WLS

WLS Names Curtis Miles VP of Creative Services - Posted November 27, 2012
Curtis Miles will join Chicago ABC O&O, WLS, as vice president of creative services and local programming. Miles, who ... [TVSpy]

PHOTO: Reporter Reflects on Turkey Day Travel Story - Posted November 21, 2012
It's time, once again, for the annual tradition of the holiday travel story as reporters everywhere descend upon airports around the country. WLS reporter Jes... [TVSpy]

Gremlins Plague WLS Broadcast Again - Posted September 11, 2012
With the Chicago teacher's strike at the forefront of local news, technical glitches hampered WLS' newscast for the second time in weeks, reports ... [SocialTimes.com]

Gremlins Plague WLS Broadcast Again - Posted September 11, 2012
With the Chicago teacher's strike at the forefront of local news, technical glitches hampered WLS' newscast for the second time in weeks, reports ... [TVSpy]

Katie Couric Makes Her Daytime Debut - Posted September 10, 2012
After more than a year of planning and promoting, ... [TVSpy]

Caroline Foy Welch Named President-GM of WTVD - Posted July 26, 2012
Caroline Foy Welch has been appointed president and general manager of WTVD in Raleigh-Durham, effective immediately, the ABC O&O announced today. Welch has worked at ... [TVSpy]

New WLS GM: "The First Thing I'm Going to Do Is Reconnect with Everybody" - Posted June 8, 2012
John Idler, who was named president and general manager of Chicago ABC O&O ... [TVSpy]

John Idler Named President-GM of WLS in Chicago - Posted June 4, 2012
John Idler has been named president and general manager of WLS, the ABC O&O in Chicago, ABC announced today. Idler joins WLS from ... [TVSpy]

Veteran Anchor Jim Rosenfield Joining WRC - Posted June 1, 2012
Jim Rosenfield, a veteran anchor who made his mark in New York with WNBC and WCBS, is joining WRC in Washington, D.C. The NBC-owned station announced today that Rosenfield is com... [TVSpy]

Local Chicago Stations Cover Politics, Protests at NATO Summit - Posted May 21, 2012
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Obama Endorses Gay Marriage in Special Report on ABC Affiliates - Posted May 9, 2012
ABC News offered its affiliates a special report at 3pmET/2pmCT this afternoon with the news President Obama endorsed gay marriage in an interview with "Good Morning America" anchor Robin Roberts. ABC has eigh... [TVSpy]

WLS General Manager Emily Barr Tapped to Lead Post-Newsweek Stations - Posted May 9, 2012
Emily Barr, who has been president and general manager of WLS since 1997, is leaving the Chicago ABC O&O to lead Post-Newsweek Stations, the television broadcasting division of the ... [TVSpy]

Rod Blagojevich Bids Farewell on Chicago TV - Posted March 15, 2012
Set to spend at least the next dozen years in prison, former Gov. Rod Blagojevich appeared to savor his final moment in the spotlight on Wednesday evening as he held a public farewell that conveniently coinci... [TVSpy]

Former CBS Television Stations President D. Thomas Miller Dies at 86 - Posted February 13, 2012
D. Thomas Miller, a former president of CBS Television Stations, died Thursday of a heart attack while driving in Massachusetts. He was 86. As president of CBS Television Stations in the 1970s, Miller (pi... [TVSpy]

Christopher Myers Named Assistant ND At WFLD - Posted January 23, 2012
Christopher Myers has been named assistant news director at WFLD, the Fox O&O in Chicago, the company announced today. Myers, who is currently a senior consultant at ... [TVSpy]

After Round of Interviews, 'Fiance' of Cain Accuser Tells WLS That He's Actually 'Ex-Fiance' - Posted November 11, 2011
When Sharon Bialek came forward on Monday with accusations that Herman Cain had sexually harassed her, the media quickly swarmed a Ch... [TVSpy]

WTMJ's Diane Pathieu Joining WLS in Chicago - Posted November 10, 2011
Diane Pathieu, a reporter and midday anchor at Milwaukee NBC-affiliate WTMJ, is leaving is joining ABC owned-and-operated WL... [TVSpy]

WLS Expanding Sunday Newscast to Full Hour - Posted October 31, 2011
WLS is expanding its Sunday 10 p.m. newscast to a full hour. The ABC O&O announced over the weekend that, beginning November 6th, there will be local news from 10 to 11 p.m. on Sundays. "On Sunday, this newscast will be expanded to an hour," anch... [TVSpy]

WLS Promotes Freelance Reporter Michelle Gallardo - Posted October 31, 2011
After seven years as a freelance reporter for ABC owned-and-operated WLS in Chicago, Michelle Gallardo has been promoted to a full-time employee. "Michelle has p... [TVSpy]

WLS News Director Jennifer Graves: 'We Now Think of Ourselves As News Content Providers' - Posted October 5, 2011
TimeOut Chicago has an interview with Jennifer Graves, who is going on her 10th ... [TVSpy]

In Fort Myers, WINK Replacing 'Oprah' with Newscast - Posted April 29, 2011
WINK, a CBS-affiliate in southwest Florida, is preparing a new 4 p.m. newscast to replace "Oprah" when the show leaves syndication at the end of May. WINK is the latest station to announce that it would replace "Oprah" with local news. Earlier ... [TVSpy]

Following in His Father's Footsteps, Rafer Weigel Joins Chicago's WLS - Posted March 9, 2011
Chicago's WLS announced this week that Rafer Weigel is joining the station as a weekend sports anchor/reporter. He replaces Ryan Ch... [TVSpy]