Taking Over for Joe in Chicago

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When longtime WGN Anchor Mark Suppelsa left the Chicago station, KGW (Portland) Anchor Joe Donlon was brought in as Suppelsa's replacement.

Now after just a couple of years, Donlon is being replaced.

Donlon is moving up to anchor the Nexstar cable newscast “News Nation” on WGN America starting next month.

Replacing Donlon at WGN is Ray Cortopassi, who is coming from Nexstar’s station in Indianapolis.

“We’re excited to welcome Ray back home to Chicago,” said Dominick Stasi, WGN-TV news director. “Ray has a passion for this city and knows the stories that shape it. He is an accomplished and talented journalist and will be a great addition to our team.”

“It’s been my dream and our family’s wish to come back since leaving my hometown in the mid-1990s. I’m humbled and thrilled by the chance to work in the best newsroom in America and grateful to join a team of journalists who know the value of telling Chicago’s story,” Cortopassi said.

He starts at WGN in about a month.