Springfield Area Weather Forecast. Lincoln Library-Springfield The News-Gazette At the time, UHF signals were not strong enough to cover large amounts of territory. WICS would often time preempt NBC for the airing of local origination programming during the prime time during the month following a rating period. One long-time fixture on NewsChannel 20 Joe Crain shows what made him Springfield's favorite weather guy. Former Channel 20 anchor Don Hickman dies JOHN REYNOLDS and MATTHEW DIETRICH 0:00 0:35 Don Hickman, whose nearly three decades as news anchor at WICS Channel 20 made him one of. That is false. Local SNL fans objected in a big way..in fact the backlash was huge! 1988 was the 50th anniversary of Springfield's Mel-O-Cream Donuts and Dave Heller did a report on the local company. Until October 13, 2014, WICD's separate weekday newscasts at its Champaign headquarters were not included in the upgrade because that set lacked high definition cameras. "I really like our weather team in Springfield, because I've got Joe (Crain) in the morning and . This probably wasn't met favorably by NBC, but it seems that it didn't stop WICS from doing it. This facility would house the station for many years to come even after bringing the operations of the GoCom stations (WRSP, WCCU, and WBUI) into the fold in the 2010s. Some shows were pre-empted by reruns of, "The Gallant Men." In 2012 WICS Anchor Jerry Lambert retired from the anchor desk. In 1960, it bought WDAN-TV (another low-powered station in Danville) and changed the calls to WICD. Prior to joining WICS and WRSP, Lemke worked in Omaha at WOWT-TV. This is a recording of the "A" block of a newscast from WICS in early May of 1997. Investigative Reporting, Journalism, Editing, Broadcast Journalism, Writing, Video, Avid, Final Cut Public Information Officer at Illinois State Treasurer's Office. Just drop me a note at the, Randy Miller for his picture contributions. Bomke's broadcast career began in Central Illinois as a morning anchor and reporter for WICD-TV in Champaign and WICS-TV in her hometown of Springfield. By early May of 1978 "Saturday Night Live" returned to WICD, while WICS continued it's airing of their own "Saturday Night Movie" at least for a while. Now Crain is officially out of a job. On Sundays, WICS would sign on at 6:30 am with a block of religious programming and public affairs. Quotation [11] = "'Scott Jones, whose FTVLive.com Web site broke the story' - LA Daily News" The Saturday morning sign-on was at 6:30 am as well with the syndicated U.S. Brittany Hardaway joined 13 WREX as an anchor for the 5, 6 and 10 p.m. newscasts in July of 2021. "[13] Despite complaints and comments from viewers on the station's social media platforms,[14] letters to the editor and local talk radio shows, Sinclair continued to mandate its meteorologists to use the terminology. WICS owner Sinclair did not give her the chance to tell viewers goodbye. This is a clip of the event. News Anchor & Reporter WICS-TV ABC Newschannel 20 2008 - 2013 5 years. [16] This is not the first time the station has taken issue with talent popular with their viewers; in 2015, chief meteorologist Ric Kearbey was unable to reach a deal with WICS on a new contract, while anchor Liz Foster resigned to take a new position in Charlotte, North Carolina.[17][18][19]. Former WICS Anchor Don Hickman Dies at 74. During the 1979-1980 TV season, the WICS weekday schedule followed Today at 9am with the first run weekday syndicated Dating Game followed by the NBC daytime schedule which was solid through3pm. 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. From August 12, 2016, the 10pm newscast from WICS, Channel 20. Here is a segment from a weekday feature on a local farmer's market with Thomas Patrick and an interview conducted by Joe Crain. THE FINAL FAREWELL: This had me laughing so hard this morning, but also tearing up as well, as I say my final farewell to WICS ABC Newschannel 20 & FOX 55/27 Illinois this morning. That was in April of 1978. Eight Stations Launch NextGen TV In Champaign/Springfield-Decatur, Code Red Forecaster, WICS Resolve Differences. WICD (channel 15) is a television station licensed to Champaign, Illinois, United States, affiliated with ABC.Owned by Sinclair Broadcast Group, the station has studios on South Country Fair Drive in downtown Champaign, and its transmitter is located northeast of Homer, along the Vermilion-Champaign county line.. // pattern, adding to the array. Quotation [15] = " 'FTVLive Reported the Story First'- NY Times" Teresa Wilson Ericson Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) stating that the "Code Red" system "overstat[es] the danger to our community." By 1979, the WICS broadcast day began at 6:30 am and sign-off on weeknights followed the Tomorrow show hosted by Tom Snyder, at around 1 am. Contributors: The existing hour-long WICS-produced newscast on WRSP, which had been simulcast on WCCU, was refocused to Springfield and became known as Fox News at Nine. (from the Doug Quick Collection of TV Guide), The "Real People" Express visits Springfield, IL. It was owned by Plains Television Partners and was a low-powered full-time satellite of Springfield's WICS. That left a huge part of the rural areas including Charleston, Tuscola, and other east-centralcommunities without NBC network service from 1959 through 1967. This operations saw local news operations reduced at some stations and combined with national news coverage, weather forecasting, and sports headlines based out of Sinclair's headquarters in Hunt Valley, Maryland. Danville Area Weather Forecast. In 1964, it moved to its current studios on East Cook Street in East Springfield. Learn how and when to remove this template message, transition from analog to digital broadcasts, "Doug Quick On Line, Central Illinois On-Line Broadcast Museum", http://wics.com/news/top-stories/stories/vid_8401.shtml, "WICD to share weekend newscasts with WICS", "WICS Springfield (Ill.) to Produce WICD News", "A TV meteorologist objected to management's 'code red' orders. He was 74. Urbana Free Library, The CompleteDirectoryto Prime Time Network Shows First day of ABC, Sept 5, 2005 (Doug Quick Collection), 2013 WICS Weekend Anchors, Sports, Santel Middleton and Joe Brooks (You Tube), WICS Master Control before 2011 (Joe Crain photo), Work being done to master control with new digital High Definition Equipment (Joe Crain photo). On Monday, he might not have a job to return to. 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. Traveled on assignment . In the early days, the WICS studios would allow for cars to be driven into the studios as well as for the many children's shows which included a studio audience as well as a panel of local kids. 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). Quotation[8] = "'CNBC wanted a reaction to a story someone had seen on FTVLive' - Vanity Fair "; It was hosted by Chuck Acri a businessman who also ran a home improvement company in the Quad Cities. The weekend edition of the prime time news will continue to be a market-wide simulcast on WRSP and WCCU. On November 17, 2010, WICS became available to Dish Network customers in Terre Haute, Indiana as the ABC affiliate since the market lacked an affiliate of its own. Morning News Anchor WICS News Channel 20 May 2019 - May 2021 2 years 1 month. As a result, a nightly prime time newscast began airing on those two stations that was jointly produced by WICS/WICD. Flooring America Eyenet Camera Network. During the Summer of 1967, the new WICD(channel 15) would go on the air from the tallest (tower)structure in the state of Illinois at the time. (YouTube), Newsteam, Douglas Kimball, Dale Coleman and Nick Alexander, TV Guide, Nick Charles formerly of WICS at CNN, CNN Screen Shot. Quotation [18] = " 'FTVLive is the Most Incrediable thing in our Business' - i24News" December 22, 2015 / Scott Jones. By Justin Carter. Before the high-def conversion, here is the 6 pm Newscast from WICS, Channel 20 from July 7, 2011. WICD would follow with a play of its public affairs program Assignment 15.. It's unknown why the Balaban's held onto the Champaign property. There was no Saturday, 6 pm newscast, scheduled instead of the syndicated first-run comedy/variety show Hee Haw which would air from 5 to 6 pm. Unlike the WRSP/WCCU show, WCFN's broadcast originated from WCIA's Champaign facilities but was targeted specifically at a Springfield audience. A short voice over promo for NBC Saturday Night at the Movies from 1975. Hicks, Muse, Tate & Furst (HMTF), an investment firm controlled by then-Texas Rangers and Dallas Stars owner Tom Hicks, owned a large block of Sunrise stock. Employees have the right to disagree and should do so when they believe something is wrong, though hopefully not on a public forum., The Associated Press | Ann Marshall The picture with WICS staff members was taken sometime in the last days of "The Virginian" or during the 1974-75 era of "Lucas Tanner" which aired on NBC. // Do not change anything below this line It was sponsored by Railsplitters Lincoln-Mercury which would either do live or recorded commercials in the studio with featured vehicles both new and used. I deeply regret that. Most of the time it was to air more big dollar commercials during syndicated programming. Many might remember the "Acri Creature Feature" which ran late Saturday nights. Quotation [14] = " 'FTVLive's Scott Jones one of the Most Important Media Reporters in America'- Mediaite" YouTube videos are the property of the individual copyright holders and only posted for their historical significance. Railsplitters would go on to sponsor the Sunday night movie as well, "The Sunday Cinema.". From 2009, this weather promo features Gus Gordon, Joe Crain and Danny Russell. It was simply more profitable, since airing the NBC show would limit the time available for local commercials. var Quotation=new Array() // do not change this! In the case of WICS/WICD, it was a late movie. Click on the button to see the program schedule from the dates indicated above. Quotation[5] = "'FTVLive was the first site to break the Jay Leno story' - KNX Radio"; Former Weather Channel Anchor Cheryl Lemke hasn't run into Homer Simpson yet, but she is enjoying life in Springfield, Illinois. Known as NewsChannel at 9 on Fox Illinois, it aired for a half-hour from a modified set at WICS' Springfield studios featuring unique duratrans indicating the Fox-branded show. Weekday programming in 1979 on WICS included the typical NBC daytime schedule of game and daytime dramas and locally originated off-network television series from the '60s and '70s. WCIA 3 Weather Special. [3], On March 26, 2011, WICD ceased airing its own newscasts on weekends opting to simulcast those from WICS. Multimedia journalists based at WICD's Champaign studios still provide coverage of the eastern areas of the market. Quotation[10] = "'The statement from New York-based NBC was in response to a report on the FTVLive' - Bloomberg"; Sinclair is providing sales and other non-programming services to the stations pursuant to shared services and joint sales agreements. On December 31, 2012, the Sinclair Broadcast Group closed on the purchase of the non-license assets of GOCOM's three television stations, WRSP/WCCU and sister station WBUI for approximately $25.6 million. (see above) The movies included many of Hollywoods classic films from the Warner Brothers and MGM libraries. 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