For almost 18 years, Maria Stephanos has been the face of Fox 25. Now, she’s suddenly out. What does it say about the state of the local television market? WGBH's Emily Rooney & Beat the Press discuss.
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Beat the Press: Maria Stephanos
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"Let's Make Boston TV Different Again"
We were different. It doesn't mean we were better — sometimes our ratings proved that — and it doesn't mean we were always right (perhaps I didn't need to be live wearing a Speedo that time), but we were different.
Doug "VB" Goudie
And as I watched Maria Stephanos' farewell last night on Fox 25, I couldn't help but feel that as she was leaving that building, "different" was leaving the Boston TV news market, at least for now.
Former FOX 25 Morning News commentator Doug "VB" Goudie had an interesting take on Maria Stephanos' departure from WFXT-TV last night.
Click the link below to read what he has to say!
Doug Goudie: Stephanos exit leaves cookie-cutter TV news | Boston Herald
Before I was hired by Fox 25 for the new morning news show they were launching in 2003, I asked the station general manager, Gregg Kelley, why he w
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Photo of the Day: Four Ladies and a Baby
"Family reunion! Sorboni Banerjee (and her beautiful baby bump!) were in town so we had to celebrate." - Julie Grauert (l-r Julie Grauert, Shiri Spear, Sorboni Banerjee, Sara Underwood)
Photo courtesy WFXT anchor Julie Grauert (Facebook)
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The Center of the Action
We told you it was coming in June, and today Boston's WHDH 7 News debuted its brand new anchor desk at Noon.
The old clear blue tint is out in favor of a cleaner silver clear desk top.
Take a look at the two photos below, and click continue reading for a reminder of what the old desk looked like.
What do you think?
"Debuting our new desk here on 7 News at Noon!" - Nancy Chen with Christa Delcamp (Twitter)
"Join us and our new desk at 4" - Elizabeth Noreika with Ryan Schulteis (Twitter)
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Photo of the Day: When the Storm's Are Away...
"When the storms are away, the meteorologists will play. Shooting a new school visit video today with these goofballs at WBZ." Eric Fisher (with Pam Gardner, Danielle Niles, and Barry Burbank)
Click continue reading for a bonus photo!
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It's a Girl for WHDH's Sarah French
A big congratulations to WHDH-TV 7 News Today in New England anchor Sarah French, and her husband Chris Carpenter, who are now the proud parents to a baby girl.
Blair Addison Carpenter was born very early yesterday morning at Mass General, and weighed in at 7lbs. 1oz, and was 21" long.
Mom and baby are doing well, and Sarah told 7 News that she was up and watching this morning.
Chris Carpenter and Sarah French
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Photo of the Day: City of Love
"Time is what's left behind in the wake of love." - Gio Benitez
A big congratulations to ABC News correspondent Gio Benitez and his partner Tommy DiDario on their engagement today in the "City of Love" Paris.
This will certainly be a vacation to remember!
Click continue reading to view a few more photos.
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Lem-in-ster
It can be difficult to anchor in a new town. One of the biggest things to learn is how to pronounce all of the local towns correctly, and that takes time!
WHDH 7 News anchor Jadiann Thompson got tripped up on the town of Leominster. Being that she is normally an evening anchor and reporter, I think she gets a pass for it being 5:30am.
Note to WHDH, this might be a good idea.
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WFSB's Evan White Engaged
Photo: Julianne Hunn (Facebook)
Congratulations to WFSB-TV CBS 3 reporter Evan White who got engaged to his girlfriend Julianne Hunn over the weekend in Evan's hometown of Boston. Click continue reading to see a few more photos, and watch WFSB's story.
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Photo of the Day: Smokin' Hot
"Outside WFSB after our fire alarm went off during the 5 p.m. news. #badtiming" - Mark Zinni w/ Denise D'Ascenzo, Mark Dixon, Dennis House and Joe Zone
Photo courtesy WFSB anchor Mark Zinni (Twitter)
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Best News Bloopers of September 2015
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"15 Things I Wish I Knew Before I Became a TV News Reporter"
Reporter Leigh Scheps wrote a column for Cosmopolitan.com on the 15 things she wished she knew before she became a TV news reporter. Leigh is currently a freelance producer for the Fox News Channel; and a freelance reporter for Buzz60/Zazoom Media Group. She's also reporter for Verizon FiOS News; WXTF-TV FOX 29; WBBH-TV NBC 2; WBNG-TV CBS 12; and News 12 Networks.
And without further ado, here is Scheps list:
- Being a news reporter is not as glamorous as it looks on television.
- You'll need to learn to live on a very small budget.
- You probably won't ride in a news van with a full crew.
- Say good-bye to eating lunch like a human.
- You're on your own for hair and makeup.
Click continue reading for the rest of the list!
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What's My Name Again?
When an evening anchor anchors in the morning, they are bound to forget their name. A 2am wake-up is tough! :-)
7 News anchor Jadiann Thompson introduces herself as Christa Delcamp... her co-anchor. Christa & meteorologist Jeremy Reiner have fun with it, by calling each other the wrong names. Sorry, Jadiann... you were correct... this is now on YouTube. :-)
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Photo of the Day: Honoring a Job Well Done
WCVB NewsCenter 5 executive producer Chris Roach and producer Nick Terry accept the Murrow award from renowned CBS broadcaster Barry Peterson.
This past Monday, WCVB-TV was honored with a National Edward R. Murrow Award for Best Newscast in the Television (Large Market) category. The gala took place at Gotham Hall in New York City.
Photo courtesy Filip Wolak
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Didn't the Fly See the Flashing On-Air Light?
WBZ-TV Boston meteorologist Danielle Niles was rudely interrupted by a fly during her weather tease on Tuesday morning.
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The Internet: Where All Things Old Are New Again
Do you remember this?
Well, it's back!
Welcome to the Internet. Where all things old are new again... and everything sticks around forever!
Someone (one never knows who - it's the Internet, after all) made a meme of Barry's coffee cup incident, which entertainment (and marijuana) legends Cheech and Chong shared on their Facebook page yesterday. So far, it's received 172,243 likes and been shared over 68,000 times.
Sorry, Barry... but at least you know we know the whole story! You can read our original story here.
Click continue reading to take a look at the meme!
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WBZ Welcomes Louisa Moller to News Team
Reporter Louisa Moller was welcomed to WBZ-TV with a story about a Witch and a Warlock, and then welcomed to the team by David Wade and Lisa Hughes.
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WFXT-TV FOX 25 New Logo and Graphics Image
Image composite of the graphics and logo changes that FOX 25 launched on October 27, 2015.
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Best News Bloopers of October 2015
With appearances from WBZ, WHDH and WJAR
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The Change Making Waves from Boston to Chicago
If you've read anything online about the changes over at WFXT-TV FOX 25 in Boston over the past week, you wouldn't be surprised that their new logo was being talked about in Chicago.
In my personal experience, I don't remember a change being this talked about or viewed negatively. Granted, the Internet and social media has grown a lot over the years, and the "voice of the people" is now more easily heard.
Chicago anchor Larry Potash of the WGN Morning News brought up the new logo at FOX 25 in his "Larry's World" segment on October 29.
Larry had a message for the management at FOX 25, and television news management in general. "Management thinks that this is what's going to bring the eyeballs in" he said "After they got rid of the anchor that everyone liked." Maria Stephanos even had fans in Chicago, it seems.
"Again, management... it's about faces... remember that" he continued.
You can watch the full clip below. You can also read our story about the changes to FOX 25 here, and watch the new logo/graphics montage we put together here.
What do you think? Is Larry right?
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