Former Boston TV Sportscaster Bill O'Connell Has Passed

[Mark Watson]

Former Boston TV Sportscaster Bill O'Connell passed away in Florida on Feb.25th at the age of 81. He was a sports anchor/reporter for both Channel 5's, then on WNEV Channel 7 and finally at WLVI-56 when they restarted a 10PM newscast in 1984. After his TV career he moved into radio, working at WFCC in Chatham and WPLM in Plymouth.

Link to the Boston Globe obituary:

http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/bostonglobe/obituary.aspx?pid=163331884#fbLoggedOut

Mark Watson