View Post NBC Affiliates | ShopTalk WMAQ Teams with LX News to Investigate Murders of Transgender People in Chicago By Kevin Eck on Jun. 2, 2023 - 1:54 PM The station said that every year becomes the deadliest year for transgender people, especially transgender women.
View Post NBC Affiliates Former CNBC Executive Producer Sally Ramirez Named SVP of News for NBC Chicago and Telemundo Chicago By Kevin Eck on Apr. 18, 2023 - 9:10 AM The stations also promoted Akemi Harrison to news director for NBC Chicago.
View Post Anchors | NBC Affiliates | Reporting | Revolving Door Jim Rosenfield Leaving WCAU Philadelphia By Kevin Eck on Dec. 9, 2022 - 9:10 AM After nine years at the NBC station, Rosenfield's last day on-air will be Friday, Dec. 23.
View Post Anchors | NBC Affiliates | Revolving Door | Sports WMAQ Chicago Names Samantha Rivera Sports Anchor and Reporter By Kevin Eck on Aug. 25, 2022 - 10:38 AM "Let’s get to work, Chicago!” said Rivera.
View Post NBC Affiliates | ShopTalk WMAQ Chicago Hires Matt Knutson as VP of Multi-Platform Content By Kevin Eck on Aug. 11, 2022 - 10:14 AM Knutson was the director of content innovation for WLS in Chicago where he produced the Hulu docuseries Being Blago.
View Post NBC Affiliates | Sports NBC Sports Chicago to Air Some White Sox Games with Spanish Language Commentary By Kevin Eck on Jul. 28, 2022 - 1:45 PM These kinds of opportunities don't happen every day," said Ozzie Guillen.
View Post NBC Affiliates | Sports Leila Rahimi to be First Woman Main Sports Anchor at Chicago’s WMAQ By Kevin Eck on Mar. 23, 2022 - 7:40 AM She takes over for Siafa Lewis, who left the station in November.
View Post Digital | NBC Affiliates | ShopTalk Peacock Adds Free Streaming from Local Owned Local Stations By Kevin Eck on Jan. 24, 2022 - 9:01 AM Starting Friday, all users got 24/7 free access to WMAQ, WCAU, WBTS, NECN and WTVJ.
View Post Mornings | NBC Affiliates | Revolving Door Chicago Morning Anchor Quits Shortly After Return From Leave of Absence By Kevin Eck on Sep. 24, 2021 - 10:01 AM Zoraida Sambolin was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2012. At the time she told her colleagues, “tomorrow is not promised.”
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."
