Archive for April, 2007
Kinda Back
Monday, April 30th, 2007Popular anchor Heather Kahn has returned to the Boston TV scene…sorta. Kahn, who most recently has been living in Philadelphia, is now doing health stories online at WCVB’s website, thebostonchannel.com. She is doing the videos in partnership with Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center.
Winick to ABC
Tuesday, April 24th, 2007WBZ-TV reporter TJ Winick will be heading to Washington, DC soon to become an ABC news’ reporter. He will be a correspondent for the ABC News Affiliate Service. TJ has been with WBZ 4 for five years and is a Marblehead, MA native.
Back to Boston
Monday, April 23rd, 2007Thanks to a reader, I have learned that Christine Caswell has returned to Boston. In the past, she has worked at WMUR and WHDH. In her new role in Boston, she is an NECN reporter.
Not New…
Saturday, April 21st, 2007Sarah Wroblewski was doing the weather for WBZ this morning, filling in for Melissa Bell. Sarah is not new to WBZ, however. She joined WBZ as a weather producer on the morning shifts in 2005. So, she is usually behind the scenes, but was given the chance to be on camera today! I met Sarah [...]
WBZ Marathon Ratings
Wednesday, April 18th, 2007WBZ was quite pleased with its record Marathon ratings. I will post the numbers below, in the form of the WBZ press release. Why were the numbers so high? They were the only one’s with the coverage, there was bad weather so people were inside, and the shows they were competing against were nothing special. [...]
7 Already in VA
Monday, April 16th, 2007What a shock tonight when I found that WHDH already has Anne Allred in Blacksburg, VA at Virginia Tech. They certainly wasted no time in getting her there. I think this is a smart move. This brutal massacre is a story which has already gripped the nation, and will go down in the history books [...]
Glor to CBS
Thursday, April 12th, 2007TV Newswer says that Jeff Glor will be heading to CBS, where he will become a national reporter for the Early Show. Jeff is currently the evening weekend anchor at WHDH. He will begin at CBS on April 23.
Emmy Nominations
Wednesday, April 11th, 2007The 30th annual Boston/New England Emmy Award ceremony will be held on May 12, 2007. The nominations have just been announced. Fox leads the way by far, followed by WBZ. Channel 5 did not get many nominations, which is sort of surprising. Here is the break down by station (for full details, click here): WFXT-TV: [...]
2006 Peabody Award
Saturday, April 7th, 2007WTNH-TV has been awarded a 2006 Peabody Award for Alan Cohn’s investigative work into Defective Parts on Blackhawk Helicopters. The station is one of only four local stations in the nation to receive the award. The award ceremony will be held on June 4 in New York. Prior to joining Newschannel 8 in Connecticut, Alan [...]