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<\/a><\/a> Joe Donlon<\/p><\/div>\n
After five months as co-anchor of NewsNation,<\/a> the signature primetime newscast on WGN America,<\/a> Joe Donlon is being reassigned as solo anchor of a one-hour news show at 6 p.m. Monday through Friday.<\/p>\n
Donlon was in his third year as principal news anchor at Nexstar flagship WGN-Channel 9<\/a> when he was tapped to launch the Chicago-based \u201cNewsNation\u201d in September along with co-anchors Marni Hughes and Rob Nelson, imports from Seattle and New York, respectively.<\/p>\n
In response to dismally low ratings, Nexstar announced plans to cut <\/a>the renamed \"NewsNationPrime\" from three hours to two.<\/p>\n
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<\/a>Nichole Berlie<\/p><\/div>\n
As of March 1, Hughes and Nelson will co-anchor NewsNationPrime from 7 to 9 p.m., followed by a new one-hour news and talk show<\/a> hosted by Ashleigh Banfield at 9 p.m. Also new to the lineup will be \u201cNewsNation Early Edition,\u201d a one-hour newscast hosted by current weekend anchor Nichole Berlie at 5 p.m.<\/p>\n
Effective March 1, the NewsNation evening lineup will be:<\/strong><\/p>\n
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- 5 to 6 p.m. NewsNation Early Edition with Nichole Berlie<\/li>\n
- 6 to 7 p.m. The Donlon Report with Joe Donlon<\/li>\n
- 7 to 9 p.m. NewsNationPrime with Marni Hughes and Rob Nelson<\/li>\n
- 9 to 10 p.m. Banfield with Ashleigh Banfield<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
After five months as co-anchor of NewsNation, the signature primetime newscast on WGN America, Joe Donlon is being reassigned as solo anchor of a one-hour news show at 6 p.m. Monday through Friday. \u201cThe Donlon Report,\u201d billed as a mix of \u201cnews and interviews with today\u2019s newsmakers,\u201d will premiere March 1 \u2014 coinciding with a... Continue reading