He’ll work alongside Mary Ann Ahern in yet another steal from Fox 32 In yet another coup, NBC-owned WMAQ-TV (NBC 5) announced Tuesday the hiring of Paris Schutz, who’ll be a general assignment reporter focusing on investigative and political stories starting May 4. The announcement comes only a day after Schutz left Fox-owned WFLD-TV (Fox 32) after just two years. […]
He’s the latest personality to join the station In another coup, NBC-owned WMAQ-TV, or NBC 5, announced on Monday the hiring of Richard Roeper as entertainment and cultural critic, starting April 10. Roeper will appear on the station’s afternoon and early-evening newscasts, and make regular appearances on Chicago Today, the station’s daily fifteen-minute local entertainment show. Roeper will appear on […]
Both were journalistic legends in Chicago radio Also: Jorie Lueloff, the first female TV newscaster in Chicago, dies at 85 Chicago radio observers are mourning the loss of two huge giants who were at the top of their game from the 1960s through the 1980s. WGN Radio announced the passing of radio legend Orion Samuelson on Monday. Originally a dairy […]
Succeeds Steve Dolinsky in role Kevin Pang has been tapped to succeed Steve Dolinsky as NBC 5’s (WMAQ-TV’s) new “Food Guy”. He begins tonight (January 29) on the station’s 10 p.m. newscast, and across the station’s digital platforms and social media accounts. He replaces Dolinsky, who left last May for a position at Levy Restaurants. Pang has already appeared on […]
He starts this coming Sunday Lou Canellis has officially made the leap from Fox-owned WFLD, where he spent seventeen years as the main sports anchor, to NBC-owned WMAQ-TV where he will start on February 1. Caneills will anchor the sports segments from Monday through Thursday at 5 p.m., 6 p.m., and 10 p.m., and will host the station’s long-running Sports […]
NBC 5 hires Lou Caneills away from Fox 32 It’s rare, but two Chicago media personalities were ousted from their gigs on the same day. As first reported by the Sun-Times on Wednesday, NBC 5 (NBC-owned WMAQ-TV) has parted ways with sports anchor Mike Berman after a decade. The Northbrook native had been anchoring weekends until fellow anchor Leila Rahimi […]
Award-winning journalist joins Jose Carlos Perez, who took similar reins at sister station WSNS NBC-owned WMAQ-TV (NBC 5) announced Wednesday the hiring of multimedia award-winning journalist Vince Lattanzio as the station’s news director, starting Monday. He succeeds Akemi Harrison, who exited the station last year for the same position at Nexstar’s WGN-TV. “Vince has distinguished himself as one of […]
Show to last only 15 minutes [Editor’s Note: This article has been updated on January 27.] Nexstar’s WGN-TV announced Wednesday it is launching a new, weeknight political show called The Point, anchored by political editor Tahman Bradley. But in an unorthodox move, the program will air weeknights from 6:45 p.m to 7:00 p.m. starting January 26 for only fifteen minutes, […]
Respondents have varying opinions on AI as younger people leave legacy media behind Last month, the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University released its second annual study on how viewers in the Chicago area consume and receive local news. The study provided valuable insights into trust, how viewers consume local news, and a significant issue: artificial intelligence (AI). Surveyed across […]
Extends linear, digital rights through 2028 NBCUniversal Local Chicago, which consists of WMAQ-TV, Telemundo affiliate WSNS-TV, NBCChicago.com, and its digital platforms, announced on Wednesday an extension of their current media rights for the Bank Of America Chicago Marathon through the 2028 race. “We’re thrilled to announce our continued partnership with NBC 5 Chicago and Telemundo Chicago as the official English […]
NBC prepared to take off channels Sept. 30 Just weeks after Fox Corp. and Google’s YouTube TV were involved in a retransmission dispute, another issue has emerged with NBCUniversal. If a deal can’t be reached by Sept. 30, YouTubeTV subscribers could lose channels from the company, including NBC, Telemundo, Bravo, MSNBC, and CNBC, which broke the story Thursday. […]
Jumps from rival NBC 5 to take position Nexstar-owned WGN-TV Chicago announced on Wednesday the hiring of Akemi Harrison as the station’s news director, succeeding the now-retired Dom Stasi in the role starting August 25. Harrison arrives from rival NBC-owned WMAQ (NBC 5), where she held the same position. Harrison’s official title is Director of News and Multiplatform Content, overseeing […]
Conservative personality laid off due to budget cuts Salem Media Group’s conservative talk WIND-AM, branded locally as 560 AM The Answer, has parted ways with Morning Answer co-host Amy Jacobson, according to Barrett Media. Her last day on the air was Tuesday. The controversial longtime Chicago media fixture was dropped due to ongoing budget cuts at Salem. Jacobson arrived at […]
With personal problems and a daytime daypart bleeding viewers, she may call it a career While the news is bubbling under the radar, Kelly Clarkson’s syndicated daytime talk show could be headed into its final season this fall. Tabloid gossip has been running rampant in the last few weeks regarding the American Idol first-season winner’s weakening desire to continue with the […]
Steve Dolinsky takes job at Levy Restaurants; Chicago Sky expands distribution; 93.9 The Lite returns to the top of the PPMs [Editor’s Note: The first item of this piece was updated on May 22 to add Facebook post.] “The Food Guy” has reviewed his final plate on Chicago television. Steve Dolinsky announced this week he was departing NBC 5 (NBC-owned […]
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