Changes At WBZ

[Maureen Carney]

Roger said:


Has anybody noticed a very uncomfortable Mike Macklin doing mid-day news on WBZ?
He's mispronounced reporters' names and completely spaced on the name of the talent in the
pre-recorded sportscast he was intro-ing.  He's also quite uncomfortable doing the Subaru Dealers
of New England All-Wheel Drive Traffic On The Threes.


Yes. He was doing a Sunday shift a couple of weeks ago and just couldn't read the copy. It brings up the issue of whether it's better to hire former TV guys just because they understand what an open mic is or someone with less experience but what they have is in radio. TV is not radio and Macklin wasn't an anchor in any case.