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NEW Larry Ridley to Orlando - Former 7Sports weekender Larry Ridley has taken a position with NewsCenter5 sister station WESH in Orlando, where he will become the station's sports director. He leaves Boston after five years...
Miss CT to Learn About the Weather - Former Miss Connecticut Brittany Decker will begin the process to become a weather presenter with News8, apprenticing with their weather team with the hopes of taking over the AM shift...
7 Rakes in Ratings - Sunday night's Super Bowl was the highest rated football game ever in the Boston market, pulling in a 56.7/81 share according to Neilsen. Total viewers was 114 mil, making SB46 the most watched ever...
Baghdady Renewed at 8 - News8 anchor Sonia Baghdady has come to an agreement with the station, ending weeks of speculation fueled by a posting for her job on the station's website...
Investigative Unit for NBC CT - NBC Connecticut has created a ten-person investigative unit, hiring Chris Coffey from Austin and Sabina Kuriacose from YNN in New York. Reporters Jeff Stoecker and Monica Buchanan were reassigned. The unit is helmed by former ME Sharon Butterworth...
Matt Stairs Hired by NESN - Former baseball player Matt Stairs has been hired by NESN as a studio analyst. After a 19 year career with twelve teams, Stairs retired with the Nationals in 2011...
Sarah Wroblewski Promoted at Fox25 - Fox25 has promoted fill-in meteorologist Sarah Wroblewski to weekend met position. She came to 25 in 2010 from WBZ and replaces A.J. Burnett, whose contract was not renewed...

Monthly Archive for November, 2010


Cole Wright Not Renewed

Cole Wright, brought in by NESN in November 2008 to replace Hazel Mae, has not been renewed by the network.  Initially positioned as host of NESN’s defunct SportsDesk, Wright was reassigned to host of NESN Daily, which has been plagued by an awkward match-up of anchors since its launch in August.

Subsequently, Randy Scott, formerly of WINK-TV/11 in Ft. Meyers, has been brought in as a freelance anchor/reporter.  He is no stranger to Boston television, however, as he has freelanced for WBZ-TV/4 in years past as part of Red Sox Spring Training coverage.

The Boston Globe has more on this story.