announced<\/a> he was leaving, creating a vacancy alongside co-anchor Dawn Hasbrouck on the station\u2019s 5 and 9 p.m. weekday newscasts. No word yet on a successor for Herndon.<\/p>\nA north suburban Evanston native and graduate of Evanston Township High School and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Weigel pursued an acting career before he shifted to broadcast journalism. After stops in Sacramento and San Diego, he worked as sports anchor for HLN\u2019s \u201cMorning Express with Robin Meade\u201d from 2008 to 2011.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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