{"id":15793,"date":"2017-10-26T06:00:05","date_gmt":"2017-10-26T11:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.robertfeder.com\/?p=15793"},"modified":"2017-10-26T06:00:05","modified_gmt":"2017-10-26T11:00:05","slug":"robservations-cheryl-burton-marks-25-years-abc-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/2017\/10\/26\/robservations-cheryl-burton-marks-25-years-abc-7\/","title":{"rendered":"Robservations: Cheryl Burton marks 25 years at ABC 7"},"content":{"rendered":"
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<\/a> Cheryl Burton<\/p><\/div>\n

Robservations on the media beat:<\/p>\n

Break out the silver. It\u2019s 25 years at WLS-Channel 7<\/a> for news anchor Cheryl Burton.<\/strong> The South Side native and University of Illinois graduate called it \u201can honor and blessing\u201d to work at the top-rated ABC-owned station. She signed on in 1992 from KWCH, the CBS affiliate in Wichita, Kansas. \u201cTo be able to cover and report stories in the city where I was born and raised has been a priceless gift,\u201d Burton, 54, said Wednesday.\u00a0\u201cABC 7 has given me the opportunity to report on such historic events as the inaugurations of the first African American president and enabled me to travel the globe covering the opening of Oprah Winfrey\u2019s<\/strong> prestigious school for girls in South Africa. But my most memorable moments have come from sharing stories of ordinary Chicagoans doing extraordinary things in the rich and diverse neighborhoods that have shaped my life.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Pat Tomasulo<\/p><\/div>\n

Big things are in the works for WGN Morning News <\/a>sports anchor and stand-up comedian Pat Tomasulo.<\/strong> If all goes as planned, he\u2019ll star in a local show to premiere this winter on WGN-Channel 9.<\/a> Details are still under wraps, but advertisers were told this week that the show would have \u201cnational potential.\u201d Tomasulo joined the Tribune Broadcasting station in 2005 from WKBW, the ABC affiliate in Buffalo, New York, where he was a sports anchor.<\/p>\n

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Stephanie Menendez<\/p><\/div>\n

Stephanie Menendez<\/strong> has been promoted to director of news and operations at Tribune Broadcasting news\/talk WGN AM 720. <\/a>The Northeastern Illinois University graduate and former ABC 7 intern joined WGN as a producer in 2008 and moved up to executive producer, assistant program director and operations manager. \u201cI am excited for this opportunity to lead our news team as we continue to curate strong content 24\/7,\u201d Menendez said in a statement. \u201cWe have the best team of journalists, hosts and producers in the city, and I look forward to seeking innovative ways to further expand WGN Radio\u2019s presence in the digital space.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Weigel Broadcasting<\/p><\/div>\n

Weigel Broadcasting, <\/a>Chicago-based owner of WCIU-Channel 26, Me-TV and a host of other stations and digital networks, is growing by leaps and bounds. This week the company agreed to a $23.2 million deal with OTA Broadcasting to buy KTLN and KAXT in San Francisco and KFFV and KVOS in Seattle. It\u2019s the company\u2019s third major acquisition in recent months. \u201cThese stations, along with our previous announcements on Los Angeles, St. Louis and Salt Lake City, give us new opportunities to serve more viewers,\u201d Weigel Broadcasting chairman Norman Shapiro<\/strong> told employees Wednesday.<\/p>\n

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Heartland Network<\/p><\/div>\n

Country music fans are welcoming the return of the Heartland Network <\/a>to Chicago television. Since October 1, the digital broadcast service has been airing on Oxford Media Group\u2019s WJYS-Channel 62.4 and on Comcast Channel 385. Tennessee-based Luken Communications rebranded the Nashville Network as Heartland in 2012. Joel Wertman,<\/strong> president of Luken Communications, said in a statement: \u201cThese are exciting times for Heartland. Not only are we experiencing exceptional growth in our over-the-air and cable viewership, but our team is investing in more original content including a soon to be released Americana series and the production of several specials.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Michael Phillips<\/p><\/div>\n

WFMT FM 98.7,<\/a> the Window to the World Communications classical music station, has a Halloween treat in store for movie fans. Chicago Tribune film critic Michael Phillips<\/strong> hosts \u201cThe Film Score: Music for Halloween\u201d at 10 p.m. Monday. The one-hour special, produced by Michael San Gabino,<\/strong> highlights terrifying tunes from the silver screen, including music from \u201cPsycho,\u201d \u201cThe Shining,\u201d \u201cAlien,\u201d \u201cThe Exorcist,\u201d \u201cGet Out,\u201d \u201cThe Witch\u201d and more.<\/p>\n

Wednesday\u2019s best comment:<\/a> Andrew Herrmann:<\/strong> As of Wednesday afternoon, the AP is reporting that half of Puerto Rico is still without power. It's not a fully functioning place. In a sense, it is similar to a war zone, based on reports from there. We don't ask reporters embedded with troops to go find a Holiday Inn at the end of the day. It wouldn't be practical. Why won't people believe Puerto Rico is a real disaster?<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Robservations on the media beat: Break out the silver. It\u2019s 25 years at WLS-Channel 7 for news anchor Cheryl Burton. The South Side native and University of Illinois graduate called it \u201can honor and blessing\u201d to work at the top-rated ABC-owned station. She signed on in 1992 from KWCH, the CBS affiliate in Wichita, Kansas.... Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15793"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15793"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15793\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15809,"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15793\/revisions\/15809"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15793"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15793"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15793"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}