WICS-TV Jun 2018 - Feb 2020 1 year 9 months. It seems that Saturday Night Live replaced a time period in which local stations previously programmed it to air movies and other syndicated programming. | It was originally called "NBC's Saturday Night" and premiered on October 11, 1975. Sinclair is providing sales and other non-programming services to the stations pursuant to shared services and joint sales agreements. Gatton joined WICS in February 2017 and has been a news anchor and reporter since then. By 1978, WHNB-TV was sold to Viacom, while the Balaban's retained their Plains Television Partners stations WICS and WICD. By the late 1970's most of the films were from a less than a classic package of films. A link to the page for WICS is here, just click on the button above. WICD's transmitter is near the border between Illinois and Indiana, and WICD was carried on most cable systems on the Illinois side of the Terre Haute market. Static.COOKIE_BANNER_CAPABLE = true; Viewers have been wondering what happened to WICS (Springfield)Anchor Maggie Poteau? Be sure to check other regions around Springfield, IL to locate the records of more people. 45 in Champaign into WICD's studios. Late Monday, WICS GM Rick Lipps said in a video posted to the stations website that Code Red, which may no longer be fitting, will be replaced with Weather Warn., The State Journal-Register | Lincoln Library-Springfield The cars would be driven into the new WICS studio where up to four vehicles could be featured at one time! By Justin Carter. Help me identify people in these pictures, some I know, but others I do not. if(window.ImageLoader) window.ImageLoader.bootstrap({}, document);Squarespace.afterBodyLoad(Y); Anchor Leaves Station without a Word (Thanks to Sinclair). WICS would air paid religious programs by a professional evangelist, as well as paid info-commercials on behalf of charitable organizations. "I really like our weather team in Springfield, because I've got Joe (Crain) in the morning and . Most of the time it was to air more big dollar commercials during syndicated programming. Now Crain is officially out of a job. J.R. Evans The weekend edition of the prime time news will continue to be a market-wide simulcast on WRSP and WCCU. HMTF was majority stockholder of the LIN TV Corporation, then-owner of WAND. (see above) The movies included many of Hollywoods classic films from the Warner Brothers and MGM libraries. Quotation[7] = "'FTVLive Delivers some of the TV World's Biggest Scoops' - Tonawanda News "; WICS would preempt NBC programming to air syndicated programs during prime time, in which the station could charge prime rates to more advertisers as there was more commercial time available during those syndicated shows. Dee Dee Gatton BREAKING: Crews battle two-alarm fire at south Charlotte apartment complex Dee Dee Gatton First at Four Anchor, Investigative Reporter Charlotte, NC Prior to coming to Charlotte, Dee Dee was the evening anchor/special projects reporter at WICS-WRSP in Springfield, Illinois. Quotation [14] = " 'FTVLive's Scott Jones one of the Most Important Media Reporters in America'- Mediaite" This is a 1996 report on a local Springfield pastry tradition, Mel-O-Cream Donuts. The Washington Post | 2 min read. Mattoon-Charleston Area Weather Forecast. Blocks NBC affil WAND came in second. Kathryn Dinardo (pictures from WICS and Flip Spiceland). The two stations are counted as a single unit for ratings purposes. Open in Who Shared Wrong byline? (picture courtesy of Teresa Wilson Ericson, daughter of Robert Wilson), You can see Robert Wilson in WICS's early history as a cast member of "Pegwill's Circus". CNN reported that Hickman died Wednesday after battling liver cancer, according to his widow, Sheila. Local newscasts, produced by WICS, are simulcast on both stations. Before the high-def conversion, here is the 6 pm Newscast from WICS, Channel 20 from July 7, 2011. Well Poteau has left the station and TV news altogether. Us @2023 FTVLive LLC Randy Miller for his picture contributions --from Gus Gordon's Linkedin profile, September 5, 2005, first day at being an ABC affiliate, Gus Gordon (Doug Quick Collection), August 2010, Gus Gordon (Doug Quick Collection). I am overjoyed at my new career and lifestyle change that promotes work life balance. In the case of WICS/WICD, it was a late movie. Although the WRSP/WCCU newscast features market wide coverage, including contributions from WICD reporters based in Champaign, there is a separate weeknight weather segment for WRSP and WCCU that was seen. On Sundays, WICS would sign on at 6:30 am with a block of religious programming and public affairs. A few years into the split schedule between the two stations, it was decided by WICS that WICD should drop "Saturday Night Live" and air the WICS late movie. 1976 Fall TV montage of shows broadcast during the week. Now he might be out of a job", "A weatherman slammed his station's constant 'Code Red' warnings. The FCC considered making East Central Illinois an all-UHF market but dropped these plans under heavy lobbying from WCIA. On September 5, 2005, the two stations swapped affiliations with WAND and became ABC affiliates as part of a larger national deal between LIN and NBC that also involved WDTN in Dayton, Ohio (who swapped affiliations with WICS/WICD's Dayton sister station WKEF the year before). (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); // ============================================== Syndicated Programming Besides ownership of the two central Illinois TV stations, the Balaban brothers' company, H and E Balaban Corporation entered into a partnership in 1959 with Transcontinental Properties to purchase WNBC-TV, Channel 30 from NBC. It was called the "Laramie" peacockbecause it was first used at the introductionof "Laramie" the first season it was produced/broadcast in color in 1962. (from Doug Quick Collection of TV Guide}. Lemke has gone from The Weather Channel to the Chief Met at WICS in Springfield. WICS would preempt NBC programming to air syndicated programs during prime time, in which the station could charge prime rates to more advertisers as there was more commercial time available during those syndicated shows. That left a huge part of the rural areas including Charleston, Tuscola, and other east-centralcommunities without NBC network service from 1959 through 1967. Unfortunately, those local children's shows would end with the abundance of syndicated sitcoms. However, WICS was the only station uplinked by satellite providers due to contractual obligations, since it was considered the main station. August 9, 2013 | 8:20 am EDT by TVNewsCheck, NewscastStudio | He was 74. However, WICD airs separate commercial inserts and legal identifications. November 21, 2011 | 8:25 am EST by TVNewsCheck, News-Gazette.com | // To add more quotations, continue with the Pictured are WICS staff members Robert Wilson and John McKinney. // to increment the Quotation[x] index! // Set up the quotations to be shown, below. Flip was WICS weathercaster for the six and ten-PM newscasts from 1973 to 1979. July 3, 2019 | 6:36 am EDT by Kevin Eck, Sinclairs Springfield, Ill. ABC affiliate WICS and its former meteorologist Joe Crain have released a joint statement, saying they have resolved their differences in a private agreement and will be moving on from their dispute., CNN Business | Just drop me a note at the, Randy Miller for his picture contributions. Impeachment managers argued that Trump's speech on January 6 incited the deadly insurrection at the U. S. Capitol. (You Tube), Linda Ellerby doing an NBC News Update from 1977. Quotation[5] = "'FTVLive was the first site to break the Jay Leno story' - KNX Radio"; December 26, 2013 | 7:31 am EST by TVNewsCheck, TVNewsCheck/Playout | Strategic Planning, E-learning, Higher Education Marketing, Educational Technology, Higher Technical Director at THINK TeleVisual LLC., Digital Media Mechandising Producer at Anderson Technical Director at THINK TeleVisual LLC. The Springfield State Journal-Register | It follows meteorologist Joe Crains on-air criticism of Sinclairs Code Red weather alert policy. 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The reason? The time slots would also be occupied by adult fare as well as syndicated shows like, "The Mike Douglas Show," "The John Gary Show" and "The Merv Griffin Show." WCHU, Channel 33 in Champaign only broadcast a radius of about 15 miles from downtown Champaign. WICS would air paid religious programs by a professional evangelist, as well as paid info-commercials on behalf of charitable organizations. For those of you who have sent me direct messages asking about my whereabouts because you have not seen me on the local evening newscasts, please know that this is the first time in my broadcasting career in which I was not given the opportunity to say goodbye. Broadcast Journalism, News Writing, TV News Production, Media Relations, Video, Final Cut Pro, Director of Communication at Daughters of Wisdom, President at Savant Multimedia, LLC, Board Member Director of Communication at Daughters of Wisdom. WICS News Anchors News anchors and reporters like Douglas Kimball would be replaced by Wayne Cox (formerly of WBLN), who would anchor through the 1960s to the 1970s. The union had represented six employees until its contract expired onNov. 15. In 1960, it bought WDAN-TV (another low-powered station in Danville) and changed the calls to WICD. WCHU, Channel 33 in Champaign only broadcast a radius of about 15 miles from downtown Champaign. He would remain as WCIA's News Director until 1967. He later would be at CNN for over 20 years and at WXIA in Atlanta before moving to a role in public relations and working for the United Way in Atlanta. At the same time, WCHU began breaking off from the WICS signal to air some local programming for the eastern side of the market, which was simulcast on WICD. Quotation [17] = " 'An insider newsy website' - Hoda Kotb" A link to the page for WICS is here, just click on the button above. He was 66. The Resignation of President Nixon as covered by NBC, August 8, 1974. Quotation[2] = "'The story first broke on FTVLive.com' - AP"; Off-network shows were syndicated in 30-minute versions and in central Illinois appeared on WMBD-TV, Peoria as well as sister station WCIA in Champaign. YouTube videos are the property of the individual copyright holders and only posted for their historical significance. Randy Miller and his Facebook Photo Collection The situation with WICS/WICD wasunique when it came to Saturday Night Live. It features Ric Kearbey, Liz Foster, Vince DeMentri, Shantel Middleton, Brett Baldeck, Garrett Brnger, and Donnie Tillman. Anchors Jerry Lambert and Marianne Manko are featured with weathercaster Kelly Curran. The syndicated block was followed by a flip-flop of local news and network news on WICS and sister station WICD. The News-Gazette James Isley [21] Through the use of PSIP, digital television receivers display the station's virtual channel as its former UHF analog channel 20. News Writing, Video Production, Social Media, Videography, Journalism, Broadcast, New Media, Director of Digital Sports Development at Neuhoff Media, WTAX News Director/Brand Manager at Saga Communications. Some shows were pre-empted by reruns of, "The Gallant Men." Viewers have been wondering what happened to WICS (Springfield) Anchor Maggie Poteau? Despite this, by June 11, Sinclair posted an advertisement on its website seeking a replacement for Crain as meteorologist for WICD/WICS and WRSP/WCCU's morning newscasts. This is a clip from August 17, 2010 and the 5pm show. Urbana Free Library, The CompleteDirectoryto Prime Time Network Shows She also co-anchored FOX40 Live Morning. This ice storm would bring down the newly constructed WICD tower. On March 13, 2015, Sinclair announced that WICD would stop offering separate newscasts on weekdays that focus on the eastern areas of the market (Champaign/Urbana/Danville). The syndicated version aired in the 6:30-7pm time weekday evening slot. WICS would broadcast St. Louis Cardinal Baseball during the era as well. These broadcasts are known as ABC NewsChannel and feature a common graphics package seen on WICS and WICD. The low powered translatoron channel 75 in Mattoon probably didn't broadcast much more than a few miles from Mattoon. December 7, 2012 | 8:17 am EST by TVNewsCheck, SJ-R.com | Railsplitters would go on to sponsor the Sunday night movie as well, "The Sunday Cinema.". Fitness, Media Relations, Public Speaking, Public Relations, Crisis Communications, Press Releases, Assistant Director of Public Relations at University of Illinois Springfield. From August 12, 2016, the 10pm newscast from WICS, Channel 20. 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