Unfortunately, those local children's shows would end with the abundance of syndicated sitcoms. One of the more "infamous" pre-emptions was that of "Star Trek" which was replaced by airing off-network reruns of "Laramie." Joe Crain Decatur Public Library I have been in the midst of a big transition. [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]. Although, that wasn't all. 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.. When "Star Trek" premiered, it was pre-empted by WICS for off-network reruns of "Laramie." We're your source for local news, weather and sports. September 19, 2012 | 3:34 pm EDT by TVNewsCheck, State Journal-Register | Like the other stations in the market, WICS made the complete change over to color during the 1960s. "Real People" ran from 1979 to 1984 on NBC. The 1979 intro to "The Wonderful World of Disney" as broadcast on NBC and WICS. TVNewsCheck | Quotation [17] = " 'An insider newsy website' - Hoda Kotb" Quotation[0] = "'Mr. WICS would often time preempt NBC for the airing of local origination programming during the prime time during the month following a rating period. Also, you'll learn more about that full-powered east central Illinois station at the WICD page (which is coming soon). The situation with WICS/WICD wasunique when it came to Saturday Night Live. Well Poteau has left the station and TV news altogether. Please note that the schedule for WICD and WICS were virtually identical. The FCC considered making East Central Illinois an all-UHF market but dropped these plans under heavy lobbying from WCIA. 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. Quotation [13] = " '(FTVLive) is a Mad Blogger'- Piers Morgan" var Q = Quotation.length; Groundbreaking sports broadcaster and Springfield native Fred Hickman, best known for anchoring CNN's "Sports Tonight," died Wednesday. Open in Who Shared Wrong byline? 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"[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. 2 min read. Gus Gordon(weather), Don Hickman, Susan Finzen(anchors), Paul Wappel(sports) (courtesy WICS), Rebroadcast of vintage video showing Don Hickman and staff (courtesy of WICS). Later in the year, Sinclair signed the stations with ABC. During the Summer of 2004, it was announced that WAND would become the market's NBC station. A 1979 NBC promo for the premiere network broadcasts of "Escape to Witch Mountain" and "The Towering Inferno" narrated by Casey Kasem. (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 relationship of the two central Illinois NBC affiliates was so intertwined that it would be questionable that either one could continue to be successful without the other. Director of the Center for Online Leadership and Strategy (COLS) at University Professional and Director of the UPCEA Center for Online Leadership and Strategy - and - UIS Associate Vice Chancellor of Online Learning. 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. John Belushi who was with the show from 1975 to 1979, Gilda Radner and Jane Curtin were there from. 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. Just drop me a note at the, Randy Miller for his picture contributions. Other previous jobs include working at WXIA . 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 Springfield IL Deadline-driven Anchor and Reporter for (then) #1 rated 6pm and 10pm newscasts. Just drop me a note at the form on the Home page. The low powered translatoron channel 75 in Mattoon probably didn't broadcast much more than a few miles from Mattoon. John Belushi who was with the show from 1975 to 1979, Gilda Radner and Jane Curtin were there from 1975-1980. Champaign Public Library 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. "He was a very versatile reporter, but he was also an incredibly . At the time, UHF signals were not strong enough to cover large amounts of territory. 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. On September 11, 2006, a news share agreement was established with WRSP/WCCU (then separately controlled). James Isley 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. Others who have spent time there included Garrett Morris, Laraine Newman, Bill Murray, Albert Brooks, Don Novello, Paul Shaffer, Al Franken, Tom Davis, Gilbert Gottfried, Joe Piscopo, Charles Rocket, Eddie Murphy, Robin Duke, Tim Kazurinsky and Denny Dillon. (pictures from WICS and Flip Spiceland). Multimedia journalists based at WICD's Champaign studios still provide coverage of the eastern areas of the market. by Tim Brooks and Earle Marsh [3], On March 26, 2011, WICD ceased airing its own newscasts on weekends opting to simulcast those from WICS. Quotation [12] = "'has handed in his resignation, according to FTVLive.com' - TVNewser" // pattern, adding to the array. This is a special hour-long NBC News as broadcast from November 20, 1977. Combining the signals of WICS with WCHU, Channel 33 in Champaign, and WICD, Channel 24 in Danville increased the audience of the Plains Television stations to nearly that of Midwest Television's WCIA, Channel 3. He would remain as WCIA's News Director until 1967. Facebook Quotation[4] = "'FTVLive a TV news website that is often on the money' - LA Times"; The station's digital signal remained on its pre-transition UHF channel 42. WICS would air paid religious programs by a professional evangelist, as well as paid info-commercials on behalf of charitable organizations. TV Spy | Quotation[3] = "'The TV Blogger who broke the news.' - Gawker"; However, WCCU quickly moved its advertising sales operation from its location on South Neil Street/U.S. WICD, Channel 15 was the result of a merger between two relatively lower powered sister stations of WICS. It was hosted by Chuck Acri a businessman who also ran a home improvement company in the Quad Cities. The switch was to take place on Labor Day of 2005. [21] Through the use of PSIP, digital television receivers display the station's virtual channel as its former UHF analog channel 20. The station's social media page was flooded with comments from viewers demanding the reinstatement of Joe Crain, pushing the hashtag #IStandWithJoeCrain, while U.S. As mentioned above, WICS frequently pre-empted prime time programming to insert its own programming. The switch was to take place on Labor Day of 2005. Unlike the WRSP/WCCU show, WCFN's broadcast originated from WCIA's Champaign facilities but was targeted specifically at a Springfield audience. The Associated Press | Flip was WICS weathercaster for the six and ten-PM newscasts from 1973 to 1979. If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are happy with it. Senate Republican Caucus, Vice President & Senior Trust Officer at Jacksonville Savings Bank, Communication Manager/Spokesperson at Illinois Department of Transportation, President, Savant Multimedia, Social Media Management/Advertising Firm. As a result, a nightly prime time newscast began airing on those two stations that was jointly produced by WICS/WICD. This is a special hour-long NBC News as broadcast from November 20, 1977. 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. Some of the religious shows included Jimmy Swaggart, Herald of Truth and Faith for Today. Sometime in the 1960s, WICS began a tradition of airing a movie at 9:30 am. From the start, NewsChannel at 9 competed with a newscast already established in the time slot on then-UPN affiliate WCFN (produced by WCIA). Quotation[9] = "'FTVLive.com Scooped Everyone With News' - About.com "; 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. I deeply regret that. 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. However, WICD airs separate commercial inserts and legal identifications. The Saturday morning sign-on was at 6:30 am as well with the syndicated U.S. At that time the station's call letters were changed to WHNB-TV. Klein's imminent exit was first reported by FTVLive' - NY Times"; 1988 was the 50th anniversary of Springfield's Mel-O-Cream Donuts and Dave Heller did a report on the local company. That left a huge part of the rural areas including Charleston, Tuscola, and other east-centralcommunities without NBC network service from 1959 through 1967. However, WICS was the only station uplinked by satellite providers due to contractual obligations, since it was considered the main station. The Trustoria Service Professional Directory provides you with all the information needed to find the most qualified Journalist for every need. Local SNL fans objected in a big way..in fact the backlash was huge! I am overjoyed at my new career and lifestyle change that promotes work life balance. Kathryn Dinardo Copyright 2023 NewsCheckMedia LLC, 238 Crosshill Road, Wynnewood, PA 19096 | 610-649-7989, DMA 85 (CHAMPAIGN-SPRINGFIELD-DECATUR, IL), DMA 84 (CHAMPAIGN-SPRINGFIELD-DECATUR, ILL.), DMA 83 (CHAMPAIGN-SPRINGFIELD-DECATUR, IL), DMA 82 (CHAMPAIGN-SPRINGFIELD-DECATUR, IL). (from the Doug Quick Collection of TV Guide), The "Real People" Express visits Springfield, IL. The titles included City Life, Advance Notice and Saturday Report. All three of which were simulcast on sister station WICD in Champaign. June 12, 2019 | 6:22 am EDT by AP Staff. --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). SKILLS -Avid, Edius, and Premier Pro: Non-linear editing -Various web publishing programs Communications, Public Speaking, Public Relations, Writing, Marketing, Video Editing, Broadcasting, Broadcast, Broadcast Journalism, Non-linear Editing. 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. 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. 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. This is a 1996 report on a local Springfield pastry tradition, Mel-O-Cream Donuts. 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. Joe Crain has been a meteorologist at WICS Springfield, Ill., for 15 years. It was owned by Plains Television Partners and was a low-powered full-time satellite of Springfield's WICS. 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