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Feder: WGN Radio boss bans CNN, Fox News and Svengoolie

Posted August 04, 2020 1:00 am

Robert Feder

With Nexstar Media Group's “News Nation” prime-time newscast set to debut September 1 on WGN America, anchors and correspondents from competing networks may no longer be welcome as guests on WGN 720-AM, the company's news/talk station, Robert Feder writes.

Sean Compton, the Nexstar executive vice president who oversees WGN, told staffers in a memo Monday: “Now, with News Nation launching, that will be our go-to for national news talent needs. No more CNN or Fox News personalities — let's promote and encourage our own product.”

Also declared persona non grata on WGN Radio: Svengoolie, the iconic horror-movie host played for more than 40 years by Rich Koz. Svengoolie works at Me-TV, a competitor to Nexstar's Antenna TV.

Get the full report, and more Chicago media news, at robertfeder.com.

Anchors and correspondents from competing networks may no longer be welcome as guests on WGN 720-AM, the company's news/talk station.

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