Chicago TV Veteran Set to Anchor WFLD’s Weekends

By Andrew Gauthier 

Robert Feder

After 27 years in Chicago television as a top investigative journalist, Larry Yellen is about to add news anchor to his resume.

Nothing is official yet, but WFLD-Channel 32 is close to finalizing a deal to name Yellen solo anchor of its Saturday and Sunday 9 p.m. newscasts. He’s been filling in as anchor of the two newscasts since the recent departures of Byron Harlan and Nancy Pender, whose contracts were not renewed.

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If all goes as planned, insiders said, the weekend newscasts would feature Yellen More…

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