May 25, 2016 Magers retired from ABC with a final late evening newscast with tributes from staff and colleagues. ABC7 anchor Alan Krashesky succeeded Magers at 5:00 p.m. alongside Cheryl Burton and alongside Kathy Brock at 6:00 and 10:00 p.m. Awards Magers has won numerous awards including six Chicago Emmy Awards, a Peter Lisagor Award and a National Press Club citation. In addition, he has won an Associated Press award, an Illinois Broadcasters Association award, the Ohio State Award, and an Ethics Award from the Society of Professional Journalists. References External links Bio at abc7chicago.com at wayback.archive.org/web http://abc7chicago.com/tag/ron-magers/ American television journalists Living people Television anchors from Chicago Television anchors from San Francisco 1944 births American male journalists Television anchors from Minneapolis–Saint Paul, Minnesota People from San Bernardino, California People from Cordova, Alaska People from Ellensburg, Washington