Official ribbon-cutting ceremony for the state-of-the-art news facility (the Steve Burke Newsroom) gathered station staff from WBTS, WNEU NBC Sports Boston and NECN, plus executives from NBCUniversal and Comcast, as well as state and local elected/government officials and community leaders. L-r: David Preschlack, NBC Sports Regional Networks; Pete Bevacqua, NBC Sports Group; Craig Robinson, NBCU; Mark Lazarus, NBCU; Jeff Shell, NBCU; Steve Burke, NBCU/Comcast; Chris Wayland, NBCU Boston; Mike St. Peter, NBCU Boston; Karyn Polito, Mass. Lt. Gov.; Cesar Conde, NBCU; Valari Staab, NBCU Owned Television Stations; Manuel Martinez, Telemundo Station Group; John Bulian, Needham Board of Selectman; Rebecca L. Rausch, state senator; Mike Kennealy, HUD; Keith Barbaria, NBCU Boston.
