The advertising veteran will succeed Andy Hoffman who is retiring later this year after 40 years at the Hearst ABC affiliate in Boston.
The veteran media executive returns to Hearst Television to head all its news operations in Boston.
Hearst Television’s ABC affiliate WCVB Boston today made two anchor assignments. NewsCenter 5 anchor Erika Tarantal will move to co-anchor the 5 and 5:30 p.m. newscasts, and Jessica Brown will join WCVB to co-anchor […]
WCVB’s New Image Promo For ‘Cityline’
Employees Star In WCVB’s Happy Holidays Promo
Exclusives
WCVB Spends Veterans’ Day Helping Vets Heal
Boston journalist Nathalie Pozo will join Hearst Television’s ABC affiliate WCVB Boston (DMA 10) as weekend evening anchor and general assignment reporter beginning Monday, Oct. 5. Pozo will co-anchor weekend editions of […]
Boston’s WCVB Helps Fight Hunger With Televent
Emeric Feldmar Named WCVB Engineering Director
The long-time broadcasting executive returns to Hearst’s Boston ABC affiliate to lead broadcast engineering and operations, succeeding Greg Turner.
Kyle Grimes Named WCVB President-GM
The veteran Hearst Television executive and GM of its WGAL Lancaster-Harrisburg, Pa., is tapped to succeed the retiring Bill Fine as head of Hearst’s Boston flagship beginning July 1.
Bill Fine To Retire As GM Of WCVB Boston
Later this year, the TV veteran will conclude a five-decade career including 15 years at helm of Hearst’s Boston ABC affiliate.
WCVB Boston Promo Reinforces Trust In Local News
WCVB News Names Bill Sheerin Managing Editor
Hearst Television’s ABC affiliate WCVB Boston (DMA 9) has appointed Bill Sheerin managing editor of its NewsCenter 5. His appointment is effective immediately. “Bill is a highly-regarded journalist with an exceptional […]
Hearst-owned ABC affiliate WCVB Boston (DMA 9) has appointed Duke Castiglione lead sports anchor. He is set to take the helm of WCVB’s sports desk, including the weekly Sunday night […]
Hearst-owned ABC affiliate WCVB Boston (DMA 9) today appointed Julie Mehegan managing editor of WCVB’s weekday Chronicle news magazine. Mehegan’s appointment is effective at year-end when current managing editor, Nneka Nwosu […]
The transition to new leadership at WCVB Boston’s Chronicle, the nation’s longest-running locally produced news magazine, is almost laughably amicable, especially by TV standards. But it raises relevant questions for any station wrestling with how to re-tool its legacy broadcasts for a new generation of viewers and wondering whether to invest in original long-form programming for an on-demand world.
WCVB Names Patrick Gram Digital Sales Manager
Patrick Gram has been promoted to digital sales manager at Hearst’s ABC affiliate WCVB Boston (DMA 9), overseeing all of the station’s digital business. Gram’s promotion was announced by Andy […]
WCVB’s ‘Chronicle’ Team Inducted Into TV History
WCVB Examines Boston’s Traffic Gridlock
WCVB Ups Katie Thompson To Traffic Anchor
Hearst-owned ABC affiliate WCVB Boston (DMA (9) promoted reporter Katie Thompson to weekday morning traffic anchor for its EyeOpener newscasts (4:30-7 a.m.) with co-anchors Antoinette Antonio, Randy Price and Doug […]
WCVB Ups Nneka Nwosu Faison To EP Of ‘Chronicle’
Nneka Nwosu Faison has been promoted to executive producer of Hearst-owned WCVB Boston’s Chronicle local news magazine. Faison’s promotion was announced today and is effective at year-end when current executive […]
East Coast Openings In Creative Services, Digital
New ads posted to TVNewsCheck’s Media Job Center include openings in Roanoke, Va., and Boston in digital services and creative services posted by Gray and Hearst.
WLS, WCVB, Northeastern U. Research News
A cutting-edge study, Video News Research Project, will test the use of new forms of animation, graphics, and data visualization in video storytelling. Year-long, paid fellowship positions will be created as part of the project, one position at each of these stations in Chicago and Boston.
WCVB Sports Anchor Mike Lynch To Retire
Mike Lynch, longtime principal sports anchor at Hearst Television WCVB Boston (DMA 9), announced he will retire on Aug. 15. Fondly referred to as “Lynchie” by his fans and colleagues, […]
WCVB Earns 3 National Headliner Awards For Journalism
WCVB State Police Investigation Earns Gracie Award
WCVB Airing Special On Human Trafficking
WCVB Sets Newscast Changes In New Year
The Hearst ABC affiliate in Boston will launch NewsCenter 5 at 4:30 PM on Jan. 1. In addition, anchor Doug Meehan is named the third anchor of Weekday EyeOpener and reporter Jennifer Eagan will now co-anchor of Weekend EyeOpener.
WCVB Fundraiser Helps Gas Explosion Victims
Longtime WCVB Reporter Jorge Quiroga Retiring
Jennifer Eagan will join Hearst’s ABC affiliate WCVB Boston (DMA 10) as a general assignment reporter on Monday, Oct. 22. Eagan has been a reporter in New England for more than a […]
