Channel 5 Promo..."Coming in February"

[WMC2005]

Just saw a WCVB/Channel 5 promo (about 510pm) basically talking about how the station needs someone who can really get the information, who can get to places no other reporter can, etc etc. Whomever or whatever is coming was not identified but this mystery person or thing is "Coming in February".

The promo seems to lean towards an "investigative reporter" type and probably not identified because he or she could be a local person who's contract with a current station isn't expired yet.

Then again, I could be all wrong. ;o)

Any guesses? Anyone heard anything?? Any local contract expiring within the next few weeks??

 

[Garrett]

> Just saw a WCVB/Channel 5 promo (about 510pm) basically
> talking about how the station needs someone who can really
> get the information, who can get to places no other reporter
> can, etc etc. Whomever or whatever is coming was not
> identified but this mystery person or thing is "Coming in
> February".
>
> The promo seems to lean towards an "investigative reporter"
> type and probably not identified because he or she could be
> a local person who's contract with a current station isn't
> expired yet.
>
> Then again, I could be all wrong. ;o)
>
> Any guesses? Anyone heard anything?? Any local contract
> expiring within the next few weeks??
>
I have no idea.
However, a google search brought up this...
(I don't think that's what Channel V Boston is promoting however)

From http://www.boston.com/ae/celebrity/articles/2006/01/05/award_to_bring_streep_to_boston/

"Channel 5 pairs female black anchors
WCVB-TV has hired Shiba Russell to work as a general assignment reporter and co-anchor the weekend morning news with Rhondella Richardson."

You can read the full blurb at the above link.
Also, you'll note that this news is at least a week old.

 

[fatbastard]

> Just saw a WCVB/Channel 5 promo (about 510pm) basically
> talking about how the station needs someone who can really
> get the information, who can get to places no other reporter
> can, etc etc. Whomever or whatever is coming was not
> identified but this mystery person or thing is "Coming in
> February".
>
> The promo seems to lean towards an "investigative reporter"
> type and probably not identified because he or she could be
> a local person who's contract with a current station isn't
> expired yet.
>
> Then again, I could be all wrong. ;o)
>
> Any guesses? Anyone heard anything?? Any local contract
> expiring within the next few weeks??
>

WLVI just laid off some news reporters this week. Maybe one of them.

 

[fatbastard]

> > Just saw a WCVB/Channel 5 promo (about 510pm) basically
> > talking about how the station needs someone who can really
>
> > get the information, who can get to places no other
> reporter
> > can, etc etc. Whomever or whatever is coming was not
> > identified but this mystery person or thing is "Coming in
> > February".
> >
> > The promo seems to lean towards an "investigative
> reporter"
> > type and probably not identified because he or she could
> be
> > a local person who's contract with a current station isn't
>
> > expired yet.
> >
> > Then again, I could be all wrong. ;o)
> >
> > Any guesses? Anyone heard anything?? Any local contract
> > expiring within the next few weeks??
> >
>
> WLVI just laid off some news reporters this week. Maybe one
> of them.
>

One more...There's talk that UPN 38's morning show could be nearing the end
of its painful run. So I'll throw David Robichaud's name in the hat...

 

[Joseph_Gallant]

The best-known investigative reporters on Boston-area television would be Joe Bergantino of WBZ-4 and Mike Beaudet of WFXT-25, but I don't think the contract of either of them has expired.

 

[odomski]

Here we go with more Gallant predictions that will never happen. Pretty soon, we will see posts with this guy hyping up a sale of WCVB to ABC or some silly nonsense...another scenairo that will probably never happen.

Secondly, some stations promote "Coming In February" items because that is one of the "sweeps" periods, and stations promote their extra-long packages they air during the ratings periods.

 

[WMC2005]

"Where there's a need, there's a way...Someone to get to the truth"

Saw the promo again a few minutes ago...

"Where there's a need, there's a way. We need someone to get to the truth. Coming in February".

I always thought they had those types of reporters...David Boeri, Jack Harper, Susan Wornick, Steve Sbraccia (no longer with the station), David Ropiek (also no longer with the station).

Maybe former State Treasurer Shannon O'Brien is coming aboard. She never made much of an impact over at Channel 56 ;o)

Good tease for Feb sweeps though.

 

[fnxfan]

Re: "Where there's a need, there's a way...Someone to get to the truth"

What about Paula Lyons??? Remember her? Dumped by CBS4 a few years back...

> Saw the promo again a few minutes ago...
>
> "Where there's a need, there's a way. We need someone to
> get to the truth. Coming in February".
>
> I always thought they had those types of reporters...David
> Boeri, Jack Harper, Susan Wornick, Steve Sbraccia (no longer
> with the station), David Ropiek (also no longer with the
> station).
>
> Maybe former State Treasurer Shannon O'Brien is coming
> aboard. She never made much of an impact over at Channel 56
> ;o)
>
> Good tease for Feb sweeps though.
>

 

[Joseph_Gallant]

The point of my post was that if WCVB-5 were to be bringing aboard a new investigative reporter, he/she likely would be from out-of-town, as I noted that two well-known ones currently on-the-air here in Boston are likely still under contract.

 

[wattagecottage]

How about this, could it be Flo Jonic? coming to a TV near you? Pure aboslute speculation.
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