WBBM TV 2

Mondo Times editors    Boulder, Colorado USA

Posted at 3:32pm on Friday, December 11th, 2009

CBS 2 Chicago announced on December 3, 2009 that it will launch Monsters and Money in the Morning, an innovative new local weekday 5- 7 a.m. show, beginning February 1, 2010.

The morning talk show will feature an ensemble of veteran Chicago broadcasters and a mix of discussion of local sports topics, regional business issues and personal money management, as well as news headlines, weather and traffic.

Monsters and Money in the Morning will originate from CBS 2's studios and be hosted by an ensemble of veteran Chicago broadcasters, including sportscasters Mike North and Dan Jiggetts - widely recognized by local fans as "The Monsters," along with Chicago Sun-Times money expert and author Terry Savage and former CNBC business reporter Mike Hegedus. Also contributing to the program will be CBS 2 reporter Susan Carlson, who will provide news headlines and traffic updates, and station weatherwoman Mary Kay Kleist.

Monsters and Money in the Morning will also feature in-studio interviews with guests from the local sports and business communities, including contributors from CBS RADIO station WBBM News Radio 780.

"It's time for something new and smart that will differentiate CBS 2 from its competitors," said CBS 2 President & General Manager Bruno Cohen. "We are targeting an underserved television audience - Chicagoans who are passionate about sports and want to stay on top of local business news and personal finance - while at the same time continuing to provide the news headlines, weather and traffic information that people want before leaving home in the morning."

"This is a Monster Team we've put together," said CBS 2 Vice-President & News Director Jeff Kiernan.

Mondo Times editors    Boulder Colorado USA

Posted at 5:55pm on Friday, December 4th, 2009

Mike Hegedus has been named morning news anchor at WBBM-TV in Chicago. He had been executive producer at McKinley Reserve Media Group.

Mondo Times editors    Boulder, Colorado USA

Posted at 4:53pm on Monday, August 3rd, 2009

Veteran broadcaster Harry Porterfield is returning to CBS 2 Chicago where he began his television news career in 1964. Beginning Monday, August 10, 2009, Porterfield will co-anchor CBS 2 News at 11:00 AM and serve as a news reporter for station broadcasts.

Described as a gentleman-journalist by his peers, Porterfield has earned the Alfred I. duPont-Columbia journalism award, along with 11 Emmy awards in his 45-year news career, including two features on WBBM-TV: Channel Two: The People and Two-on-Two. In returning home to the station where his television career was launched, Porterfield will also continue the franchise he created at CBS 2 in 1977 - Someone You Should Know, a series of profiles on everyday people who make a difference.

"Harry has a storied relationship with viewers in Chicago. It is both meaningful and important that the relationship continue," CBS 2 News Director Jeff Kiernan said in making the announcement. "We are proud to welcome Harry back to CBS 2. We are excited to have 'Someone You Should Know' return to CBS 2 where it started and having him anchor alongside Roseanne Tellez at 11:00 AM."

"I am both humbled and thrilled to return home after a 24-year hiatus," Porterfield explained. "Telling stories and reporting the news is what I do and I'm not done yet, even at age 81."

Porterfield began his broadcast career as a jazz and gospel radio disc jockey in 1955 in Saginaw, Michigan, after earning a B.S. in chemistry from Eastern Michigan University in 1954. His decision to pursue a career in television began at WKNK-TV, where he worked as a stagehand, cameraman and editor until 1964. That year, Porterfield accepted a position as a news writer for WBBM-TV and was eventually elevated to reporter and then anchor of the station's 6:00 PM news - a position he held until accepting a position as feature news reporter and substitute anchor at WLS-TV in Chicago in 1985. While working at WLS-TV, Porterfield earned a law degree from DePaul University in Chicago in 1993.

After 25 years at WLS-TV, Porterfield's contract expired and he signed-off from the station last Thursday (July 30).

In 2008, the National Association of Black Journalists awarded Porterfield the coveted Lifetime Achievement Award.

CBS 2 is part of the CBS Television Stations group, a division of CBS Corporation.

Steve Samtur    new york city

Posted at 1:21pm on Thursday, March 19th, 2009

March 19,, 2009

WBBM-TV

To Whom It May Concern:

My wife Susan Samturis is prepared to come on your show and do a ‘Super-Shopping’ in one of your local supermarkets. She can purchase around $200 worth of groceries for less than $10. Susan has been nationally recognized as the Coupon Queen Of America. In this tight economy, consumers are looking for ways to stretch their dollar and since the average weekly grocery bills now exceeds $150, Susan can show shoppers how to reduce their cost by more than 50% without changing where and what products they purchase.

Susan has written three books. One of her books, Cashing In At The Checkout sold a million copies and for the last 30 years has been a Contributing Editor for Family Circle and for 37 years has been the editor and publisher of Refundle Bundle (a magazine of coupons and refund offers). Susan has appeared on hundreds of television shows including The Today Show, Good Morning America, The Morning Show, Good Day New York, Fox & Friends, CNN, and Regis. Here is a quick highlight clip
http://www.selectcouponprogram.com/videos/65/susan-samtur-highlights.php.

In addition, she can give wonderful tips on the following:

· How To Get Discounts On Your Favorite Supermarket Brands
· Secrets Of Much Lower Grocery Bills
· How To Play The Supermarket Sales Cycle
· Best Food Shopping Days For Savings
· Top Web Sites For Supermarket Coupons
· How To Get Free Stuff And Rebates

Please contact me at 914-592-1647 if you are interested in having Susan do a Super-Shopping for your show

Sincerely,


Stephen M. Samtur