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Robert Howard (Bob) Jordan, Jr. (born August 31, 1943 [1] in Atlanta, Georgia) is a retired American television news journalist, author and former weekend anchor of the WGN News at Nine, which broadcasts on WGN-TV in Chicago, Illinois, and co-anchored the weekend newscast alongside Jackie Bange from 1995 until his retirement in 2016.
John Richard Drury (January 4, 1927 – November 25, 2007) was an American television news anchor from Chicago, Illinois.Drury is most known for serving as anchor on Chicago news broadcasts which included: WGN-TV from 1967 to 1970 and again from 1979 until 1984; WLS-TV from 1970 to 1979 and 1984 until his retirement in 2002.
Payne began in television news as an intern at ABC affiliate WNWO (channel 24, now an NBC affiliate) in Toledo, Ohio, within months was promoted to main anchor of the station's late evening newscast. Payne later moved to NBC affiliate WNEM-TV (channel 5, now a CBS affiliate) in Saginaw, Michigan, as the co-anchor of the 6 and 11 p.m. newscast. [4]
The American Broadcasting Company (ABC) is an American broadcast television television network owned by the Disney Media Networks subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company, which originated in 1927 as the NBC Blue radio network, and five years after its 1942 divorce from NBC and purchase by Edward J. Noble (adopting its current name the following year), expanded into television in April 1948.
He was suspended by ABC for his comments that were said to be "not in line with ABC 7 Chicago’s non-partisan editorial standards." [ 2 ] On January 28, 2021, there was an incident when he referred to news anchor Cheryl Burton as “ditzy” after covering a 10pm sports section of the newscast, and he was removed from the air.
Grainger has worked for the National Geographic Channel, [6] The Discovery Channel, [7] ABC Australia (Southeast Asian TV channel), [8] the Travel Channel, [9] and the Seven Network. [ 10 ] Grainger's experience in radio and TV journalism include deputy news director Capital London , News Director Radio of 2UE Sydney, [ 11 ] "General Manager ...
ABC Family (formerly ABC TV Plus, ABC Comedy and ABC2) is a family and teen entertainment programming block broadcast between 7:30pm and 3am. 23 ABC Entertains: 720x576i The ABC's general entertainment focused channel, formerly ABC3 and ABC Me 24 ABC News: 720x576i The ABC's news channel, formerly ABC News 24 25 ABC Local Radio: N/A
He co-anchored the evening news until March 2019. [citation needed] In October 1998, Johnson joined WLS-TV in Chicago as a weekend news anchor and general assignment reporter. In August 2006, he subsequently moved to WBBM-TV as news anchor and as a general assignment reporter. In June 2007, the station promoted Johnson to be its evening news ...