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8 unusual facts about WCVB-TV


Arthur R. Miller

His weekly television titled Miller's Court was aired on Boston's WCVB-TV from 1979-1988 and was the first American TV show dedicated to the exploration of legal issues.

Bill Harrington

William "Bill" T. Harrington (born September 29, 1925 in Lynn, Massachusetts, died February 14, 1998 in Boston, Massachusetts) was an American sportscaster, children's television host, and news reporter for WHDH and TV and WCVB-TV in Boston.

He worked as a news reporter and state house correspondent for WHDH radio, WHDH-TV and WCVB-TV during the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s.

Chet Curtis

Before joining NECN in the spring of 2001, Curtis had been an anchor and reporter with WCVB-TV since its launch in 1972.

Martha Raddatz

Prior to 1993, Raddatz was the chief correspondent at the ABC News Boston affiliate WCVB-TV.

Natalie Jacobson

Natalie Jacobson (born Natalie Salatich) was for a quarter-century a well-regarded and popular television newscaster with WCVB-TV in Boston, Massachusetts.

Todd Gross

In August 2002, Gross was promoted to chief meteorologist at WHDH, replacing veteran Harvey Leonard who left Channel 7 for WCVB-TV.

Toyota Tundra

Complaints were subsequently brought to WCVB-TV Channel 5 investigative reporter Susan Wornick and the story ran repeatedly in spring and fall 2009 prompting the NHTSA to begin an investigation.


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2008 Pep Boys Auto 500

NASCAR Countdown was also not seen on KABC-TV in Los Angeles in favor of Hannah Montana and The Suite Life of Zack & Cody in order to fulfill an E/I requirement and on WCVB-TV in Boston which covered a news report on a shooting at the annual gun show.

Bonus Bonanza

The show was produced at WCVB-TV by Jonathan Goodson Productions, and all of its games and its theme were virtually identical to the Illinois state lottery game show Illinois Instant Riches (later Illinois Luckiest).

Liz Brunner

After five years in Tampa, Brunner was hired by WCVB-TV, Channel 5, the ABC affiliate in Boston, as correspondent and fill-in anchor for the award winning, nighly news magazine show, Chronicle.

Mike Barnicle

He has been a regular contributor to the local television news magazine, "Chronicle" on WCVB-TV, since 1986.

Mike Wankum

Mike Wankum is a staff meteorologist at WCVB-TV in Boston, Massachusetts an affiliate of ABC.

Stasia Czernicki

Czernicki was the first woman bowler regularly seen on the long-running TV show Candlepin Bowling, broadcast on Boston's WHDH-TV (later WCVB-TV), Channel 5.


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