In April 1989, MacLennan became WBBM-TV's 10 p.m. co-anchor, replacing Walter Jacobson in the anchor chair alongside Bill Kurtis.
In September 2004, WFLD promoted Suppelsa to be the co-anchor of WFLD's Fox News Chicago at Nine in Chicago, at the same time demoting Walter Jacobson from the co-anchor position.
Jacobson was born in Chicago, Illinois, the son of Lynn Straus and Chicago news anchor Walter Jacobson.
On one occasion he conducted an interview in the restaurant with famous anchorman Walter Jacobson.
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Celebrities originally interviewed by Chicagoactor.com include Jeremy Piven, Heather Graham, David Carradine, Michael Rooker, Bonnie Hunt, John Lodge, Gabe Kaplan, James Phelps, Oliver Phelps, Bill Kurtis, and Walter Jacobson.