Archive for October, 2008
Jamison is Detroit Bound
Friday, October 24th, 2008Anqunette Jamison, who is part of FOX 25′s morning show, is heading to Detroit. Jamison says she will co-host the morning show at FOX 2 in Detroit beginning in late December. “Q” has been part of FOX 25′s morning show since it began in 2003. For much of the time has solo anchored the 5-6 AM newscast and [...]
Former Hub Anchor Burned by Biden
Tuesday, October 21st, 2008Chris May, former anchor at WHDH and WBZ, is now an evening anchor at CBS 3 (KWY-TV) in Philadelphia. In an interview with Sen. Joe Biden recently, May and his co-anchor hit Biden hard with questions about his past financial contributions. Biden, who represents the state of Delaware which is part of the Philadelphia DMA, [...]
Red Sox Nation in the Dark
Saturday, October 18th, 2008No, you don’t have the wrong station. Apparently TBS has suffered some kind of power outage which has caused their broadcast of Game 6 between the Rays and Sox to go off the air. The whole nation is now watching, and waiting for the game to come on, but for now tune into WRKO! This is [...]
Early Digital Switch in Boston
Thursday, October 16th, 2008WZMY-TV of Derry, New Hampshire will make the transition to all digital TV earlier than the mandated February 17, 2009 deadline. As of Noon on December 1, the station will drop its analog signal as it goes digital. The early switch will allow anyone in the Boston market to see if they will need a [...]
Weekend Anchor Shift
Wednesday, October 8th, 2008Sources inside channel 7 say that Christa Delcamp, who has just returned from maternity leave, is replacing Lauren Przybyl as weekend evening co-anchor with Brandon Rudat. Lauren will now report Monday through Friday.
Weather Plus Turns into a Bust
Tuesday, October 7th, 2008Four years after launching, NBC Weather Plus is done. The 24/7 weather service run by NBC and about 80 local affiliates was not profitable enough, according to executives involved in the decision. When asked if the decision had anything to do with NBC’s acquisition of The Weather Channel, they said even without TWC Weather Plus [...]
Liz Leaving WBZ
Wednesday, October 1st, 2008Jessica Heslam of the Boston Herald reports that Liz Walker will leave WBZ-TV in December. Liz, who joined WBZ back in 1980, was an evening anchor for nearly two decades with Jack Williams before she moved to the midday time slot a few years ago. In 2005 she left the anchor desk to host “Sundays with [...]