The speeches, tributes and tears over the last two nights of Ron Magers 51 year career brought in big ratings for ABC-owned station WLS.
WLS says Magers’ last two nights were the highest rated in the market. His last night pulled in a 10 ratings with an 18 share in households.
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There were plenty of tributes for the Chicago anchor icon as the mounted police lined up in front of the State street studios in a salute at 5 p.m. and at 10 p.m., he got a standing ovation from his colleagues.
A WLS spokesperson told TVSpy Magers was on the front page of the Chicago Sun-Times and was honored by both of the city’s MLB teams, the Cubs and White Sox.