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    'Friends' is the gift that keeps on giving to WarnerMedia

    by Stephen Battaglio, Los Angeles Times Feb 19, 2020 5 minutes

    Morgan Kolkmeyer, a meteorologist for Chicago TV station WGN, has fond childhood memories of curling up next to her parents on a couch as they all watched episodes of "Friends."

    Two decades later, Kolkmeyer, 28, found herself perched on a replica of the signature orange sofa from Central Perk, the coffee house hangout of the six 20-something characters on the series, as she introduced four of her favorite "Friends" episodes to WGN viewers on a Saturday night in November.

    "I don't watch a lot of TV shows, and I don't know a lot of actors and actresses," Kolkmeyer said. "But I know every line of 'Friends.'"

    Kolkmeyer is among the show's legion of multigenerational fans of the Warner Bros. Television sitcom, and her hosting stint was part of a massive marketing campaign tied into the program's 25th anniversary. The push precedes

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