Quotation [12] = "'has handed in his resignation, according to FTVLive.com' - TVNewser" The company almost immediately turned around and announced it was selling the two (which count as one for regulatory purposes) plus KGAN in Cedar Rapids, Iowa to Sunrise Television. Quotation[0] = "'Mr. Static.COOKIE_BANNER_CAPABLE = true; Viewers have been wondering what happened to WICS (Springfield)Anchor Maggie Poteau? It was simply more profitable, since airing the NBC show would limit the time available for local commercials. Quotation[5] = "'FTVLive was the first site to break the Jay Leno story' - KNX Radio"; The two stations operated as a regional network sharing most network and syndicated programming. Most of the time it was to air more big dollar commercials during syndicated programming. One of the more "infamous" pre-emptions was that of "Star Trek" which was replaced by airing off-network reruns of "Laramie." 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. During football season, NBC would air the AFC early football game and WICS/WICD would follow with a replay of Capitol Conference, than a local movie insertion.yet another TV movie, usually. June 11, 2019 | 6:23 am EDT by John O'Connor, Joe Crain, a WICS Springfield, Ill., meterologist since 2004, disappeared from the weather report after ad-libbing June 5 about the Code Red moniker that station owner Sinclair Broadcast Group implemented as a severe-weather alert. Quotation[10] = "'The statement from New York-based NBC was in response to a report on the FTVLive' - Bloomberg"; (YouTube), Newsteam, Douglas Kimball, Dale Coleman and Nick Alexander, TV Guide, Nick Charles formerly of WICS at CNN, CNN Screen Shot. The SangamonLink has posted about historical highlights for Sangamon County including a story about WICS television history, in which it credits me as a source. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); // ============================================== This was produced to promote the 1975-76 Fall Preview Special. It's been an incredible ride over the past 2+ years here in Springfield, one that I won't soon forget. 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. Click on the button to see the program schedule from the dates indicated above. Although the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) had collapsed most of East Central Illinois into one giant television market, WICS took on a secondary CBS affiliation because its primary affiliate, WCIA in Champaign, only provided a marginal signal to Springfield. Teresa Wilson Ericson [8][9][10][11][12], Crain stated that it was a "corporate initiative" and not reflective of the views of the station's meteorologists and likely "the idea of a journalism school graduate. In 1983, as part of a publicity stunt, the cast toured the country via a train called the "Real People Express." 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. The Resignation of President Nixon as covered by NBC, August 8, 1974. Flip was WICS weathercaster for the six and ten-PM newscasts from 1973 to 1979. Many might remember the "Acri Creature Feature" which ran late Saturday nights. The station is owned by the Sinclair Broadcast Group, and maintains studios on East Cook Street in Springfield's Eastside; its transmitter is located west of Mechanicsburg, in unincorporated Sangamon County. (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". The weekend edition of the prime time news will continue to be a market-wide simulcast on WRSP and WCCU. Don Hickman, former WICS Springfield News Channel 20 anchor, recalls his childhood in Tennessee, adolescent years, introduction to broadcasting via radio, switch to television and many of the events he covered during his career: the Civil Rights Movement, the JFK and Martin Luther King Jr. assassinations, and the Vietnam War. This is a clip of the event. Social Media, Promotions, Multimedia, Non-linear Editing, Camera Operation, Voice Over, Creative Director at Illinois Department of Agriculture, Director at Staley Family Foundation, Talent at Television Commercials, Stay at Home Mom at My House. Now he might be out of a job", "A weatherman slammed his station's constant 'Code Red' warnings. I am now the Marketing Manager for the Springfield Illinois Convention & Visitors Bureau. Even as WCHU went on the air in 1960, plans were being made to bring a full-powered station to east central Illinois which would re-broadcast the signal of WICS and bring a city-grade signal to an even larger area than that of WCIA. November 21, 2011 | 8:25 am EST by TVNewsCheck, News-Gazette.com | WICS-TV in Springfield and former station meteorologist Joe Crain say in the Monday joint statement that they've reached a "private agreement" and are "moving on from their dispute . Gordon was named the Executive Director of the Hoogland Center for the Arts on February 1, 2013. She's leaving WICS in Springfield, Ill. to join San Antonio NBC and Fox affiliates WOAI and KABB. 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. WICS is the ABC affiliate in Springfield, Illinois. 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. (picture courtesy of Teresa Wilson Ericson, daughter of Robert Wilson) 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. Springfield, Illinois Metropolitan Area MMJ/Reporter . 1988 was the 50th anniversary of Springfield's Mel-O-Cream Donuts and Dave Heller did a report on the local company. [15][8][10][12] On June 13, a spokesman for Sinclair stated that he had been, in fact, let go. // to increment the Quotation[x] index! WICS Improvements/Planning Here was a TV Guide entry for just such a pre-emption. The switch was to take place on Labor Day of 2005. WICS would often time preempt NBC for the airing of local origination programming during the prime time during the month following a rating period. The two stations are counted as a single unit for ratings purposes. This is a special hour-long NBC News as broadcast from November 20, 1977. 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. It appears to have been a decision of new WICD Station Manager Joe Norris. Flip was WICS weathercaster for the six and ten-PM newscasts from 1973 to 1979. Mattoon-Charleston Area Weather Forecast. Kathryn Dinardo When WICS moved from the former Leland Hotel studios, it moved into a large facility located at 2680 East Cook Street in Springfield. The syndicated version aired in the 6:30-7pm time weekday evening slot. The dog was Fang, the Wonderdog. The effort on WRSP/WCCU was further expanded on January 20, 2014, when WICS began producing a two-hour weekday morning show for the Fox affiliates. Joe Crain has been a meteorologist at WICS Springfield, Ill., for 15 years. 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. In the case of WICS/WICD, it was a late movie. function showQuotation(){document.write(Quotation[whichQuotation]);} This ice storm would bring down the newly constructed WICD tower. The titles included City Life, Advance Notice and Saturday Report. All three of which were simulcast on sister station WICD in Champaign. The reason? WICS, Channel 20, Springfield, Rick Lipps News & Sports MMJ & Producer Champaign Public Library Later in the year, Sinclair signed the stations with ABC. As mentioned above, WICS frequently pre-empted prime time programming to insert its own programming. It was felt by the management of the time that WICS would be better served by keeping the late movie and airing the local commercials. Local SNL fans objected in a big way..in fact the backlash was huge! WICS began operations on September 17, 1953 and was owned by Plains Television Partners of Springfield, which was a 50/50 joint venture of Transcontinental Properties and the H & E Balaban Corporation. "He was an instant star," recalled Vann, who retired in 2019 after 42 years on television and now lives in Asheville, North Carolina. By Merrill Knox on Nov. 21, 2011 - 11:14 AM. WICS would air paid religious programs by a professional evangelist, as well as paid info-commercials on behalf of charitable organizations. Although, that wasn't all. Anchors Trey Paul - weekdays mornings and reporter (also reporter) Natalie Sparacio - weekday mornings Marianne Manko - weeknights at 5, 6, and 9 Vince DeMentri - weeknights at 5, 6, and 10 Liz Foster - weeknights at 10 Shantel Middleton - General Assignment/weekend anchor Kevilee Douglas - Illinois Central host Storm Team 20 The owners of Plains Television Partners were Harry and Elmer Balaban, the two younger brothers of Barney Balaban, who was the head of Paramount Pictures during the 1940s and '50s. This is a 1996 report on a local Springfield pastry tradition, Mel-O-Cream Donuts. In 1963 Robert D. McMullin was listed as WCIA News Editor (News Director). (from the Doug Quick Collection of TV Guide), The "Real People" Express visits Springfield, IL. TV Guide (1954-1959) from the Doug Quick Collection This was the 1965-66 Season Premiere Video produced for NBC Sales. When "Star Trek" premiered, it was pre-empted by WICS for off-network reruns of "Laramie." [5][6] While WICS and WICD operated separate news departments, there was a considerable amount of resource sharing between the two outlets, such as with video footage and personnel. 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. Local newscasts, produced by WICS, are simulcast on both stations. Quotation[4] = "'FTVLive a TV news website that is often on the money' - LA Times"; Prior to joining WICS and WRSP, Lemke worked in Omaha at WOWT-TV. It was owned by Plains Television Partners and was a low-powered full-time satellite of Springfield's WICS. J.R. Evans It was decided WICD being in a more liberal university community would air the 1970's version of SNL. 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. The journalist is popular for anchoring "Dateline" for NBC, and from 1997 to 2011, she was news anchor on the network's "Today" show. December 22, 2015 / Scott Jones. The cars would be driven into the new WICS studio where up to four vehicles could be featured at one time! She also co-anchored FOX40 Live Morning. Mutual of Omaha's the Wild Kingdom would follow at 5 pm, then the NBC national newscast before prime time and Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color. After the 10 pm local newscast, both WICS/WICD would follow, more than likely, with the broadcast of yet another TV movie before sign-off. Don Hickman, who was an anchor at WICS in Springfield for 29 years, died of natural causes Saturday. 1976 Fall TV montage of shows broadcast during the week. He was 66. // pattern, adding to the array. Most of the time it was to air more big dollar commercials during syndicated programming. Along with television, Elmer Balaban also owned a number of local radio stations in medium-size markets around the country. 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. Twitter | Quotation[7] = "'FTVLive Delivers some of the TV World's Biggest Scoops' - Tonawanda News "; He was 66. Unfortunately, those local children's shows would end with the abundance of syndicated sitcoms. (from Doug Quick Collection of TV Guide}. 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. WCIA 3 Severe Weather Center. This week I began a new career in a new industry. 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. Here's a sample segment from "Real People" about an ugly dog contest. This was the 1965-66 Season Premiere Video produced for NBC Sales. Most were from the former ABC Movie of the Week TV movie catalog of films. Others in the news staff included: Dale Coleman, Nick Alexander, Kyle Hill, Dave Lange, Alan Crane, and others. That was in April of 1978. Springfield, Illinois Area Sports Reporter/Anchor WYMT Jun 2016 - Jun 2018 2 years 1 month. 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. Although, that wasn't all. The station's digital signal is multiplexed: WICS shut down its analog signal, over UHF channel 20, on February 17, 2009, the original target date in which full-power television stations in the United States were to transition from analog to digital broadcasts under federal mandate (which was later pushed back to June 12, 2009). This is a special hour-long NBC News as broadcast from November 20, 1977. 1976 Fall TV montage of shows broadcast during the week. From the start, NewsChannel at 9 competed with a newscast already established in the time slot on then-UPN affiliate WCFN (produced by WCIA). You can see Robert Wilson in WICS's early history as a cast member of "Pegwill's Circus", 1972 Chuck Acri host of the Acri Creature Feature, picture from Houseofthejitters.com, 1972 Chuck Acri and characters from the Acri Creature Feature, picture from Houseofthejitters.com, 1972 Acri Creature Feature, picture from Houseofthejitters.com, Acri Creature Feature WICS continued to be owned by Plains Television Partners from its beginnings through 1986 and co-owned with sister station WICD in Champaign. Lincoln Library-Springfield WICS Newschannel 20 provides local news, weather forecasts, traffic updates, notices of events and items of interest in the community, sports and entertainment programming for Springfield and nearby towns and communities in the Decatur, and Champaign area, including Jacksonville, Taylorville, Lincoln, Petersburg, Pana, Effingham, Shelbyville, Beardstown, Carlinville, Litchfield and Hillsboro. December 26, 2013 | 7:31 am EST by TVNewsCheck, TVNewsCheck/Playout | Quotation [17] = " 'An insider newsy website' - Hoda Kotb" 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 | A short voice over promo for NBC Saturday Night at the Movies from 1975. This is a WICS 10 pm weathercast from February 4, 2014. I am overjoyed at my new career and lifestyle change that promotes work life balance. The Trustoria Service Professional Directory provides you with all the information needed to find the most qualified Journalist for every need. Sinclair is providing sales and other non-programming services to the stations pursuant to shared services and joint sales agreements. During most of its run in the late 1960s and 70s, it was sponsored by the local Lincoln-Mercury dealership in Springfield, Railsplitters Motors. On Instagram, Elder wrote that she'd "close. As such, it simulcasts all network and syndicated programming as provided through WICS, and the two stations share a website. Brittany Hardaway joined 13 WREX as an anchor for the 5, 6 and 10 p.m. newscasts in July of 2021. Morning/Midday Anchor at WICS-TV Title: Morning & Midday Anchor at WICS-TV Location: Springfield, Illinois Area Industry: Broadcast Media Work history: WICS-TV - Springfield, Illinois Area Morning/Midday Anchor since Jan 2012 Jasculca/Terman & Associates Account Executive Sep 2010 - Dec 2011 Full Profile Jeremy Rauch Springfield, IL However, WICS was the only station uplinked by satellite providers due to contractual obligations, since it was considered the main station. News Anchor & Reporter WICS-TV ABC Newschannel 20 2008 - 2013 5 years. Quotation [20] = " ' first published by the website FTVLive' - The Hill" This popular horror movie feature was produced at WQAD, Channel 8 in Moline, Illinois, and was syndicated to KCRG-TV(Cedar Rapids, Iowa), along with WEEK-TV(Peoria), and across central Illinois on WICS and WICD. Meanwhile, WICS would struggle with the technical limitations of WCHU and WICD. The prime-time access slot after the news block was filled by the weekday syndicated version of The Newlywed Game at 6:30 pm. This along with the erection of a new taller tower in 1958 would be a part of an expansion effort that would bring virtually all of the central Illinois market NBC programming. WICS would broadcast St. Louis Cardinal Baseball during the era as well. Professional Background CheckInformation on professionals, their work history and resumes. And during Wednesday mornings broadcast, Crain had had enough. June 10, 2019 | 6:34 am EDT by Brenden Moore. It seems that Saturday Night Live replaced a time period in which local stations previously programmed it to air movies and other syndicated programming. The station's digital signal remained on its pre-transition UHF channel 42. Groundbreaking sports broadcaster and Springfield native Fred Hickman, best known for anchoring CNN's "Sports Tonight," died Wednesday. It may cost him his job", "Where is Joe Crain? Other previous jobs include working at WXIA . The switch was to take place on Labor Day of 2005. Jordan Elder is switching Sinclair owned stations. WICS disappeared from the Terre Haute local feed in the fall of 2011 after that city's Fox affiliate, WFXW, rejoined ABC as WAWV-TV. Help me identify people in these pictures, some I know, but others I do not. We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. 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. That enabled WICS to compete on the level of attracting central Illinois viewers to nearly an equal plain to its major competitor. Quotation[9] = "'FTVLive.com Scooped Everyone With News' - About.com "; This full-powered, full-color facility would replace Channel 33, 24 and 75 in central Illinois and would bring rural viewers from Crawfordsville, Indiana to Decatur, Illinois NBC programming. 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." Meanwhile, WICD in Danville broadcast a signal of about 30 miles from Danville. If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are happy with it. 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