Tag Archives: WCVB

Where in the World Is Janet Langhart? Back on Tour with Anne Frank & Emmett Till

Posted on February 9, 2018 by Campaign Outsider

The hardworking staff is certain you splendid readers remember Janet Langhart (currently Janet Langhart Cohen), whose Boston resumé includes a 1981 stint on WCVB’s “Five All Night” with Matt Siegel – and a bonus Robin Young cameo (at 3:57). … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged #AnneAndEmmett, Anne & Emmett, Anne Frank, Emmett Till, Five All Night, Janet Langhart Cohen, Matt Siegel, Morgan Freeman, New York Times, Robin Young, WCVB | Leave a comment

Should Massachusetts Change Time Zones?

Posted on January 10, 2016 by Campaign Outsider

From Florida to Alaska, the time might be up for daylight-saving time. Via Arian Campo-Flores’s Wall Street Journal Weekend Edition piece yesterday : Daylight-Saving Time Gets Old Fed up with the annual routine of moving clocks ahead in spring and back in fall, a … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Arian Campo-Flores, Atlantic Time, Barbara Mende, Cognoscenti, daylight-saving time, DST, Massachusetts, S 2040, Sen. John Keenan, Time Zone Report, Tom Emswiler, US Department of Transportation, Wall Street Journal, WBUR, WBUR Cognoscenti, WCVB | Leave a comment

The Great Liberal ‘Overturn Citizens United’ Scam

Posted on September 4, 2014 by Campaign Outsider

Admittedly, the hardworking staff attended the Jerry Orbach School of Law (& Order) for only 12 years, but all this hubbub from the left about reversing Citizens United (the 2010 Supreme Court decision that allows unlimited expenditures by corporations, unions, and individuals … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Anne Borg, Boston Globe, Citizens United, Jerry Orbach, Law & Order, League of Women Voters of Massachusetts, Letter to the Editor, Marilyn Peterson, Martha Coakley, Massachusetts Democratic gubernatorial debate, pandermonium, SCOTUS, scotusblog, stare decisis, Supreme Court, WBUR, WCVB, WHDH | 4 Comments

John Silber Fights Again

Posted on August 6, 2014 by Campaign Outsider

Full Disclosure #1: The hardworking staff currently teaches at Boston University and does not have tenure. Full Disclosure #2: The hardworking staff has fond memories of former BU czar John Silber. Back in the day, we regularly collided with Dr. … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Boston University, Derek Walcott, Edmund Burke, Elie Wiesel, Five on Five, Howard Zinn, John Silber, John Stuart Mill, Roger Kimball, Saul Bellow, Seeking the North Star, Sheldon Glashow, Terrier-ized, The New Criterion, Tom Wolfe, Wall Street Journal, WCVB | 8 Comments

Patr(id)iot Rob Gronkowski Bilocates In Boston Media

Posted on February 5, 2013 by Campaign Outsider

First there was this note in Monday’s Boston Herald Inside Track: Tracked down: Rob Gronkowski, Chauncey Billups, Doc Rivers and more… Patriots party boy Rob Gronkowski down in New Orleans making the rounds of the Super Bowl soirees including the ESPN The Magazine bash and the … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Boston Herald, ESPN the Magazine, Inside Track, Las Vegas, NewsCenter 5 at 11, Patr(id)iot, Rob Gronkowski, Super Bowl, Super Bowl parties, TMZ, WCVB | 3 Comments

Style Bustin’ (WBZ Is The Latest Sucker Edition)

Posted on September 30, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

Style Boston, which dubs itself “Your Insider Lifestyle Connection” but is actually the call girl of local TV content, has found a new pimp – sorry, TV station. The cable-access-quality infomercial (it auctions off its segments to marketing sponsors) started … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged call girl of local TV content, Chronicle, Jan Saragoni, NECN, New England Emmy, Style Boston, Terry Stanley, WBZ, WCVB | 2 Comments

WCVB, Boston Globe Clean Up At Edward R. Murrow Regional Awards

Posted on April 14, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

Lots of local winners in the RTNDA Edward R. Murrow Regional Awards, but two stood out. WCVB-TV in the Television, Large Market division: Television, Large Market Overall Excellence WCVB-TV – Boston, MA Overall Excellence Watch the winning entry Video Breaking … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Boston Globe, Edward R. Murrow awards, RTNDA, WCVB | Leave a comment

WCVB = We Could Vanish, Basically

Posted on December 17, 2011 by Campaign Outsider

Boston’s ABC affiliate WCVB-TV has officially entered the retransmission wars. From The Boston Channel website: Information Relating To Negotiations With Cable Operators BOSTON — NOTICE TO CABLE SUBSCRIBERS: WCVB-TV Channel 5’s parent company, Hearst Television, is currently negotiating a renewal of … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Boston Channel, Cablevision, FCC, Fox Broadcasting, HGTV, pig pile, retransmission fees, Time Warner, WCVB | 2 Comments

StyleBustin’: Boston Herald Gives Local Infomercial A Pass

Posted on September 10, 2011 by Campaign Outsider

Chalk up another conquest for “styleboston,” the call girl of local TV content. Friday Boston Herald piece: ‘Styleboston’ sets sights on Chicago Hub-based TV show “styleboston,” which kicks off its third season tomorrow night, has big plans to bring its … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Boston Herald, call girl of Boston TV content, Gem of the Week, Scene Spotter, stlyeboston, Trendsetter, WCVB | Leave a comment

WCVB Jumps The Shark

Posted on July 30, 2011 by Campaign Outsider

Via Mediaite: Boston Man Jumps Off Boat To Ride A Shark (And Videotapes Entire Thing) What is the best part of this news story from Boston’s WCVB about a fisherman who decided to jump off his boat and ride a … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged captioneer, Erik Jacobs, Mediaite, ride a shark, WCVB | 7 Comments