Chicago Sun-Times Lewis Lazare follows Chicago media and
marketing news  Bob Sirott expands anchor role at NBC5  | No
Comments      Q. You're believed to be the co-anchor heir
apparent to Warner Saunders on WMAQ's flagship 10 p.m. newscast.
Why are you the right person for that job?  A. No one can
replace Warner. The best thing would be to just say he's on
vacation and hope nobody catches on. As for me, I've always felt
at home at NBC. And I keep coming home again. My first job in
broadcasting was as an NBC page for WMAQ TV and radio when I was
17. Twenty years later I returned to anchor a noon newscast and
do features for the 10 p.m. news. Along with two very talented
producers, I helped create "First Thing In The Morning," a
newscast that was basically a radio show on TV. After another
break, I came back a third time, this time to co-anchor the
weekend news, then the 4:30 pm news and now the five and the six
news shows. Channel 5 must think I'm some sort of locust!  Q. Do
you think you can help move WMAQ to