Since the majority of stories that made news this week regarding Boston television were about either Fox25 or 7News, btvn decided to post a video from 1997 for this week’s Weekend Video. Fox News Boston had a lot of familiar faces on the payroll, most of whom eventually left the station for others in the market. Sports guy Bob Halloran is now at WCVB, while Pete Bouchard left Dedham for 7News shortly after this ad was aired.
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Fox25 has named Sarah Wroblewski to the position of weekend meteorologist. According to TVSpy, the former weekender at WBZ was promoted this morning, officially replacing A.J. Burnett.
In a statement, News Director Paul McGonagle remarked that Wroblewski is, “a strong addition to our weather team.”
Sarah Wroblewski will begin presenting the weather on Fox25 News on the 28th at 10p.m.
Prior to joining Fox25 last year as a fill-in met and environmental reporter, Wroblewski worked at WBZ from 2005 until 2010, first as a weather producer, graduating to weekend morning met for the final part of her tenure. She joined the CBS O&O from WSI, where she produced weather graphics and reported on several weather networks.
Photo credit to harkinsphoto.wordpress.com
NESN has reportedly hired Heidi Watney’s replacement. According to multiple sources, former ESPN reporter Jenny Dell has agreed to join the regional sports net as a reporter.
Dell, a UMass graduate, has held multiple roles at ESPN, both on-air and off. Most recently, she has been in Aspen covering the Winter X Games. Her AccuScore reports on ESPN.com were also a very popular attraction.
As you may remember, Watney left the network in November to take a position with Time Warner Cable in California, holding a similar role reporting for the Los Angeles Lakers.
The blackout has officially ended. As of around 6p.m. on Thursday night, over 200,000 DirecTV subscribers can now tune into 7NBC and CW56. This ends a twelve day block on programming from the two stations, ending legions of controversy revolving NBC’s broadcast rights of Super Bowl XLVI.
“We are pleased that we reached an agreement with DirecTV, and we appreciate our viewers’ patience during this tough negotiation,” General Manager Chris Wayland said in a statement, “We are especially delighted that all our viewers will now be able to see NBC’s telecast of the Super Bowl as well as our own extensive coverage from Indianapolis.”
DirecTV was also quick to issue a statement, remarking, “We are pleased to have reached an agreement to end the Sunbeam blackout, and regret that any of our customers were forced into the middle of a business dispute where they should never have been in the first place. We believe, like many, the public interest is best served by allowing customers to keep their local broadcast stations as we negotiate future agreements, rather than being denied access by broadcast stations and used as leverage in what should be a private business matter.”
btvn sources have been telling us that 7 Sports anchor and reporter Larry Ridley has reportedly severed his relationship with WHDH. According to sources inside the station, the popular sports guy left the station after nearly six years. It’s a story you’ll see on just one 
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