"Eight veteran reporters and anchors were laid off Monday." Though they are not named, the writing was on the wall once a-holes from #NextarMedia started slashing the venerable @wgntv.com staff to a shell of itself - sign of the times sad 2C #Chicago & American news institution getting gutted
The ax is falling at WGN-Ch. 9, cutting a wide swath out of “Chicago’s Very Own” TV newsroom. Eight veteran reporters and anchors were laid off Monday, according to newsroom sources.
WGN-TV lays off eight on-air reporters and anchors Monday in massive downsizing
Sean Lewis, a nearly two-decade veteran who has anchored the weekend morning broadcast since 2010, was among those laid off.
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February 24, 2026 at 4:06 AM
"Eight veteran reporters and anchors were laid off Monday." Though they are not named, the writing was on the wall once a-holes from #NextarMedia started slashing the venerable @wgntv.com staff to a shell of itself - sign of the times sad 2C #Chicago & American news institution getting gutted
So this is total BS… they own like over 50% of channels … so Kimmel’s ratings for tonight will tank 🤦🏼♀️🤦🏼♀️🤦🏼♀️😡😡😡😡
September 24, 2025 at 7:27 AM