WFLD Chicago Premieres Weekday Newscast ‘First at Four’ Aug. 3

By Michael Malone
( Broadcasting & Cable )
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Anthony Ponce and Sally Schulze anchor for Fox station

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WFLD Chicago debuts 4 p.m. weekday newscast First at Four Aug. 3. The program will run for an hour and will lead into Fox 32 News at 5 P.M. 

Anthony Ponce and Sally Schulze anchor. Tia Ewing will report from Studio 32. 

“Chicagoans deserve more than just sound bites to understand the unprecedented news currently affecting them,” said VP/news director Matt Piacente. “We will continue to deliver the news of the day, but with deeper explanations and perspectives from our experts, viewers, and journalists.”

With the new newscast, WFLD will produce ten hours of local news per weekday, and 55 hours a week. 

WFLD is part of Fox Television Stations.

Michael Malone
Michael Malone

Michael Malone, senior content producer at B+C/Multichannel News, covers network programming, including entertainment, news and sports on broadcast, cable and streaming; and local broadcast television. He hosts the podcasts Busted Pilot, about what’s new in television, and Series Business, a chat with the creator of a new program, and writes the column “The Watchman.” He joined B+C in 2005. His journalism has also appeared in The New York Times, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Playboy and New York magazine.