In May, legendary anchorman Ron Magers retired after 35 years in Chicago television, prompting the pairing of Alan Krashesky and Kathy Brock as 10 p.m. Scott’s promotion marks the second change in as many months to the front-line talent roster at ABC 7. But among viewers between 25 and 54, the group tied most closely to advertising revenue, NBC 5 holds a 17 percent advantage over ABC 7. CBS-owned WBBM-Channel 2 and Tribune Media WGN-Channel 9 are tied with 86,880 households. with 246,739 households, followed by NBC 5 with 198,086 households. The latest Nielsen ratings show ABC 7 ahead in total viewership at 10 p.m. News first broke here in October 2014 that Idler was looking to hire Scott as Taft’s eventual successor on the marquee 10 p.m. John Idler, president and general manager of ABC 7, along with Jennifer Graves, vice president and news director, have been planning the transition for nearly two years. Maybe the extra sleep will improve my golf game.” It will be great to get home at a decent hour and hit the sack earlier. Taft said in a statement: “After all the late nights doing weather for more than 20 years, I’m really looking forward to handing off the late shift to someone who is as passionate about weather as Cheryl Scott. I'm honored to continue working with Jerry and the rest of our weather team as I take on the 10 p.m. “Jerry is a fantastic meteorologist and knows Chicago weather inside and out,” Scott said in a statement. Taft, who publicly has denied plans to retire, recently signed a one-year contract extension, according to station sources. newscast and on Weigel Broadcasting WCIU-Channel 26’s 7 p.m. newscasts.Ĭhief meteorologist Jerry Taft, 73, a 32-year veteran of ABC 7, will give up the 10 p.m. She also will appear on ABC 7's 4 and 5 p.m. newscast to her duties, starting August 1. Scott, 31, who joined ABC 7 in 2014 after three years as weekend weather forecaster at NBC-owned WMAQ-Channel 5, will add the 10 p.m. Monday-through-Friday newscast on WLS-Channel 7, the ABC-owned station announced Wednesday. Meteorologist Cheryl Scott will move up to the 10 p.m.
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