It's been an incredible ride over the past 2+ years here in Springfield, one that I won't soon forget. WICS Sold by Plains Television Partners to Guy Gannett Communications. Quotation[5] = "'FTVLive was the first site to break the Jay Leno story' - KNX Radio"; SK Exteriors Stormtracker. It was also known that the show would probably rile some advertisers which would make it difficult to sell to local ad buyers. A 25-time Regional Emmy Award-winning anchor/reporter, and Regional Edward R. Murrow Excellence in Writing Award winner, with nearly 40 years of broadcast news experience. April 22, 2015, the NewsChannel 20 6pm newscast. In its place are newscasts simulcast from WICS (in all time slots) which provide market-wide coverage including content from the eastern areas through a downsized bureau at WICD's studios. WICS would air paid religious programs by a professional evangelist, as well as paid info-commercials on behalf of charitable organizations. Here was a TV Guide entry for just such a pre-emption. He worked as the main anchor of the 5, 6, and 10 pm news. Employees have the right to disagree and should do so when they believe something is wrong, though hopefully not on a public forum., The Associated Press | [8][9][10][11][12], Crain stated that it was a "corporate initiative" and not reflective of the views of the station's meteorologists and likely "the idea of a journalism school graduate. The ad from TV Guide above announced the reconstruction of the new tower which would bring WICD, Channel 15 to full power by the Summer of 1967. Jordan Elder is switching Sinclair owned stations. (from the Doug Quick Collection of TV Guide), The "Real People" Express visits Springfield, IL. "I really like our weather team in Springfield, because I've got Joe (Crain) in the morning and . The call letters of WNBC-TV were transferred soon after to NBC's network o-and-o in New York in 1960. Please note that the schedule for WICD and WICS were virtually identical. Randy Miller for his picture contributions Quotation [11] = "'Scott Jones, whose FTVLive.com Web site broke the story' - LA Daily News" Many might remember the "Acri Creature Feature" which ran late Saturday nights. WICS Charity Basketball Team, about 1989 (WICS). ".and so it goes.". Local SNL fans objected in a big way..in fact the backlash was huge! Quotation [17] = " 'An insider newsy website' - Hoda Kotb" All of these stars were there before 1982. Bob Lee for the vast majority of program titles screen grabs The ad for a WICS Springfield, Ill., morning meteorologist showed up Tuesday on owner Sinclair Broadcast Groups website. SKILLS -Avid, Edius, and Premier Pro: Non-linear editing -Various web publishing programs Communications, Public Speaking, Public Relations, Writing, Marketing, Video Editing, Broadcasting, Broadcast, Broadcast Journalism, Non-linear Editing. This left WICS and WICD without a major network affiliation. Springfield Area Weather Forecast. There was no Saturday, 6 pm newscast, scheduled instead of the syndicated first-run comedy/variety show Hee Haw which would air from 5 to 6 pm. The station is owned by the Sinclair Broadcast Group, and maintains studios on East Cook Street in Springfield's Eastside; its transmitter is located west of Mechanicsburg, in unincorporated Sangamon County. Quotation [18] = " 'FTVLive is the Most Incrediable thing in our Business' - i24News" Springfield, Illinois Area Sports Reporter/Anchor WYMT Jun 2016 - Jun 2018 2 years 1 month. Although, that wasn't all. In modern times it also serves as the operations hub for several other Sinclair stations as well. Broadcast Journalism, News Writing, TV News Production, Media Relations, Video, Final Cut Pro, Director of Communication at Daughters of Wisdom, President at Savant Multimedia, LLC, Board Member Director of Communication at Daughters of Wisdom. "He was a very versatile reporter, but he was also an incredibly . Static.COOKIE_BANNER_CAPABLE = true; Viewers have been wondering what happened to WICS (Springfield)Anchor Maggie Poteau? Now Crain is officially out of a job. 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A spokesman for the stations parent, Sinclair Broadcast Group, confirmed Wednesday night that Joe was let go., TVNewsCheck | HMTF was majority stockholder of the LIN TV Corporation, then-owner of WAND. Anchors Trey Paul - weekdays mornings and reporter (also reporter) Natalie Sparacio - weekday mornings Marianne Manko - weeknights at 5, 6, and 9 Vince DeMentri - weeknights at 5, 6, and 10 Liz Foster - weeknights at 10 Shantel Middleton - General Assignment/weekend anchor Kevilee Douglas - Illinois Central host Storm Team 20 1976 Fall TV montage of shows broadcast during the week. This is from 2013. 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