6/6 Update: The official announcement was made on wrko.com… “Boston, MA — Today WRKO announced that starting on Monday, June 11th Michele McPhee will return to the station as the new host of middays 11am to 3pm. McPhee will replace Laura Ingraham and Jen Brien, and will also serve as the primary fill-in for Howie Carr.”
According to multiple reports, NewsCenter5 reporter Michelle McPhee is returning to her former radio home on WRKO. A job posting on wcvb.com, a forthcoming “big announcement”, and rumors of local talent stock-ups by two of the three talkers in Boston have fueled the fire. Now, according to sources, McPhee will take either the 11-1 p.m. spot, displacing her former successor Jennifer Brien, or the 11-3 p.m. spot on WRKO 680.
Following her non-renewal from her afternoon-drive radio show on FM talker 96.9 Boston Talks, McPhee jumped ship to WRKO, where she programmed an early afternoon slot. Last September, she moved to TV and joined NewsCenter5 as a reporter.
This report also coincides with reports that former Fox25 morning anchor Kim Carrigan will also join the venerable talker. Rumors surfaced after morning co-host Tom Finneran and the station parted ways. However, no official announcement has been made by either RKO owner Entercom or Carrigan.
Hat-tip to former Managing Ed. Max for the heads-up about the job posting, and to our friends at the BRW.
You might end up wishing you had kept your powder dry about this “scoop.” There is no shortage of speculation about McPhee’s status at Channel 5 or whether she might be returning to talk radio. Other reports have her going to Clear Channel’s AM talk station WKOX (which may or may not get an FM partner in July when CC assumes control of WFNX.) There are simply too many puzzle pieces missing to complete the picture at this time.
I like her on the radio better..
Ironically, some people like her on TV better – less strident than her radio work, they say. Horses for courses…in any event, if she really is leaving 5 TV Place she can walk out the door with her head held high. McPhee proved prescient on the Ayla Reynolds case even though she was sandbagged by the Maine State Police.
Hi I watch WCVB 5 and I have noticed in the lastest 2 weeks does anyone know what has happened to J.C. Monahan is she on Vaction I have not seen her on lately in the morning or at Noon her bio is still on there website Do you have anything BTVN
She’s back from maternity leave towards the end of June.
I had just had noticed she had not been on for awhile Thank You Max for the info and You Have a Great Day
Will, you’re 3 days late and $3 short…She *really* left 5 last Friday. Her bio is no longer on the station’s site. File under ‘Crime Does Not Pay’….Carry On with Speculation.
Oh really? Talk about speculation…
http://www.wcvb.com/Michele-McPhee/-/9849586/11259198/-/chu82yz/-/index.html
You’re big fan of cache, I see.
Why not stick to facts and leave speculation to messageboards :
http://www.wrko.com/michele-mcphee-returns-middays-june-11
I’ll stick to lurking from now on. I’m obviously out of my depth.
I do appreciate your contributions, as it forced me to double check everything. btvn is nothing without commentary. Please continue to chime in!
Yes, JC Monahan had a baby back in March I believe. She’s on maternity leave till June 27.
Glad Mcphee is gone she had the worst Tv news voice of all time
McPhee should stick to writing books, at least i dont have to see here or hear her.