Ron Magers

Ron Magers is one of the weeknight anchors on WLS-TV, the ABC affiliate in Chicago. He currently co-anchors the station's 5:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m. broadcasts. He is the brother of Paul Magers, a television anchor for KCBS-TV in Los Angeles.

Ron joined WLS in 1998 as a 5:00 p.m. anchor. He became co-anchor of the 10:00 p.m. newscasts in 2002, after the retirement of long-time anchor John Drury. Magers now also appears in a feature segment on The Roe Conn Show on WLS (AM). From 1981-1997, Ron co-anchored the highly respected newscasts of WMAQ-TV with Carol Marin. They made national headlines in May 1997 when they left Channel 5 in protest of the station's hiring Jerry Springer as commentator for the 10:00 p.m. newscasts. WMAQ management allowed both anchors an early release from their contracts.

Prior to his arrival in Chicago, Magers was a principal anchor (1974-1981) for KSTP-TV, Channel 5, the ABC (formerly NBC) affiliate in Minneapolis-St. Paul. He was later joined by co-anchor Cyndy Brucato. This popular anchor team led the top-rated Twin Cities newscasts at that time, an era which has been unparalleled at the station.

External links

* [http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=bios&id=3397294 abc7chicago.com] Ron Magers Biography
* [http://www.wlsam.com/Article.asp?id=401564&spid=11390 wlsam.com] Ron Magers' Flan Cake Recipe