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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 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).

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.

Because of a computer timing mistake on the HD broadcast of Lost on May 15, 2008, Magers was shown at the news desk preparing for the 10 p.m. newscast. Unaware that the HD broadcast has suddenly placed him live on the air, he blew his nose, an action that was later posted to YouTube.


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