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Sally Ramirez has been named Senior Vice President of News for NBC Chicago and Telemundo Chicago, a newly created role leading news operations for the NBC and...

Sally Ramirez today was named senior vice president of news for NBC Chicago (WMAQ [NBC] and WSNS [Telemundo], a newly created role leading news operations. Ramirez, a Chicago native who joins the stations from CNBC, begins on May 22 and will report to Kevin Cross, president and GM of NBCUniversal Local Chicago. In addition, Akemi […]

Photo caption: She Owns It She Biz Conference for Black Women Honorees for Friday, March 24, 2023 Conference at the UIC Forum in Chicago, IL.  

NBCUniversal Local Chicago, a division of NBCUniversal, is the home of NBC 5 (WMAQ-TV), Telemundo Chicago (WSNS-TV) and NBC Sports Chicago. Together, the...

Robert Feder posted on Akemi Harrison NBC-owned WMAQ-Channel 5 has hired Akemi Harrison as assistant news director. She currently holds the same position at WVIT, the NBC-owned station in West Hartford, Connecticut. Frank Whittaker, station manager and vice president of news at NBC 5, announced the appointment, effective August 2, in an email to staff Tuesday. Harrison succeeds Tracy Davis, who left NBC 5 in May to become vice president of n...