. Was NBC’s decision to drop Ed Ansin’s WHDH-TV as its Boston affiliate a big mistake?Give Round 1 to Ansin, a billionaire who could have sold his station to NBC but decided to go it alone as an independent. “It continues to grow. If people knew the secret sauce, they would all be doing it.”TV news may seem all the same, but not to Boston viewers. You have to commit to one or the other,” Ellis said. Programs include A contest was held by WNEV in August 1987, just under a month before the games moved to the station, to scout for their own lottery host (The lottery commission saw tremendous growth during this period, increasing its sales to record highs, promoting further advertising and expanding its game roster (WHDH became the primary station for the New England Patriots in 1995, as the Patriots played in the Between 1992 and 2016, WHDH aired a total of twelve The station, in partnership with MetroNetworks, launched the TrafficTracker truck during the When New England Television began operating the station, a massive attempt to bring channel 7 out of the ratings basement (where WNAC-TV had largely resided for most of its history) was planned. Covering Breaking News and … Reporter for 7News Boston -- WHDH. And while the fight is far from over — no one expected NBC10 to be a ratings monster out of the gate — the new station must make significant strides this year, or the locals will really be talking about David taking down Goliath. For most of the last decade, WHDH has waged a spirited battle for first place, behind long-dominant WCVB. Gluttons for punishment, they agreed to do it again.Ellis said NBC10 still hasn’t found its groove, while WHDH has kept up the pressure.“I am going to give them a lot of credit,” Ellis said of WHDH. I am not saying that would be easy. On Friday, the network boosted its reach with “This is a long process. The dots also had dual usage, as lottery balls, in promotions for Throughout the 1980s, WNEV-TV frequently partnered with WHDH radio (850 AM; frequency now occupiedThe dual operation, which began with much fanfare and leverage, proved to be too costly for Mugar and company. Cheatwood introduced a considerably watered-down version of the WSVN format. Sahl, who had been WNEV's noon anchor on weekdays, joined Kate Sullivan as her new partner on weeknights (Sahl had filled in for Wright on numerous occasions during 1986 and 1987, and heavily in the summer of 1987 when Wright was recovering from a Besides the locally prominent journalists who attempted to leverage WNEV's news, a few future national talents had brief stints at the station in the 1980s. “They haven’t missed a beat.”The problem with the NBC10 newscast is that it’s not as flashy as WHDH’s or Fox’s WFXT-TV’s (Channel 25) and doesn’t have the gravitas of the programs at legacy stations WCVB or WBZ.“It’s hard to stick to the middle. Prince, Tom Petty, Steve Winwood, Jeff Lynne and others -- "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" - Duration: 6:16. “There are more options.”What can viewers expect in 2018? The additional newscast will increase WCVB’s weeknight evening news to four hours of local and national news beginning with “NewsCenter 5 at … However, it was still shocking by Boston standards. The logo was introduced as a part of the new station-wide campaign, "We're All on the Same Team", in which the seven dots represented the heads of team members. There are habits in the community that are maybe difficult to break,” St. Peter said. “That being said, I think they could upgrade their people. The station dropped its "SE7EN" identity in favor of a new logo, which consisted of the number "7" made up of seven white dots inside of a blue circle.
“You can’t say that when you are launching a new station.”But the biggest winners of all are the advertisers. In 2002, WHDH was noted as having the best newscast in the U.S. in a study published by the From 1997 to 2003, WHDH's staff included field reporter Jeffery Derderian, who was a co-owner of The Station nightclub with his brother Michael. This will be a make or break year for NBC10. “They have not had that kind of audience. Although she had stated in the spring of 1983 that she was at the anchor desk for the long haul, Young made a move with Yanoff and Mugar that July which granted her airtime on WNEV for prime time specials produced through her private production company, Young Visions. Yanoff quickly reunited himself with his former WBZ news director Jeff Rosser, who signed a five-year contract with WNEV. Prior to the debut of the new format and More changes were in store concerning the look of the newscasts. NBC is owned by Comcast.“We are encouraged by the ratings — I won’t say we are satisfied, because we’re not,” NBC10 Boston president Mike St. Peter tells me. But over-the-air viewers have had to rescan their monitors to find out which signal worked best: 8.1 or 60.5. It's time to step up or be tuned out.Shirley Leung is a Globe columnist. This is a tremendous opportunity.”Ellis was among a trio of recovering TV news executives I corralled last year to binge-watch newscasts and offer feedback on the new NBC station. She signed off from WHDH shortly after Christmas and began at NBC on January 1, 1994.During this time, Sahl became quite vocal of his displeasure with the new tabloid format, and it was clear that he was looking for a way out of his contract as well. 7 talking about this. Julie Donaldson, ex-WHDH reporter, hired as Washington NFL exec, part of radio broadcast By Staff and Wire Reports Updated July 21, 2020, 7:28 p.m. Email to a Friend For the first incarnation of WHDH-TV on channel 5 in Boston, which existed from 1957 to 1972, see For the first licensee of channel 7 in Boston, which existed from 1948 to 1982, see Television station in Massachusetts, United StatesReception may vary by location and some stations may only be viewable with Reception may vary by location and some stations may only be viewable with Reception may vary by location and some stations may only be viewable with WNAC-TV's fight for survival and transition (1948–1982)WNAC-TV's fight for survival and transition (1948–1982) Within WNEV's first couple of years, there was an increase of news reporters and anchors of color joining the station (notably including anchor In 1987, another of WNEV's ambitious efforts premiered, the hour-long live children's variety show In mid-August 1987, WNEV overhauled its on-air image.
“You can’t say that when you are launching a new station.”But the biggest winners of all are the advertisers. In 2002, WHDH was noted as having the best newscast in the U.S. in a study published by the From 1997 to 2003, WHDH's staff included field reporter Jeffery Derderian, who was a co-owner of The Station nightclub with his brother Michael. This will be a make or break year for NBC10. “They have not had that kind of audience. Although she had stated in the spring of 1983 that she was at the anchor desk for the long haul, Young made a move with Yanoff and Mugar that July which granted her airtime on WNEV for prime time specials produced through her private production company, Young Visions. Yanoff quickly reunited himself with his former WBZ news director Jeff Rosser, who signed a five-year contract with WNEV. Prior to the debut of the new format and More changes were in store concerning the look of the newscasts. NBC is owned by Comcast.“We are encouraged by the ratings — I won’t say we are satisfied, because we’re not,” NBC10 Boston president Mike St. Peter tells me. But over-the-air viewers have had to rescan their monitors to find out which signal worked best: 8.1 or 60.5. It's time to step up or be tuned out.Shirley Leung is a Globe columnist. This is a tremendous opportunity.”Ellis was among a trio of recovering TV news executives I corralled last year to binge-watch newscasts and offer feedback on the new NBC station. She signed off from WHDH shortly after Christmas and began at NBC on January 1, 1994.During this time, Sahl became quite vocal of his displeasure with the new tabloid format, and it was clear that he was looking for a way out of his contract as well. 7 talking about this. Julie Donaldson, ex-WHDH reporter, hired as Washington NFL exec, part of radio broadcast By Staff and Wire Reports Updated July 21, 2020, 7:28 p.m. Email to a Friend For the first incarnation of WHDH-TV on channel 5 in Boston, which existed from 1957 to 1972, see For the first licensee of channel 7 in Boston, which existed from 1948 to 1982, see Television station in Massachusetts, United StatesReception may vary by location and some stations may only be viewable with Reception may vary by location and some stations may only be viewable with Reception may vary by location and some stations may only be viewable with WNAC-TV's fight for survival and transition (1948–1982)WNAC-TV's fight for survival and transition (1948–1982) Within WNEV's first couple of years, there was an increase of news reporters and anchors of color joining the station (notably including anchor In 1987, another of WNEV's ambitious efforts premiered, the hour-long live children's variety show In mid-August 1987, WNEV overhauled its on-air image.