Kate Merrill New Anchor Of ‘WBZ This Morning’

Kate Merrill has been named anchor at CBS O&O WBZ Boston (DMA 9), effective immediately. Merrill will join Chris McKinnon as co-anchor for WBZ This Morning and WBZ News at Noon.

Merrill has been with WBZ for nearly 13 years, joining the station in 2004 as a reporter. Before WBZ, Merrill was a reporter for one year at WNBC New York.

Prior to that, she was an anchor/reporter at WKRN Nashville. During her time in Nashville, she received an Emmy Award for her role in covering the tornado that hit Tennessee in 1999.

Merrill began her broadcasting career at WICZ Binghamton, N.Y.

A native of Carlisle, Mass., Merrill is a graduate of Lafayette College and holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in government and law.