View Post NBC Affiliates | Revolving Door | Weather Veteran Meteorologist Announces Retirement from NBC Chicago By Kevin Eck on Aug. 16, 2021 - 4:47 PM Station manager and vp of news for WMAQ Frank Whittaker said Andy Avalos is "one of the nicest people in the business."
View Post ShopTalk Chicago Stations Show How to Handle Controversial Video By Kevin Eck on Jan. 6, 2017 - 4:23 PM "I told my newsroom 'I don't necessarily need to be first on this story,"' WMAQ news director Frank Whittaker told Poynter.
View Post NBC Affiliates Chicago Sports Reporter to Be Investigative Reporter By Kevin Eck on Aug. 24, 2016 - 11:10 AM "She’s decided to take a break from the daily reporting beat," said the vp of news.
View Post NBC Affiliates | Reporting | Revolving Door | Sports WMAQ Adds 2 By Kevin Eck on Jul. 25, 2016 - 11:19 AM "We are very excited for our viewers to receive their local news reports and coverage of our world-class local sports teams.”
View Post NBC Affiliates | ShopTalk WMAQ Praised for Police Chase Coverage By Kevin Eck on Oct. 2, 2015 - 2:09 PM "...competing local TV stations were nowhere to be found on the story."
View Post Mornings | NBC Affiliates WMAQ Expands AM Newscast By Kevin Eck on Aug. 20, 2015 - 10:13 AM The station's morning news will now start at 4 a.m.
View Post NBC Affiliates | Viral | Web Video WMAQ GM Says Station Thought Fake Stern Caller Was ‘Legit’ By Kevin Eck on Jun. 25, 2015 - 11:23 AM "We believed this caller to be legit, unfortunately he was not," Whittaker told Robert Feder.
View Post NBC Affiliates | Revolving Door Rob Elgas Out at WMAQ By Aneya Fernando on Mar. 9, 2015 - 9:00 AM Anchor Rob Elgas is leaving the Chicago NBC-owned station after 13 years.
View Post NBC Affiliates WMAQ Boss Frank Whittaker Out for Cancer Surgery, Recovery By Mark Joyella on Jan. 27, 2015 - 5:04 PM NBC-owned WMAQ in Chicago will be without station manager and vice president of news Frank Whittaker, likely through the February book.
View Post NBC Affiliates Nesita Kwan Leaving WMAQ After More Than 20 Years By Aneya Fernando on Jan. 20, 2015 - 4:21 PM Nesita Kwan, the longtime Healthwatch reporter for Chicago's WMAQ, has announced her departure from the NBC-owned station.
