Archive for June, 2009
FOX 25 At 6
Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009FOX 25 is changing its early evening news schedule come this fall. Beginning on September 14, FOX 25 will dump its 5 and 5:30 pm shows. Instead, they will air a 6-6:30 news program. The 5-6 PM slot will be filled with a show hosted by Dr. Mehmet Oz. As you may know, FOX 25 [...]
7 Sports Addition
Thursday, June 18th, 2009A few of you have been asking me about Rhett Lewis, WHDH’s new sports reporter. He joined the station last month, and according to WHDH.com, he comes to Boston from WVUE (Fox) in New Orleans.
Comcast Buys Out Hearst’s Stake in NECN
Thursday, June 18th, 2009Comcast announced today that it bought out Heart’s ownership in New England Cable News. The deal brings NECN under Comcast’s sole control, instead of NECN’s former split ownership between Hearst Corp. and Comcast. The price of the deal was not disclosed, but the acquisition certainly makes Comcast more of a player in the market, as [...]
HD Coming at Last
Sunday, June 14th, 2009June 14, 2009 Update: Well, Fox 25 is HD as of tonight’s 10 PM broadcast, as we reported it would be earlier this week. The graphics feature the new O & O look, and the new intro is similar to the old intros they had before the previous graphics update (showing the studio, news van, [...]
Randy in at 5
Tuesday, June 2nd, 2009Just weeks after Randy Price was seen interviewing at WCVB, we can now confirm that Randy will be joining the station next Monday. In Randy’s new role he will co-anchor the Eyeopener with Bianca de la Garza, replacing David Brown. David will now focus on reporting and filling in for meteorologists from time to time. Remember [...]
Mish Moving On
Tuesday, June 2nd, 2009Sad news for the Boston TV weather-world today, as Mish Michaels told The Herald she is leaving WBZ. Her departure will be effective July 31. Since 2001 Mish has worked as a part time meteorologist and Environmental Reporter. She was offered promotions several times while on Soldier’s Field Rd., but never took them so she [...]