Technology Executive Director Opening
New jobs posted to TVNewsCheck’s Media Job Center include an opening for an Executive Director, Technology at WLS, the ABC O&O in Chicago.
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ABC-owned WLS Chicago has added two new members to its Windy City Live team — Jina Chung Mackin, who will be senior producer, and Anthony Conway, who will booker/producer. Mackin […]
WLS Renews Sports Anchor Mark Giangreco
WLS Ups Matt Knutson To Content Director
Matt Knutson, executive producer of Windy City Live, has been promoted to director of content innovation. He’ll supervise all local programming at ABC’s Chicago O&O.
WLS Adds Consumer Reporter Samantha Chatman
Samantha Chatman is joining ABC-owned WLS Chicago’s ABC 7 Eyewitness News covering consumer issues for the station’s weekday morning newscasts. Chatman, who grew up in Chicago, will begin her new […]
WLS, WCVB, Northeastern U. Research News
A cutting-edge study, Video News Research Project, will test the use of new forms of animation, graphics, and data visualization in video storytelling. Year-long, paid fellowship positions will be created as part of the project, one position at each of these stations in Chicago and Boston.
WLS Promotes Virginia Matos To 4:30 P.M. Producer
ABC-owned WLS Chicago (DMA 3) has promoted Virginia Matos to news producer of ABC 7 Eyewitness News at 4:30 p.m. Matos first came to WLS as an intern for Janet […]
Neil Woulfe Joining WLS As Morning EP
Neil Woulfe will join ABC O&O WLS Chicago’s Eyewitness News as morning daypart executive producer on Dec. 3. Most recently, Woulfe was senior executive producer at WOIO Cleveland, Ohio. Prior […]
WLS Interviews Michell Obama As Book Tour Starts
WLS News Promotes Josh Bryant
ABC O&O WLS Chicago has named Josh Bryant staff desk assistant and weekend evening assignment editor. He Bryant had been working part time on the ABC 7 assignment desk since […]
WLS Chicago Marks Its 70th Anniversary
WLS Shows Its ‘Chicago Pride’ In Promo
WLS Anchor Sanders Recovering From Surgery
WLS Taps Aaron Hooks As Digital Sales Manager
On Thursday, Aaron Hooks was appointed digital sales manager at ABC-owned WLS Chicago (DMA 3). His appointment is effective Monday, March 12. He will be responsible for partnering with the […]
WLS Taps David Lee As Creative Services VP
The former KTRK Houston audience development and creative services executive joins the ABC Chicago O&O.
WLS Drops Ji Suk Yi from ‘Windy City Live’
WLS Mixes Up Pyeongchang With P.F. Chang’s
After 42 Years, Jerry Taft Retires From WLS
WLS Moves Larry Mowry To Weekday Weather
Veteran WLS Meteorologist Jerry Taft Retiring
Jerry Taft, one of Chicago’s most trusted and popular meteorologists for four decades, announced today he will retire from ABC 7 Eyewitness News on ABC O&O WLS. Taft’s final day […]
WLS, WMAQ To Square Off On New Year’s Eve
Mark Rivera New WLS Weekend Anchor-Reporter
ABC O&O WLS Chicago (DMA 3) is adding Mark Rivera to the ABC 7 Eyewitness News team as weekend morning news anchor and reporter. His start date is Dec. 11. […]
WLS Names Teresa Rix New Sales Manager
The former Tribune Media VP of group sales and marketing will head sales at the ABC O&O in Chicago.
Layoffs Cut ‘Half A Dozen’ Jobs At WLS
Even Chicago’s No. 1 television station isn’t immune from industrywide pressures to cut costs. Sources say ABC O&O WLS has eliminated “about half a dozen” jobs as part of a restructuring and reallocation of resources throughout Disney/ABC Television Group. No full-time anchors or reporters were affected by the layoffs, which were said to involve several departments.
‘Windy City Live’ Starts 7th Season On WLS
WLS Out Front On Chicago’s Social Scene
WLS, ABC’s O&O in Chicago, is ahead in social media actions in the market over the last six months according to data from audience insight firm Shareablee. WLS has almost 25 million actions on social, 36% of the total engagement generated in the DMA (No. 3), with more than 69 million social actions. WLS was also first on Instagram with almost 950,000 actions.
