Swift on the heels of the Conan/Jay “restructuring” comes news today that NBC plans to launch it’s own Boston news and information website. NBC has launched similar websites in other cities, but those have been as partnerships with their affiliates. WHDH, the Boston affiliate, declined such a partnership, citing their...
Answer: Not much. They both were way over hyped and for way too long. Airplanes didn’t fall out of the sky. Pacemakers didn’t stop working at midnight of June 12th. Vending machines still recognized dollar bills. Oh wait, wrong digital moment in history. Television still works. Considering the infiltration of “wired” television in our...
Word today is that Ed Ansin, owner of Sunbeam Television, has opted to give the coveted 10 PM timeslot on his NBC affiliated station in Boston to the network and Jay Leno, contrary to their public battle that had Ansin concerned about his 11 PM newscast and NBC threatening to pull the Peacock from...
Word out this week is that Boston’s WHDH TV (Channel 7) is thinking about not running the 10 PM version of The Tonight Show with Jay Leno when it premiers in it’s new timeslot later this year. Since the network is re-configuring it’s lineup (by putting Leno on in prime time), Ansin is reportedly...
I make my living off the evening news Just give me something-something I can use People love it when you lose, They love dirty laundry Randy Price Resigns? I knew I must have read it wrong. Longtime Boston news reporter/anchor Randy Price reportedly resigned last week. You knew it was...