Archive for February, 2007
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Wednesday, February 28th, 2007We have some comprehensive numbers now on the February sweeps period from WBZ. They seem very happy with the growth of their station, although they are still far behind all of the other major news stations in the market. FROM WBZ-TV: Aside from WBZ, WCVB took back control of the late evening news and FOX [...]
To Iraq and Back
Tuesday, February 27th, 2007ABC aired a special tonight on anchor/reporter Bob Woodruff’s road to recovery after being hit by an IED while on the job in Iraq last year. He and his cameraman were both seriously injured while traveling with an Iraqi Army Unit. The blast caused severe brain damage, yet Bob was able to make a miraculous [...]
5 is 35!
Tuesday, February 27th, 2007Another TV celebration will take place, this one on WCVB. On March 19 at 10 PM, Newscenter 5 will celebrate 35 years on the air. The program will be hosted by Natalie Jacobson, with pieces by Ed Harding, Heather Unruh, Liz Brunner, Anthony Everett, Mary Richardson, and Susan Wornick.
15 Years
Tuesday, February 27th, 2007All this week on the NECN News at 9, the station will be celebrating its 15 year anniversary. They will feature some of the big stories that they have covered since 1992. Click here to view a description of what will be featured
7 Feuds Within
Friday, February 23rd, 2007Yesterday’s Boston Herald reported about a feud between Sean Hennessey (reporter) and Andy Hiller (Political analyst) at a press conference. That press conference just happened to be hosted by the Governor, of all people. The paper reports that the two were both trying to cover the story of Patrick’s careless spending, Sean for his regular [...]
Early Look at Sweeps Numbers
Monday, February 19th, 2007Jessica Heslam has provided us with a quick look into sweeps number this month, mainly surrounding the snow storm which impacted us last week. The following numbers are from here blog: These are Tuesday night’s ratings on the eve of last Wednesday’s storm. FOX 25′s 10 p.m. news had 399,000 total viewers. WCVB channel 5′s [...]
Where is Barlow?
Sunday, February 18th, 2007Everyone has been wondering where Ken Barlow has been! The Chief Meteorologist at WBZ has been off the air now for more than a week, missing the biggest storm we have had all year. According to today’s Boston Herald, “Barlow was hospitalized during the big storm after suffering a severe allergic reaction to some meds”. [...]
Hennessey To New York
Thursday, February 15th, 2007The Boston Herald reports today that 7 has lost another reporter to New York. They say that next month, Sean Hennessey will head to WCBS-TV in the Big Apple. Sean has been with 7 since 1996, mainly acting as a reporter.
Owens
Friday, February 9th, 2007Several TV news websites, such as TV Newser, are reporting that former WHDH reporter Ryan Owens has been promoted at ABC. They report that he will co-anchor early morning news shows at ABC on the weekends. Good for him.
Harding Named Evening Anchor
Tuesday, February 6th, 2007WCVB came out with a big announcement today. They have named Ed Harding the co-anchor of all early and late evening newscasts. He will now co-anchor the 5 PM, 5:30 PM and 11 PM shows. Channel 5 has confirmed for me that Ed will also be co-anchoring the 6:00 PM news. You will remember that [...]
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