Re: NorthEast Radio Watch 11/5: Big Bird Gets to Live

[Kevin Vahey <kvahey@megsinet.net>]

The question that needs to be answered is this, will WMTW finally spend the
money needed to compete?

Moving operations to Portland is a start......and Dougherty can only enhance
their on air look. Still, they have been the stepchild of Maine television
for years. 6 and 13 always were considered PORTLAND stations, and 8 was
thought to be a "North Country" outlet.

In any event I wish him well in his new career.





----- Original Message -----
From: <Dib9@aol.com>
To: <Boston-Radio-Interest@bostonradio.org>
Sent: Friday, November 05, 1999 6:56 PM
Subject: Re: NorthEast Radio Watch 11/5: Big Bird Gets to Live


> John Dougherty was great when he was at WCSH and I certainly wish him luck
> but I can't see this as a good career move.  Many others that have been
> successful at other stations in the market, or even at the network level,
> have failed miserably when going to work at Channel 8.  Bob Dyk, Patrick
> Greenlaw, Richard Rose, Neila Smith, and many others have failed to turn
> things around at the perennial third place station.  I doubt John
Dougherty's
> fate will be any different.
>
> What happens to Dennis Spellman?
>
> -- Dan Billings, Bowdoinham, Maine
>
> In a message dated 11/5/99 4:46:28 PM Eastern Standard Time,
> fybush@world.std.com writes:
>
> << A familiar face in Portland TV is coming home.  John Dougherty made a
>  name for himself at WCSH-TV (Channel 6) in the 1980s before moving
>  down to Boston and WBZ-TV.  He leaves WBZ November 19 to return to
>  Portland, this time as lead anchor at WMTW-TV (Channel 8). >>