BZ names LaPierre replacement

SteveOrdinetz hykker@grolen.com
Tue Nov 28 20:29:16 EST 2006


  David Tomm wrote:


>I would also expect that 1030 will be more formal in it's morning 
>presentation come January.  Walsh won't have the folksy delivery 
>that LaPierre retained from the full-service era.  Considering that 
>WRKO just junked their newsroom, I would think that WBZ would want 
>to further capitalize on the local news niche that they already own 
>in this market by tightening up the delivery a bit and cramming in 
>as much information as possible.

I'm not sure that wouldn't be a mistake.  Why tinker with a formula 
that has worked well for many years?  I'm sure Greg Jensen wouldn't 
be allowed to make little quips here & there if WBZ wanted a total 
hard-news image.  Besides, there's always NPR if you want a stuffy 
presentation.


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