WFLD Chicago

Fox-owned WFLD Chicago (DMA 3) has added Rafer Weigel to its news staff. Effective Sept. 1, he will anchor the station’s Saturday and Sunday 9 p.m. newscasts and report on […]

Fox O&O WFLD Chicago (DMA 3) has hired Kaitlin Cody as a meteorologist. Beginning in June, she will report the weather on various newscasts. Most recently, Cody was weekday morning […]

Effective Monday, April 10, WLFD Chicago’s Good Day Chicago will begin at 4 a.m. The program will now run from 4  to 10 a.m. With this addition, the Fox O&O […]

Wednesday’s deciding game of the World Series scored a 51.5 household rating/72 share on Fox O&O WFLD Chicago, according to the station, with 3,217,000 households watching the hometown Cubs beat the Cleveland Indians to win the Cubbies’ first Fall Classic since 1908. By comparison, WFLD said, Super Bowl 50 generated a 47.6/72. The first hour of WFLD’s post game and local news coverage delivered a 28.8/57. WFLD’s World Series coverage continued until 2:20 a.m. CT. Thursday.

Sunday’s Game 5 of the World Series scored a 42.8 household rating on Fox O&O WFLD Chicago, according to the station, with 1,482,000 households watching the hometown Cubs beat the Cleveland Indians to stay alive in the Fall Classic. WFLD said the rating was the biggest in the market since Super Bowl 50 on WBBM, which generated a 47.6 (1,648,000 households). The game also gave a boost to WFLD’s late Fox32 News Sunday, which garnered a 19.8 household rating (685,000 households).

Fox-owned WFLD Chicago (DMA 3) will inaugurate Blue October: Cubs Playoff Pregame Show on Friday, Oct. 7. The half-hour program airs at 6 p.m. and will be hosted by WFLD […]

Fox-owned WFLD Chicago (DMA 3) has named Sylvia Perez weekend anchor and reporter. Effective Monday, Oct. 3, Perez will solo anchor weekend mornings from 7 to 9 a.m. and file […]

Jill Manuel, assistant news director of Fox-owned WFLD Chicago (DMA 3) is leaving the station; her last day is today. According to a station spokesperson, she and the station “mutually […]

On the heels of NBC-owned WMAQ Chicago announcing the launch of a 4 p.m. Monday-through-Friday newscast comes word that Fox-owned WFLD is ready to pull the trigger on a 5 p.m. weekday newscast. It’s been talked about for years, but insiders say it finally will happen this summer.

He moves from WVIT Hartford, Conn., to become VP of news for WFLD and WPWR.

Kristen Nicole joins Fox-owned WFLD Chicago (DMA 3) as Good Day Chicago weekend anchor. Effective March 28, she will solo anchor the program, which debuted on Jan. 30. Most recently, […]

He’s returning to Florida after three years at the Fox Chicago O&O, citing personal family reasons, but will stay on through April.

Fox O&O WFLD Chicago (DMA 3) is moving weekend anchor Natalie Bomke to Good Day Chicago. She will join George Smith and co-anchor mornings 4:30 to 7 beginning Monday, Jan. […]

Fox-owned WFLD Chicago (DMA 3) has named Mike Caplan meteorologist on its Good Day Chicago. Effective, Dec. 28, Caplan will join Corey McPherrin, Darlene Hill, Richard Roeper, George Smith and […]

Reports surfaced in August that Chicago Sun-Times film critic Richard Roeper was auditioning for the Fox Chicago O&O’s morning newscast. Now, TVNewsCheck has learned that the station is expected to announce this week that Roeper will be joining Good Day Chicago as a host at 7-10 a.m.

Jon Kelley, anchor of Good Day Chicago on WFLD, announced Thursday that he is leaving the Fox O&O on Dec. 1. “I have decided it’s time for me to embark […]

Disney/ABC O&O WTVD in Raleigh/Durham, N.C., is looking for a news director. Fox Television’s Chicago O&O WFLD needs an executive producer for its morning newscast.  Media General’s Dayton, Ohio, duopoly of WDTN(CBS) and WBDT(CW) is searching for a research director.  To see all job openings on TVNewsCheck, click here.

Norman Lee has been named national sales manager for Fox-owned WFLD (Fox)-WPWR (MNT) Chicago (DMA 3). His appointment is effective Dec. 8. Lee has been a sales account executive for […]