Natalie Jacobson To Retire

[Doug Drown]

>Of the Big Name Anchors, Jack Williams is
> now the only one left, and his station's news mired in fourth place
> overall, despite having the strongest network affiliation.<

As I haven't lived in Mass. for years, I've been curious for some time as to
why this is so.  WBZ-TV changed its network affiliation twelve years ago, if
memory serves, and it's never been able to get itself out of the doldrums
since --- despite the fact, as you say, that it's affiliated with the lead
network.  When I make my visits to family/friends in the Gardner-Fitchburg
area, I make a point of watching and comparing 4, 5 and 7.  4 and 5 seem
fairly similar in "style" if you will, while 7 is much more slick.  Any
opinions as to why Channel 4 has become the perpetual also-ran?

-Doug

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kevin Vahey" <kvahey@gmail.com>
To: "Garrett Wollman" <wollman@bimajority.org>
Cc: <bri@bostonradio.org>
Sent: Wednesday, July 11, 2007 8:13 AM
Subject: Re: Natalie Jacobson To Retire


> The Inside Track is saying this was not amicable and she might land at
1170 SFR.
>
> On 7/10/07, Garrett Wollman <wollman@bimajority.org> wrote:
> > <<On Tue, 10 Jul 2007 18:02:59 -0400, "Bill O'Neill" <me@billoneill.us>
> > said:
> >
> > > How many more, Mister Speakah, how many more!
> >
> > I moved to Boston in 1994.  Of the Big Name Anchors, Jack Williams is
> > now the only one left, and his station's news mired in fourth place
> > overall, despite having the strongest network affiliation.  (7's Randy
> > Price was still a second-stringer at 4 when I moved.)
> >
> > -GAWollman
> >
> >