Archive for September, 2009
WCVB Launches New Political Roundtable
Wednesday, September 30th, 2009WCVB announced today that it is launching a weekly political roundtable show on Sunday October 4. “On the Record”, hosted by Ed Harding and Janet Wu, will air Sunday mornings from 10-10:30 AM. Their first guest will be senate hopeful Congressman Michael Capuano. The show’s goal is to focus on local political newsmakers, and there [...]
Wahle Back on Air…In a Way
Wednesday, September 30th, 2009I know we have a lot of Scott Wahle fans on here, so I thought I would post this story about the former WBZ anchor. According to The Boston Globe, Wahle will play the role of an MSNBC anchor in the new Tom Cruise/Cameron Diaz movie that has been filming in Massachusetts recently. Wahle will [...]
New Intro on 5
Sunday, September 27th, 2009Newscenter 5 has debuted a new intro to its Eyeopener program. The new intro features softer colors, such as light blues and yellows, along with a more laid back and peppy music package. Viewers are also greeted by a voice over that says, “Good morning, this is Newscenter 5′s Eyeopener” while showing various shots of [...]
Traditional Media Faces Evolution, Not Extinction
Wednesday, September 23rd, 2009A new opinion survey by Fisher College and Howell Communications found that traditional media such as newspapers and television news are far from extinct in Boston. Of the survey’s 400 Greater Boston 18+ respondents, 74% said they receive the news “regularly” from TV news, 50% said they received news regularly from newspapers, and 44% said [...]
Quincy Radio Station to Air Channel 5
Monday, September 14th, 2009Johnny Diaz of The Boston Globe reports that beginning on Thursday, WWZN-AM Quincy will be simulcasting WCVB’s 6 AM and 5 PM broadcasts on air. According to the Globe, the deal is strictly promotional, with no financial or advertising terms. The morning talk show host at WWZN (1510 AM) was actually the one to suggest [...]
Gibson to Retire, Sawyer Replaces
Wednesday, September 2nd, 2009Although this isn’t local news, it is a big change up on the national scene. ABC’s Charles Gibson announced this morning that he will retire from ABC at the end of this year. Diane Sawyer, Charlie’s former co-anchor on GMA, will replace him as World News anchor beginning in January. Gibson has been the evening [...]