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ADMIN NOTICE: Comments on btvn Posts

Published by Max on March 28, 2012. 1 Comment

Hi Everyone!

Max here, filling in for Stephen, who I’m sorry to say has suffered a family bereavement (so I’ll be helping out for a few days if there’s any breaking news). We’ve recently suffered a spam attack, resulting in over 4,500 comments waiting for Stephen to approve, 99.999% of them pure rubbish. With his permission, I’ve bulk-deleted all of them.

However, there’s a small chance some legit posts never ended up making it onto the site, so if you’ve made a comment in the last week or so and don’t see it anywhere, then please feel free to re-post it.

UPDATE (3/29):  As of today, we’ve added CAPTCHA technology, which will require you to enter a short sequence of numbers and letters after you post in order to verify you’re human. At 80 spam posts an hour, regretably it was something we had to do.:

Posted in Site News.
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BREAKING: “I’m Jack Williams, See You at 11″ No More

Published by admin on March 20, 2012. 2 Comments


Jack Williams is leaving WBZ’s 11 p.m. newscast.  According to the station, the longtime channel 4 anchorman will continue to anchor the 6 p.m. and 10 p.m. broadcasts on WBZ and myTV38, respectively.  He is stepping aside on nightside anchoring to spend more time with his wife.

The 37 year veteran was adamant that he is not being forced out by oft-overbearing corporate overlords at the network.  He says, “This was my idea,” adding, “They told me I can work as long as I want. They’ve been very gracious to me.”

To the surprise of nearly nobody, Jonathan Elias will take over the helm for Williams.  This marks the first time in nearly a decade where Williams has not been seen at 11.

Posted in Boston, Talent Shuffles, WBZ (WBZ-TV4) and WSBK (MyTV38). Tags: .
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NBC CT Hires Two More

Published by admin on March 12, 2012. 0 Comments

NBC Connecticut has added two new reporters to their growing roster.  Audrey Washington and Todd Piro will be joining the station at the end of the month as reporters.

Washington comes from Providence NBC-affil WJAR, while Piro joins from KPSP in Palm Springs.

When asked by TVSpy, GM David Doebler remarked that he was “thrilled to add Todd and Audrey to our award-winning news team,” adding, “Their sharp journalism skills will add depth to our already strong news team in Connecticut, and will benefit viewers with enhanced coverage of important stories to our state,

Posted in Hartford/New Haven, Providence, WJAR (NBC10) and WVIT (NBC Connecticut). Tags: , .
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“The F**k Are You Doing?:” Ex-5er Depicted in NY Post Cartoon

Published by admin on March 12, 2012. 1 Comment

Nearly a year after Shiba Russell left NewsCenter5 for New York City, the popular weekender is reportedly on her way up the ranks. According to TVSpy, WNBC is sending longtime frontliner Sue Simmons out the door with a non-renewal, which opens the door for Russell to helm the station’s flagship broadcast.

In today’s New York Post, a controversial cartoon depicting Simmons, Russell, and the NBC peacock appearered.  Simmons, made infamous in a viral video that made the rounds two years ago, is shown on her knees pleading for her job, while Russell can be seen in the background.

Posted in Boston and WCVB (Channel 5). Tags: , , .