{"id":4596,"date":"2014-08-16T14:00:58","date_gmt":"2014-08-16T19:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.robertfeder.com\/?p=4596"},"modified":"2014-08-16T15:23:56","modified_gmt":"2014-08-16T20:23:56","slug":"weather-bulletin-cheryl-scott-leaving-nbc-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/2014\/08\/16\/weather-bulletin-cheryl-scott-leaving-nbc-5\/","title":{"rendered":"Weather bulletin: Cheryl Scott leaving NBC 5"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Cheryl<\/a>

<\/a> Cheryl Scott<\/p><\/div>\n

The next sound you hear will be hearts breaking all over Chicago.<\/p>\n

With her contract up next month at WMAQ-Channel 5,<\/a> Cheryl Scott is leaving the NBC-owned station after three years as weekend meteorologist.<\/p>\n

Frank Whittaker, station manager and vice president of news at NBC 5, confirmed the station made an offer to renew Scott's contract, but she has decided to explore other options. Her last day on air will be September 14.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe appreciate Cheryl\u2019s contributions over the past three years, and wish her the best in the future,\u201d Whittaker told staffers in a memo.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s an undeniable loss for NBC 5, where Scott has been turning heads and winning fans<\/a> since she joined the station in September 2011 from WBIR-TV, the NBC affiliate in Knoxville, Tennessee. Her social media following is among the largest at the station.<\/p>\n

Scott\u2019s agent, Chicago-based attorney Andrew Stroth, said he\u2019s confident she will be in great demand from networks and local stations.<\/p>\n

\u201cThree years ago, [former general manager] Larry Wert and Frank Whittaker gave Cheryl the opportunity to work at NBC 5, one of the best TV stations in the country,\u201d Stroth said in a statement. \u201cShe\u2019s had a great experience at NBC and with the viewers in Chicago.\u00a0At this stage in her career, she wants to explore her options to work as a meteorologist on a network or local level.\u00a0She\u2019s smart, thoughtful, engaging and wants to utilize weather as a platform to keep people informed and have a positive impact in the community. A big part of her heart will always be with NBC 5.\u201d<\/p>\n

In a recent interview, <\/a>the New Jersey native and Brown University graduate had kind words for our town, too: \u201cChicago has been such a welcoming city, and I can\u2019t think of a better city to work\/live in, especially as a meteorologist,\u201d Scott said. \u201cWhen people recognize me, it\u2019s the greatest compliment. I appreciate all of my viewers and only hope that at the end of the day, they can continue to put their trust in me and enjoy my weathercasts.\u201d<\/p>\n

Succeeding Scott as meteorologist on NBC 5\u2019s Saturday and Sunday morning and evening newscasts will be Alicia Roman, who joined the station around the same time as Scott and has been working Monday through Friday on the noon newscast.<\/p>\n

\"Byron<\/a>

Byron Miranda<\/p><\/div>\n

Returning to NBC 5\u2019s weather team will be Byron Miranda, who was the station\u2019s weekday morning meteorologist from 1998 until 2002. Miranda, who most recently has been at NBC-owned KNBC-TV in Los Angeles, will start here September 8 as meteorologist for the new 11 a.m. weekday newscast.<\/p>\n

Stefan Holt and Marion Brooks will anchor the new one-hour newscast at 11 a.m., which will replace NBC 5\u2019s current half-hour news at noon (which Brooks now anchors solo).<\/p>\n

Following the 11 a.m. newscast, effective September 8, the station\u2019s revamped weekday afternoon lineup will include \u201cDays of Our Lives\u201d at noon, \u201cThe Meredith Vieira Show\u201d at 1 p.m., \u201cSteve Harvey\u201d at 2 p.m. and \u201cEllen DeGeneres\u201d at 3 p.m.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The next sound you hear will be hearts breaking all over Chicago. With her contract up next month at WMAQ-Channel 5, Cheryl Scott is leaving the NBC-owned station after three years as weekend meteorologist.<\/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\/4596"}],"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=4596"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4596\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4603,"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4596\/revisions\/4603"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4596"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4596"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4596"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}