Archive for November, 2009
“On the Move” at WHDH & NECN
Sunday, November 29th, 2009Insiders at WHDH tell me today is reporter Grant Greenberg’s last day at the station after not having his contract renewed. Also, it recently came to my attention that Prat Thakkar is no longer with NECN.
Meteorologist Inbound from Cleveland
Thursday, November 26th, 2009Cleveland is buzzing about the loss of FOX 8 meteorologist Melissa Mack. Mack, the station’s morning meteorologist, announced this morning that she is leaving the station for Boston. I have no official word on where she is headed, but I am working to get that information as soon as possible. Regardless, it seems that we [...]
November 2009 Sweeps Nearly Done
Wednesday, November 25th, 2009The November sweeps period ends this week, and so far the numbers indicate almost every station has something to be happy about. Remember, sweeps happen four times a year. In metered markets like Boston stations claim that sweeps periods are meaningless, but based on the number of special reports I see during the various periods [...]
Really Trying to Make it “Your Newscast”
Tuesday, November 17th, 2009Over the past couple of months, WHDH has been really touting its slogan “Your Newscast”. They have encouraged feedback and interaction on facebook, twitter and skype arguably more than other stations who are more reliant on their own websites. Now, with Google’s unveiling of a new tool called “YouTube Direct”, WHDH/WLVI is moving forward with [...]
FOX25 Shake Ups
Friday, November 6th, 2009In what appears to be cost saving cuts, Fox 25 will not renew the contracts of Butch Stearns and Jim Armstrong, according to the Boston Herald. Stearns, who has been with Fox 25 since 1999, will not be replaced. That leaves just one member of the Fox 25 sports team, Ryan Assselta. WFXT says he, [...]
Sports at NECN Outsourced
Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009Comcast SportsNet New England announced today that it is launching a new local sports news program to be aired three times a night on multiple platforms beginning December 3.The new show, called SportsNet Central, will be a 30 minute live program. As part of this overhaul to Comcast SportsNet, NECN’s sports department will cease to [...]