WBBM Channel 2 News 4:30 PM Open 1991

[jhshifris1]

I'm from Wilmette, by the way and I didn't know that 2 had a 5:30 news. The best graphics that they had were from back in early 1991 and from 1992 to 1994/early 1995. 2 was always my station for news until I left.

[jhshifris1]

Lester left back in June 2000.

[CubsFanJohn]

Was this right before old Harry retired?

[jhshifris1]

This is from September 1991.

[jhshifris1]

Linda left back in 2003.

[offthewall85]

@jhshifris1 i'm pretty sure it was 2002, her last newscast still had that "newsplex" set, which was on it's way out at the end of 2002.

[jhshifris1]

@offthewall85 You mean, the Star Trek set?

[offthewall85]

@jhshifris1 Exactly.

[jhshifris1]

@offthewall85 Of all sets, WBBM wanted that one. They had better sets before.

[offthewall85]

@jhshifris1 haha i know! It's the newsroom, not the starship enterprise! My favorite studio either has to be the one from this era, or when they had the multiple sets maybe like 2 years prior,when they had sets for First Edition and the 5:30 report, but did the news from the newsroom.

[StukInBuf]

Lester Holt... Corey McPherrin... I know of gthese guys. Holt went to NBC, and you got McPherrin from Channel 7 in NYC.

[dandydonaldo]

I don't think Lester Holt's porn 'stache got him his job at NBC.

[hkfreak]

There's a double meaning in "porn 'stache"