WGN TV

Has probably the best news team around, Especially in the morning. Tom Skilling is a hands down great weatherman. Still like when they show those memorable days of Bozo’s Circus/​Ray Rayner/​Hardrock-​Coco And JOOOE/​Suzy Snowflake/​et al. And on the holidays. The Cubs/​White Sox/​Bulls/​Blackhawks games are a good mainstay as well. Even the Andy Griffith show reruns around 3:30 AM can be a pleasant & very warm treat.

WGN TV is the best local TV station in Chicago. Their newscasts and sports programming are great.

Let’s take note of a few famous kangs:
James Brown — Godfather, i.e. Kang uh Soul
Michael — Kang uh Pop
Elvis — Da Kang. Period.
Stacey Kang — Stop it!
Christopher Walken — Kang uh New York
Tom Skilling — Weather Kang
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The World’s Greatest Network. Well, probably not so much anymore, with all of the junk programming on this channel now. The days of Jack, Lou, Vince, Bozo, Ray, Frazier and Merri Dee are long gone.
As for the Channel 9 news at ten p.m., it’s probably the most vanilla and boring of the five local TV news broadcasts. I’d just as soon watch Channel 32 at nine.
One of the few reasons left to watch Channel 9 is for Skilling, who has become a legend in this town. (I’ll also give a shout out to my home boy — The Weatherman.).
The only other reasons to watch Channel 9 anymore are for the few Cubs games they manage to show and the morning show, which is the best local morning show on TV.
It’s all about Skilling — Weather Kang and unwitting Rock Star.

I just want to cuddle Tom Skilling and feed him lasagna! Ahem. I like people who explain things to me without pretension– there isn’t enough of that in the world… making sense of the schizophrenic weather of our Windy City? Even Better! I try to dress weather-​appropriate and need to know what shoes to wear today– Ruin my Manolos? Perish the thought!
I used to watch the Bozo Show (Grand Prize Game! I practiced my underhand throw) as a kid before school, all the while reassuring my little self «One day, one day I’m gonna grow up, dress like Barbie and move to Chicago!» I missed the Bozo show, but I’m not bitter or anything… I still watch WGN in the morning.
I don’t mind the giggly entertainment bits. I hate the The Tea Party worship and patronizing religion promoted on ABC and Fox as journalism. I stopped listening to NPR because every other report (over and over and over again) was on the nutjob Tea Party… no pledge drive donation for you!
I want to know what is going on now down the street. I want to know what my elected officials are doing… I want to know what to wear to work today! I don’t need to have rhetoric shoved down my throat. Ew. If I have to see a few images cut and pasted on a low-​rent word program, so what? I still get conversation fodder for the day watching WGN whilst guzzling caffeinated beverage of choice, get all mooney over the weather report, watch Chicago traffic reports, score a few silly laughs. Plus, I know less than nothing about sports but Pat Tomasulo is ridiculous high-​energy fun… like Bozo all over again, but with applicable information!

I met, had an in-​depth conversation with, and bear hugged (yes, I said bear… it wasn’t just any plain olé hug) Tom Skilling.
Ya. I know. Don’t be J… oh, okay. Be Jelly. It was awesome.
First things first, Big ups to Diane for taking time out of her busy news filled day to give us a behind the scenes tour of all things WGN Chi-​Tizzle. Much like Shaquille O’neal, you granted all my wishes that day– Shazam! Maybe that’s a good nickname, no? Diane Shazam? Eh, eh?
Secondly, I got to watch a live segment being taped with Allison Payne, got to see where the infamous Bozo show was filmed… and now the lottery balls are drawn, I got to shake my smite filled fist at a card board cut out of Paul Konrad (aka Smuggy McSmuggerson), got to watch and smell a delicious cooking segment, saw a few autographed walls with the John Hancocks of the likes of Naughty by Nature and Dave Coulier, and most importantly, I got to become the bona fide BFF of Tom mfing Skilling.
Sooo… what did Tom and I do together? Well, besides frolic hand in hand through a field of lavender, we were first introduced and I can tell you that right off the bat, there was a connection. Something cosmic, I think. Then he chatted while he single handedly prepped himself for the midday weather, did the live weather forecast, then immediately came over to «shoot the breeze» (yep, that was a weather joke) with us. He showed us some of his weather tools and charts and I asked a few hard hitting questions regarding Russia’s ability to control the weather (which he totally had the answer to, AND he didn’t skimp on the details). Then we took a few groups shots with him where I pretty much demanded to be next to Tom (or ELSE!), then he gave me (and me alone) an individual photo with him in which we are in an endearing BFF embrace. After which, I told him I was going to label the pic «Best Friends Forever» on my facebook and he was totally fine with it. So there you have it, you are reading the review of Tom Skillings BFF… six degrees of Kevin Bacon can totally suck it, because baby, you’re now only one degree away from Skilling. We then ended our meeting with a gentleman’s handshake and I congratulated him on the success of his snuggie… and added in that if there were more Skilling products, a toaster for instance, I’d totally buy it… even though he’d probably give me one for free, being that we’re BFFs and all… facebook friendship request still pending.

Watched Bozo, Gar and Ray last night. I always mean to watch it, but never have a chance, due to Christmas obligations.
This was a wonderful stroll down Memory Lane for hubby and I. We both grew up watching Ray Rayner, Garfield Goose and Bozo’s Circus in our childhood. We also have very fond memories of Suzy Snowflake, Hardrock, Coco and Joe and Frosty The Snowman.
If you grew up in Chicago in the 60’s and 70’s, you definitely remember these wonderful shows. It was a great hunk of nostalgia. Thanks, WGN!

No more Corner Gas? Huzza, it’s just been moved on the schedule, a convenient time if you live in Hawaii.
I understand why you ditched TV Pow! (circa 1977 on the Bozo show, a kid would call in and yell Pow! while someone at the station pressed the button on the Atari Pong game or whatever it was. Discontinued when the frickin kid would just yell POWPOWPOWPOWPOW etc. ad nauseam)
The morning show sounds fun, but it’s just Beverly Hillbillies or some shit out here.
Lots of sunshine games by the Cubbies broadcast, which is good; plus I once heard, then saw, Harry Carey checking into in the Montréal Sheraton while I was sittin in the lobby having un Bleu

Tom Skilling couldn’t predict the weather if God smacked him in the face and said «It’s going to rain tomorrow.» I go out of my way not to watch his forecast. Looking out the window in the morning is more reliable.

I used to watch the Today Show in the morning, but I got so sick and tired of it. I wanted to see more local news and now so much national/​celebrity crap.
WGN Morning News is perfect for that. They cover local news that I actually care about!
I love all of their personalities and they seem so down to earth! Oh and they make me laugh. The show really brightens my day.
However, I think they cut the Green Grocer segment and that makes me sad.

Olivia J. couldn’t have said it better.
I work overnight and when I come home in the morning and get ready for class I always have WGN on. There is no other news show that can touch WGN. They all seem like real down to earth individuals.
I mean they had KRS-​One on the show doing a Classical Music Rap. seriously how cool is that? Thanks to Ana, Valerie, Larry, Robin, Paul, & Tom for filling my sleep deprived mornings with laughter.

Thank you for sharing Cubs games with me ever since I was a pup. I watched «Cubs Forever» last night and had goosebumps while recalling all the memories. The «Hey hey!“s and the «Holy Cow!“s…Van Halen’s Jump at the opening of every game in 1984. Rushing home from school to watch the end of the game.
Now, you are in almost every city in America.
Thank you!

This review is solely for Tom Skilling.
I simply love Tom, I do. I don’t mind the charts and the isobars and the graphs, I think they’re perfect. He wants to teach you something, not just tell you if it’s going to rain. He wants to show you how he knows it’s going to rain so that you too, might be able to predict it one day while surfing the NOAA site.
He’s almost always accurate within a few degrees and when he gets surprised by a stubborn ridge of high pressure, he’ll admit it. He’s one of my favorite things about my favorite city.

Been watching WGN my whole life, why stop now ???
love the morning crew, they crack me up! love the complaint calls lol

Thank goodness for morning news that doesn’t take itself seriously.
Really, the last thing I want to hear about when I wake up and am gearing up for a «great!» day is depressing news. I want the weather — quickly — and I want to see Paul playing with a comically large pair of scissors.
I want to see the spoofs of the other local network’s commercials.
And, dammit, I need to hear Larry rib Robin on her alcoholic tendencies.
The journalism major in me is rational and realizes this isn’t a groundbreaking news outlet. But it is pretty darn funny, esp. at 6:30 in the morning.

5 years ago I moved to Chicago and I didn’t know anyone. So of course there were certain things that I just had to choose. You know like Cubs or Sox. (I chose the Cubbies by the way) :-)
Anyway, every morning I would check out a new station. So one Friday morning (I will never EVER forget this) I was watching WGN. Robin was interviewing this chef who was barbecuing outside. So he’s preparing the steak and he puts on the grill. Then Robin turns to him and says (are you ready?) So, do you beat your meat? Then she starts cracking up. It was at that very moment that I fell in love with WGN.

If I may, twenty stars for WGN just because of the morning news team.
Seriously, if Paul Konrad is ever leaving, I am as well. Did you see him do the Oktoberfest spotlight? If not, you missed him on his A-​game. Larry Potash paired with Ro Baum? Amazing.
Key times to watch: 7:23am-7:30am for the voicemail frenzy, and 8:15 — 8:22 for the Green Grocer Tip of the Day.
I do miss the Friday Dance that used to happen.
anyway, best morning news cast in Chicago.

I love the WGN Morning News. I love that they don’t take themselves too seriously in the morning and can laugh at themselves. The Morning News crew is my morning cup of coffee/​tea. Keep up the awesome work you guys Larry, Robin, Paul, Pat, Valerie, Ana, Dean, and Jim.

With the basic cable from Comcast, you can get the Chicago based television network in San Francisco.
Matt is not from Chicago, but enjoys the network’s news. Beside the top national news and major developing stories, they also show stories from their beloved local city. A different twist in news from another city’s viewpoint is shown.
The Chicago Cubs plays a large majority of their home baseball games in the daytime and would show them on the network at 11am. With Matt’s unusual work schedule, he hasn’t followed much of his San Francisco Giants in the evening, but with live baseball in the midday is all he can settle.
Also showing from WGN, are sitcom and drama reruns. Matt has started to watch shows like the first season of Jack Bauer’s «24», Da Vinci’s Quest, and believe it or not Lizzie McGuire. Yes Hillary Duff is not the friendliest actress in the entertainment business, but Matt thinks she is gifted and talented.
Matt is looking forward for the new shows in the Fall. Among the newest shows from the network is «The Dave Chappelle Show.»

I still cannot believe I lived in Chicago for 3 years before experiencing the morning news on WGN. Now I can’t live without it! They are laid back, and funny as hell.
My favorite is when they air complaints that people have sent in. OMG. Who else makes fun of their viewers? I love it.

I start off every morning with the WGN Morning News crew.
Pat Tomasulo would get it.
That is all.