R.R. 61 Posted October 21, 2021 Share Posted October 21, 2021 37 minutes ago, newsman123 said: Im sure this is temporary until her contract is up. The station is too cheap for two mets. Last time WBBM had two meteorologists during the afternoon/evening hrs was back when the news at 4 existed (03-05) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24994J 5269 Posted October 21, 2021 Share Posted October 21, 2021 17 minutes ago, R.R. said: Last time WBBM had two meteorologists during the afternoon/evening hrs was back when the news at 4 existed (03-05) Ah, don't forget the brief period in 2008 (after the lay-offs and Randy Salerno's death) when Don Schwenneker had a cup of coffee as 5pm weatherman. Might've been at the same time Roseanne co-anchored with Rob at that time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R.R. 61 Posted December 16, 2021 Share Posted December 16, 2021 (edited) Officially confirmed: the four o’clock news comeback https://www.robertfeder.com/2021/12/16/cbs-2-taps-jim-williams-marie-saavedra-co-anchor-new-4-p-m-weekday-newscast/ Edited December 16, 2021 by R.R. Link Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spring Rubber 609 Posted December 16, 2021 Share Posted December 16, 2021 It's an uphill battle being the last in the market to introduce a 4pm newscast, but here's wishing them the best of luck. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24994J 5269 Posted December 16, 2021 Share Posted December 16, 2021 Also of note, in the station's press release, Mary Kay will be exclusively on the 4, with Albert taking the 5, as well. I still don't expect her to stay, whenever her contract is up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase 818 Posted December 17, 2021 Share Posted December 17, 2021 8 hours ago, Spring Rubber said: It's an uphill battle being the last in the market to introduce a 4pm newscast, but here's wishing them the best of luck. I wouldn’t count them out. This is a pretty solid group (excluding Marshall), so I could see them being competitive (at some point). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgie56 3059 Posted December 24, 2021 Share Posted December 24, 2021 Another NewsNation alum joins WBBM. Sandy Pudar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spring Rubber 609 Posted December 24, 2021 Share Posted December 24, 2021 Keep 'em coming! WBBM is just going to be the former-NewsNationers at this point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WCX-TV 12 Posted January 17, 2022 Share Posted January 17, 2022 Haven't seen any post but WBBM, is joining in on the weather rebranding along WJZ to "First Alert"? Saw this promo with Albert on their Youtube channel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgie56 3059 Posted January 17, 2022 Share Posted January 17, 2022 6 minutes ago, WCX-TV said: Haven't seen any post but WBBM, is joining in on the weather rebranding along WJZ to "First Alert"? Saw this promo with Albert on their Youtube channel. KTVT jumped on the First Alert bandwagon, as well. Appears this is likely gonna be the standard across the O&Os. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phillynewslover 126 Posted January 17, 2022 Share Posted January 17, 2022 27 minutes ago, Georgie56 said: KTVT jumped on the First Alert bandwagon, as well. Appears this is likely gonna be the standard across the O&Os. Maybe not across all the O&O's. Quite a few NBC O&O's already use First Alert. I guess CBS could take it though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexasTVNews 1366 Posted January 17, 2022 Share Posted January 17, 2022 1 hour ago, Georgie56 said: KTVT jumped on the First Alert bandwagon, as well. Appears this is likely gonna be the standard across the O&Os. Audios Texas Weather Experts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bostonmediaguy 122 Posted January 17, 2022 Share Posted January 17, 2022 3 hours ago, phillynewslover said: Maybe not across all the O&O's. Quite a few NBC O&O's already use First Alert. I guess CBS could take it though. IIRC, stations have to license the branding. Perhaps in cases where the NBC O&O has it already, the CBS will retain Storm Watch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WCX-TV 12 Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 Albert posted this as a new header on his FB page. New CBS News Chicago logo too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgie56 3059 Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 New reporter. Sabrina Franza from News 12 The Bronx. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase 818 Posted January 28, 2022 Share Posted January 28, 2022 (edited) On 12/21/2020 at 6:07 PM, Weeters said: The ground floor lease that included the streetside studio also includes the current studio as well as the control room. There are floorplans on the site for the streetside studio space. Anyone leasing the old streetside studio would sublease it from CBS. From what I understand, they lease the ground floor studio space and the first two floors of space above it, plus the garage below. There are 12+ years left on the entire lease according to the streetside studio listing. Fun fact: The elephant doors to bring large items into the studios (i.e. set pieces) are actually in the mall entry immediately north of the streetside studio. UPDATE: So the streetside studio space is no longer on the market. Not sure when this happened (late last year/earlier this month maybe), but the leasing signage has been removed and the space is no longer listed on real estate advisor SVN Chicago web site. It's unclear what the future may hold for this space. Edited January 28, 2022 by jase Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorningNews 1290 Posted January 28, 2022 Share Posted January 28, 2022 The new home of the CBS Evening News most likely! /s Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cbs2worksforyou 35 Posted January 28, 2022 Share Posted January 28, 2022 I walk past there every Friday and they have put a few cubicles in there. Not very many lights and it’s dark but there are people working on desks there. It’s very odd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24994J 5269 Posted January 28, 2022 Share Posted January 28, 2022 There goes our chance to turn it into a store for bootleg news stuff, with dollar store-quality circle 7 pins and still-fat Skilling plushies. 2 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weeters 1805 Posted January 28, 2022 Share Posted January 28, 2022 Given the group's new focus on the CBS News Streaming stuff, and that other stations had dedicated CBSN studio space, perhaps they plan on turning it into a proper studio for CBS News Chicago, or a kind of "hub" for the entire CBS News Streaming operation. If you look at WMAQ's old setup, it's not like you need much to accomplish this. Basically a desk in front of the windows and some lights. They might have to buy some new lights, though. I know they've been holding on to and using fixtures from McClurg Court even on the current news set when it went in. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amra 130 Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 Kris Habermehl returns to CBS 2. Jim Williams posted on FB a picture of both and the following "Can’t tell you how happy we are to welcome back Kris Habermehl to CBS Chicago. He’s a brilliant broadcaster and a great guy." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cbs2worksforyou 35 Posted March 5, 2022 Share Posted March 5, 2022 Dang - watching cbs 2 news at 10 right now and albert ramon is doing the 10pm weather...he also was on for the morning show today too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spring Rubber 609 Posted March 5, 2022 Share Posted March 5, 2022 4 hours ago, cbs2worksforyou said: Dang - watching cbs 2 news at 10 right now and albert ramon is doing the 10pm weather...he also was on for the morning show today too. Wow, nobody else was available today, eh? Very rare to see your weeknight evening meteorologist have to do a split shift like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24994J 5269 Posted March 5, 2022 Share Posted March 5, 2022 Okay, so after a little poking around, Laura Bannon lost her voice, and I'm assuming he was the easiest to call in, this morning. The weird part, to me, is that Robb Ellis was in for Mary Kay at 4 o'clock, and yet they didn't let him take all the evening shifts, and give Albert the rest of the day. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WeatherandTraffic 44 Posted March 15, 2022 Share Posted March 15, 2022 (edited) I think the 4pm has been cancelled as my guide and the CBS tv schedule states it's judge judy reruns. Is it bc of NCAA tournament or did they abandoned ship. Also Ed Curran has been off the air for a while. I don't think he left or got fired since he is still promoted as part of the weather team. Edited March 15, 2022 by WeatherandTraffic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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