Magers (left) and Cheryl Burton (right) broadcasting the ABC 7 Chicago's 5 p.m. weekday news, circa 2011.
Born
(1944-08-27) August 27, 1944 (age 79)
San Bernardino, California, U.S.
Nationality
American
Occupation(s)
News Anchor – ABC 7 Chicago (1998–2016) WMAQ-TV (1981–1998)
Years active
1965–2016
Relatives
Paul Magers
Ron Magers (born August 27, 1944) is a former American news anchor. Magers worked for WLS-TV, the ABC owned-and-operated station in Chicago, Illinois, where he co-anchored the top-rated 5:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m. broadcasts with Cheryl Burton and Kathy Brock, respectively. Magers is the brother of Paul Magers, a former television anchor and reporter for KCBS-TV, the CBS owned-and-operated station in Los Angeles.
RonMagers (born August 27, 1944) is a former American news anchor. Magers worked for WLS-TV, the ABC owned-and-operated station in Chicago, Illinois,...
dealer RonMagers (born 1944), American television journalist and news anchor Rose Magers (born 1960), American volleyball player Sergejs Maģers (1912–1989)...
newscast alongside RonMagers. This is currently the No. 1 rated and most watched newscast in Chicago. After 13 years together, Magers retired in May 2016...
first newscast from the new home, with the then-weeknight news team of RonMagers, Carol Marin, John Coleman, and Mark Giangreco. Telemundo O&O WSNS-TV...
weather for the show and daily appearances by WLS-TV anchor RonMagers ceased, although Magers returned to the 3 p.m. hour on February 9, 2010. The following...
promoted to 5 p.m. weekday co-anchor and 10 p.m. contributing anchor with RonMagers and Kathy Brock. In addition to being on television, Burton was a cheerleader...
1997. However, in late 2009, Magers was removed from the show due to budget cutting at the station. Just 7 weeks later, Magers was reinstated on the show...
viewers, as it resulted in the resignation of long-time news anchors RonMagers and Carol Marin due to Springer's talk show. After performing only two...
controversial hiring of Jerry Springer as commentator and the resignations of RonMagers and Carol Marin, Rosati was promoted to co-anchor of NBC 5's 10 p.m. newscast...
segment on the evening news program that she anchored; her co-anchor RonMagers resigned a few weeks later for the same reason. After the two anchors...
co-anchor alongside RonMagers. They were the Twin Cities' top-rated news team—an era unparalleled at the station. After Magers' departure in 1981, she...
back on WLS was November 3, 2014. His show included an appearance by RonMagers and a phone interview with Bob Odenkirk. Prior to the show, Dahl said...
Yu began working as co-anchor on the 4:30 and 10PM newscasts alongside RonMagers. In May 1981, Yu received an Emmy award for a special newscast on the...
(1978–1983; then moved back to KATU, where he had worked before KGW) RonMagers – producer/news anchor (late 1960s, later at stations like KSTP-TV, WMAQ-TV...
dined at Franks. Recent celebrity sightings include Chicago news anchor RonMagers; New York weather presenter and actor Lonnie Quinn; and Peter Tork of...
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excellence. Lisa Verch Fletcher was the evening news anchor until 2002. RonMagers later spent over 45 years with stations in Minneapolis–Saint Paul and...
segment on Rove Live called Ron's Review, regularly appearing with Peter Helliar who also reviewed each film. "Sexy - thing". TV Mag. Gold Coast Bulletin. Gold...
anchor Carol Marin resigned on-air in protest, followed by co-anchor RonMagers; Springer was removed after two commentaries. One NBC executive estimated...
original songs called the Pioneers, with Mickey Wynne on lead guitar, RonMagness on rhythm guitar and keyboards, Roy Michaels, Andre Beeka on vocals,...
tuned kids, 2012 is our year." In January 2012, former I Am Ghost bassist Ron Ficarro began filling in as Falling in Reverse's The Drug in Me Is You Tour...