The Donlon Report
The Donlon Report will be a nightly American television news program on WGN America, expected to premiere on March 1, 2021. The one-hour-long program hosted by Joe Donlon at 7 p.m. ET.[1]
The Donlon Report | |
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Presented by | Joe Donlon |
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Production locations | Chicago, IL |
Production company | Nexstar Media Group |
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Original network | NewsNation, formally WGN America |
The cable network WGN America is being rebranded to NewsNation by its corporate parent Nexstar Media Group on the same day and expand to five hours of live news programming.[2]
The expansion in programming is a move to compete against other U.S. Cable News programs.[3] The Donlon Report will go against largely opinion-based programs in that timeslot: Erin Burnett OutFront on CNN, The ReidOut on MSNBC and Fox News Primetime[4] on Fox News. The show will also be NewsNation's first time going against its largest competitor in the "unbiased" cable news landscape The News with Shepard Smith on CNBC.[5]
The show will replace reruns of Last Man Standing (American TV series).
Format
The network said the show is expected to take “in-depth look at the news events of the day” mixed with interviews from experts “who can add insight and perspective.”[6] NewsNation has been using its 5,500 local journalists at Nexstar Media Group stations across the country to provide content since the primetime broadcast premiered in September 2020.
Presenter
Joe Donlon moves from the show's primetime broadcast to his own show. Before NewsNation, Donlon was the main anchor at Chicago's WGN-TV for three years.[7] He spent 21 years at KGW in Portland, Oregon before moving to Chicago.[8]
References
- Facebook; Twitter; options, Show more sharing; Facebook; Twitter; LinkedIn; Email; URLCopied!, Copy Link; Print (January 25, 2021). "WGN America will change its name to NewsNation, moving to compete with CNN, Fox, MSNBC". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
- Keveney, Bill. "Upstart CNN competitor expands: WGN America rebrands as NewsNation, beefs up primetime news block". USA TODAY. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
- Littleton, Cynthia; Littleton, Cynthia (January 25, 2021). "Nexstar's WGN America to Rebrand as NewsNation, Expand Nightly Newscasts". Variety. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
- Facebook; Twitter; options, Show more sharing; Facebook; Twitter; LinkedIn; Email; URLCopied!, Copy Link; Print (January 11, 2021). "Facing ratings pressure, Fox News replaces news with opinion at 7 p.m." Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
- Berr, Jonathan. "Can Nexstar's 'Fact-Based' And 'Unbiased' News Channel Attract Viewers?". Forbes. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
- "Nexstar Media's Cable Network, WGN America, to Rebrand as NewsNation and Expand News Programming to Five Hours on Weeknights Beginning March 1". Nexstar Media Group, Inc. January 25, 2021. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
- "Rebranded 'NewsNation' moving Joe Donlon to solo news hour at 6 p.m. - Robert Feder". www.robertfeder.com. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
- "Joe Donlon". NewsNation Now. June 2, 2020. Retrieved January 26, 2021.