Linda Yu and Ron Magers eventually ended up at top-rated WLS-TV's ABC 7 Eyewitness News (Yu, two years later in '84, and Magers some 16 years later in 1998). Both retired three years ago (Ron, on May 25, 2016, and Linda, six months later on November 23, 2016).
I've seen each and every single episode of Gimme A Break!, and Mama's Family. I've also seen the 2-hour Knight Rider pilot movie Night of the Phoenix; A Smurfs Christmas; and The Kid with the 200 IQ with Diff'rent Strokes' Gary Coleman, Benson's Robert Guillaume, and Gimme A Break!'s Kari Michaelsen. All which aired on NBC that season.
OK, well, here's a couple of fun facts for you folks out there. Now, number one, of course one of the station's former anchors, Deborah Norville, is of course still the longtime host of "Inside Edition", a long-running weekday TV newsmagazine show. And number two, well, for the station itself, well, it's quite obvious that the station is owned and operated by its affiliated station, NBC.
FYI, Ron Magers, Linda Yu, Jerry Taft (meteorologist), and Mark Giangreco (sportscaster) would all eventually end up at top-rated WLS-TV ABC 7 Eyewitness News, with Yu and Taft joining by the summer of '84, Giangreco in '94, and Magers in 1998 on the 5pm newscast (w/ a 10pm spot four years later). The former three have since retired from journalism (Magers and Yu in 2016, and Taft just last year). Only the latter (Mark Giangreco) remains at ABC 7 (w/ Ron's successor Alan Krashesky and veteran co-anchors Kathy Brock & Cheryl Burton).
@@Barber747 No True... along with the L.A. New York, San Diego, Dallas, Boston, San Francisco, Philadelphia, D.C. & Miami O&O NBC Universal Comcast Stations.
@@waynewright2886 Well duh! When I said "you don't say", that meant the aforementioned comment was obvious. Everyone and their mother's uncle knows that WMAQ is an NBC O&O.
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Best era ever.
Linda Yu and Ron Magers eventually ended up at top-rated WLS-TV's ABC 7 Eyewitness News (Yu, two years later in '84, and Magers some 16 years later in 1998). Both retired three years ago (Ron, on May 25, 2016, and Linda, six months later on November 23, 2016).
I use to watch this vintage video clip years ago.
Thanks.
I've seen each and every single episode of Gimme A Break!, and Mama's Family. I've also seen the 2-hour Knight Rider pilot movie Night of the Phoenix; A Smurfs Christmas; and The Kid with the 200 IQ with Diff'rent Strokes' Gary Coleman, Benson's Robert Guillaume, and Gimme A Break!'s Kari Michaelsen. All which aired on NBC that season.
We're WMAQ-TV Channel 5 in Chicago, Just Watch Us Now!
And i mean NOW!
I wish I could capture TV signals from long ago and watch them, just like the Omicronians from *Futurama.*
OK, well, here's a couple of fun facts for you folks out there. Now, number one, of course one of the station's former anchors, Deborah Norville, is of course still the longtime host of "Inside Edition", a long-running weekday TV newsmagazine show. And number two, well, for the station itself, well, it's quite obvious that the station is owned and operated by its affiliated station, NBC.
FYI, Ron Magers, Linda Yu, Jerry Taft (meteorologist), and Mark Giangreco (sportscaster) would all eventually end up at top-rated WLS-TV ABC 7 Eyewitness News, with Yu and Taft joining by the summer of '84, Giangreco in '94, and Magers in 1998 on the 5pm newscast (w/ a 10pm spot four years later). The former three have since retired from journalism (Magers and Yu in 2016, and Taft just last year). Only the latter (Mark Giangreco) remains at ABC 7 (w/ Ron's successor Alan Krashesky and veteran co-anchors Kathy Brock & Cheryl Burton).
Mark's hairpiece has been there almost as long too
Today Deborah Noville is host of inside edition.
I love it!!!!!
WMAQ NBC 5 and WSNS TELEMUNDO CHICAGO 44 is own and operate by nbc comcast CHICAGO
WMAQ-TV is owned and operated by NBC.
You don't say lol
@@Barber747
No True... along with the L.A. New York, San Diego, Dallas, Boston, San Francisco, Philadelphia, D.C. & Miami O&O NBC Universal Comcast Stations.
@@waynewright2886 Well duh! When I said "you don't say", that meant the aforementioned comment was obvious. Everyone and their mother's uncle knows that WMAQ is an NBC O&O.
@@Barber747
Since 1949.
@@waynewright2886 true.
That is very true indeed.
We didn't have that for NBC 4 here in L.A. KNBC had a Different Approach back in 1982.
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What show is that they go back to with Pamela Field???? Is it Today In Chicago?
NBC loved that ugly NBC Grey background they used it throughout the early 80s
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