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Nexstar's WGN Lays Off 8 Newsroom Staffers

  • AOL, Tuesday, February 24, 2026 8:44 AM
Chicago’s WGN-Ch. 9 has laid off eight reporters and anchors, AOL reports. Included were Sean Lewis, anchor of the weekend morning broadcast since 2010. “This afternoon, I filed my last report for WGN on the noon show,” Lewis said on Monday. The station -- owned by Nexstar Media -- eliminated three technical director positions last month, and four floor director titles in October. 

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