bair, making this the first time on WGN that I've seen a male anchor sitting on the right, and a female anchor on the left. Ordinarily, they would never have a male filling in for a female anchor, but now that the normal pairing is two females, they're willing to have anyone fill in for Julie or Dina regardless of gender. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TriangleTriadMediaNews 267 Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 Nancy Loo leaving WGN Chicago for a west-coast based reporter position with WGN America's new newscast https://www.instagram.com/p/CADN1GLAe_p/?igshid=16ztm8o9z6j1m 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spring Rubber 607 Posted May 15, 2020 Share Posted May 15, 2020 Everyone in the market went live shortly after midnight due to a tornado warning in the western counties of the market. WGN had a very rag-tag broadcast with Demetrius in the weather center for the first time since the mets started working from home. There was no time/temp bug and no lower thirds For whatever reason, he was wearing two separate lapel mics (was one being used for radio simulcast?), and instead of wearing an IFB, they just had Bill Snyder sitting slightly off camera relaying information to him live on the air. Bill was clearly audible to the audience as he provided information to Demetruis throughout the segment. I guess this is the nature of overnight storm updates, especially in this COVID-19 era. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase 818 Posted May 15, 2020 Share Posted May 15, 2020 12 hours ago, Spring Rubber said: Everyone in the market went live shortly after midnight due to a tornado warning in the western counties of the market. WGN had a very rag-tag broadcast with Demetrius in the weather center for the first time since the mets started working from home. There was no time/temp bug and no lower thirds For whatever reason, he was wearing two separate lapel mics (was one being used for radio simulcast?), and instead of wearing an IFB, they just had Bill Snyder sitting slightly off camera relaying information to him live on the air. Bill was clearly audible to the audience as he provided information to Demetruis throughout the segment. I guess this is the nature of overnight storm updates, especially in this COVID-19 era. Sounds like a rare miss (if you will) for them. As we move into severe weather season, I wouldn’t be surprised if mets started returning to the studio/weather center. There’s only so much that can be done at home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24994J 5262 Posted May 15, 2020 Share Posted May 15, 2020 Most stations felt a little more stripped down last night. Brant Miller was still at home, and it sounded like it. ABC 7 had no lower thirds or ticker, and while in studio, Cheryl Scott never appeared on-screen. Everything right now is still a little bit of a work in progress, but for a midnight shift in a short-staffed setting, everybody got the job done. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newscenter5WCVB 29 Posted May 15, 2020 Share Posted May 15, 2020 Technology is quite amazing. At a station I used to work at, we had the ability to have the weather anchor cut into programming without anyone else being in the building. There was a setup in the weather center where all you had to do was push a singular button and the weather computer and the specific mic were put on air. Then, push the same button and we're back to regular scheduled programming. It wasn't fancy, but it prevented having to call a bunch of people in for severe weather at off times. Mind you, this wasn't market #3. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24994J 5262 Posted May 15, 2020 Share Posted May 15, 2020 5 minutes ago, Newscenter5WCVB said: There was a setup in the weather center where all you had to do was push a singular button and the weather computer and the specific mic were put on air. Then, push the same button and we're back to regular scheduled programming. Was it a big, red, glowing button under a plexiglass box to prevent it from being accidentally pushed? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alex979 118 Posted May 24, 2020 Share Posted May 24, 2020 Gaynor Hall was basically assaulted during a live shot tonight at 10 by a guy shouting FHRITP (that’s still a thing in 2020?) Hopefully the police were called, WGN should press charges against this creep. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spring Rubber 607 Posted May 24, 2020 Share Posted May 24, 2020 15 minutes ago, alex979 said: Gaynor Hall was basically assaulted during a live shot tonight at 10 by a guy shouting FHRITP (that’s still a thing in 2020?) Hopefully the police were called, WGN should press charges against this creep. Yikes, that stuff is scary. People are such jerks and things worse that I can't say... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRolyPoly 1839 Posted May 24, 2020 Share Posted May 24, 2020 45 minutes ago, alex979 said: Gaynor Hall was basically assaulted during a live shot tonight at 10 by a guy shouting FHRITP (that’s still a thing in 2020?) Hopefully the police were called, WGN should press charges against this creep. My god. Really? This is still happening? If there's a brightside to this, at least there's very clear images of this idiot which will make it very easy for police to capture him and whoever he's working for to essentially fire him. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorningNews 1282 Posted May 24, 2020 Share Posted May 24, 2020 He should take a cue from the guy who slapped the reporter’s ass a few months ago. Didn’t they arrest and charge him with battery sexual assault? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justin2kx 229 Posted May 24, 2020 Share Posted May 24, 2020 5 hours ago, MorningNews said: He should take a cue from the guy who slapped the reporter’s ass a few months ago. Didn’t they arrest and charge him with battery sexual assault? Yep. He was also banned from future races by local sports council that sponsored same race he participated. He claimed on 'Inside Edition' he wanted to call attention to reporter by 'tap her on the shoulder or the back'. His hand appeared to touch lower than either. He also claimed he didn't know where the reporter was as he ran quickly past her. mmm-hmm. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/runner-accused-groping-reporter-during-live-tv-broadcast-charged-sexual-n1102146 BTW, whoever created that juvenile + sick acronym inspiring f*ckboys like 'it' to display as such just to impress your friends online needs some beating. If that beating proves fatal, so be it. Why is that SHIT still a thing when that's as old as FTW + baba booey? Seriously. That's assault itself before unwanted touching. As for 'it' above, you made your bed, you lie in it. If that defines you for next 20 years, oh well, internet is forever. If that affects your job prospects and/or future relationships down the road, that protects future employers + suitors respectively. Deal. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGuru 164 Posted May 24, 2020 Share Posted May 24, 2020 It wasn't funny when it was a fake on YouTube, and it's not funny now. Reporters are trying to do their jobs, and creeps like this make it that much harder for them. Hopefully he's found and charged seven different ways to Sunday. Do these people not realize they're on tape?! 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgie56 3048 Posted May 24, 2020 Share Posted May 24, 2020 (edited) I would love to know what these fools are thinking when they pull this crap. Hopefully he is charged. This is disgusting and infuriating. Edited May 24, 2020 by Georgie56 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCA TK47 273 Posted May 24, 2020 Share Posted May 24, 2020 (edited) It’s been my opinion that in situations like these the FCC should take action and fine the offender. Hunt the guy down, fine him $100,000... If he can’t pay, garnish his wages and collect any IRS refunds he has coming for the rest of his life until it’s paid in full. Edited May 24, 2020 by RCA TK47 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CircleSeven 1944 Posted May 24, 2020 Share Posted May 24, 2020 (edited) Hey y'all. They got 'em. Edited May 24, 2020 by CircleSeven Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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