Topic: Wgn

The CDC has issued a warning regarding a "nightmare bacteria" containing the NDM gene that is resistant to most antibiotics. Infection rates reportedly rose 70% between 2019 and 2023. Doctors attribute the increase to the overuse and misuse of antibiotics, warning that unrecognized carriers could lead to widespread community transmission.

Mainstream media outlets are running segments warning against the use of "black market" or compounded GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic. A segment on WGN featured a "nurse injector" discussing the dangers of incorrect dosages, citing a UK Big Brother contestant who became ill after taking five times the recommended amount. The pharmaceutical industry is reportedly attempting to shut down compounding pharmacies now that the official supply chain has stabilized.

Chicago's WGN-TV reported on QAnon supporters demanding ivermectin treatment at Amita Resurrection Medical Center. The segment analyzes the rhetoric used by Chicago health officials to discourage the drug's use. Mention is made of families suing hospitals to allow ivermectin treatment for hospitalized relatives.

WGN TV and other outlets aired reports claiming that hydroxychloroquine is toxic to cells and causes DNA damage, citing researchers from the USC Keck School of Medicine. These reports are criticized as being part of a coordinated script to discredit the drug, which has been used safely for decades to treat malaria and lupus. The timing of these "toxic risk" warnings is seen as a push to promote vaccines as the only solution.

A WGN Chicago news reader mistakenly referred to Sidney Powell as a man while reading a prompter. This leads to a personal anecdote about a similar mistake made during an interview with Fleetwood Mac, where the interviewer confused the gender of Lindsey Buckingham. The segment highlights the lack of basic knowledge among "news models."

A linguistic trend among female broadcasters involves dropping the "T" in words like "important" and "certain," resulting in pronunciations like "sir-anne." A clip from WGN's Kelly Meyer is used as an example of this "glottal stop" style. The hosts suggest that such speech patterns would have previously resulted in a reprimand or firing by station managers.

Michael Savage was removed from his New York radio affiliate, effectively losing his national broadcast reach and transitioning to podcasting. In his place, Westwood One is syndicating Ben Shapiro across major markets including New York, Chicago, and Los Angeles. The hosts debate Shapiro's potential for success in traditional radio and his standing within the conservative movement.

A public service announcement from the Illinois Department of Public Health features a woman named Lisa who nearly died from H1N1 complications. The campaign urges citizens that it is "not too late to vaccinate." The new healthcare bill is noted for removing co-pays for vaccinations, making them fully covered by insurance companies.

A WGN news report on a blackface incident at Northwestern University is criticized for historical inaccuracies regarding the origins of the practice. The reporter's claim that blackface originated with slave owners mocking slaves is debunked by the hosts, who point to the 19th-century minstrel theater tradition. They argue this is an example of "media assassination" and poor educational standards.

The history of broadcasting is traced from the massive, clunky color cameras of the 1950s at WGN Chicago to the failed analog HDTV experiments of the 1980s. This technological nostalgia extends to Bakelite rotary phones and the lost culture of prank calling. The rapid pace of change has rendered many once-ubiquitous devices, like the car phone, completely obsolete.