View Post ShopTalk Former Chicago Anchor Allison Payne Dies at 57 By Kevin Eck on Sep. 13, 2021 - 9:04 AM "She had it all," said former co-anchor Steve Sanders. "Smart, beautiful and inquisitive, but most of all, my friend."
Anchors | CW Affiliates | Top 10 Allison Payne on Leaving WGN: ‘My Health Had Become a Burden to the Station’ By Merrill Knox on Aug. 4, 2011 - 10:32 AM Allison Payne — a 21-year veteran anchor of WGN who has recently suffered from a slew of health problems, including damage to her vocal cords — will say goodbye to the station in September. Executives at the Chicago ...
Anchors | Top 10 Allison Payne Returns to WGN for Mock Newscasts By Andrew Gauthier on Feb. 15, 2011 - 12:44 PM Allison Payne, who has been on leave for over a month because of issues with her vocal cords, has returned to Chicago’s WGN for a series of practice newscasts. Here’s Chicago media reporter Robert Feder: In this week� ...
CW Affiliates | Top 10 Allison Payne Missing from WGN Due to Vocal Cord Problems By Andrew Gauthier on Jan. 31, 2011 - 3:12 PM “Where’s Allison Payne?” That’s what viewers in the Chicago area have been wondering this month after the veteran anchor went missing from WGN‘s 11 a.m. weekday newscast. It turns out that Payne has b ...