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WFLD ADDS FIFTH HOUR TO “GOOD DAY CHICAGO”

 

 

FOX Chicago Continues to Produce the Most Local Weekday News Hours and Now the Market’s Only Local Newscast at 9:00 a.m.

 

 

CHICAGO – FOX Chicago will add a fifth hour to its morning news program, “Good Day Chicago,” announced Patrick Mullen, Vice President and General Manager, WFLD-TV.  Starting on Monday, July 7th, the extended program will be presented from 5:00 –10:00 a.m. (CT)

 

 

In making the announcement, Mullen stated, “This is a natural extension for FOX Chicago, as our station already leads the market in locally-produced weekday news hours.  The additional hour of “Good Day Chicago” well positions us to take advantage of a growing appetite for local news, weather and information during this time period.”

 

 

Mike Barz and Jan Jeffcoat will host the fifth hour, joined by reporters Pat Elwood and Nancy Loo, traffic reporter Sondra Solarte and meteorologist Tammie Souza.  Overseeing the extended program will be “Good Day Chicago” Executive Producer Melinda Tichelaar. 

 

 

Tichelaar added, “This extension will allow us to provide live coverage of news events throughout the morning, giving viewers the most up to the minute information about what’s going on around Chicago.”

 

 

 

During the 9:00 hour, viewers can expect to see more in-depth coverage of breaking news and weather.  Regular features will include discussion of hot topics and news of the day along with a variety of local commentators, as well as health reports and results of topical text and phone surveys. 

 

 

For more information, please visit www.myfoxchicago.com. 

 

 

WFLD FOX Chicago is part of the Fox Television Stations, one of the nation's largest owned-and-operated network broadcast groups, comprising 35 stations in 26 markets, covering nearly 45% of U.S. television homes.  This includes six duopolies in the top 10 markets: New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Dallas, Washington D.C. and Houston; as well as duopolies in Minneapolis, Phoenix and Orlando.

The above is the press release by the station.  My personal thanks to the entire AM team that does such a great job day after day.  The newscast keeps getting better and now more people will get to see it. 

Andrew Finlayson