Category: Entertainment Uploaded: 10 Apr, 2008 Duration: 5m 53s In 2012, Jackson received the 2012 Duke Dubois Humanitarian Award. Costa-Eagle is a media partner of the Lawrence Eagle-Tribune. I got old. He also reflected movingly on the recent deaths of several colleagues, including WBZ radio reporter Lana Jones, who died [in 2018] at the age of 62 and later received a posthumous induction into the Massachusetts Broadcasters Hall of Fame. Remy loves to regale viewers with tales of his frequent vacations in Aruba and is affectionately known as the RemDawg.. I dont really know. In 1978, Pepin moved to Salt Lake City, Utah to serve as Vice President and General Manager of WWLPs sister station KSTU, becoming the youngest television GM in the country. The Movie Loftactually helped pioneer a new type of television broadcasting by introducing the hosted movie format, as well as airing only unedited movies. Log In. Lisa Mullins is known for her hard-hitting interview style and her wide knowledge of international affairs. This distinguished award is considered to be the highest individual honor awarded by fellow journalists in New England. Copyright 2019 - Massachusetts Broadcasters Hall of Fame. Over the years, Jackson has hosted more than 3000 interviews with music greats ranging from Wynton Marsalis to Ornette Coleman to Dizzy Gillespie. He played three seasons for the Angels starting in 1975 before being traded to the Red Sox. Among the blockbuster stories Barnett has covered are: the 1984 riots in Lawrence, the release of American hostages from a hijacked TWA flight in Lebanon in 1985, the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster that killed New Hampshire school teacher Christa McAuliffe and six other astronauts in 1986, the Oklahoma City bombing in 1995, and the death penalty trial of bomber Timothy McVeigh. My father was a bit of a tightwad so he refused to pay the $10 for NESN so Channel 38 was my only outlet for watching games. During one six-months sabbatical, however, he was replaced by sports announcer Sean McDonough. I start working part time on Monday. Prior to 1990, Spanish music was relegated to a few hours of weekend block programming on various stations in the Lawrence, Lowell, Haverhill area. Martin will receive the Hall of Fames Pioneer Award, which is presented to individuals or organizations for their pioneering contribution to broadcasting. Today he still serves as executive producer and director of The New Yankee Workshop, now in its 18th season. In 2010, she was awarded a fellowship at Harvard Universitys Nieman Foundation. Hall of Fame to Honor: News7s Byron Barnett, Retired Channel 38 General Manager Dan Berkery, KISS 108 Radio Personality and Co-Host of TVs Dining Playbook Billy Costa, Western Mass News Primary TV Anchor Dave Madsen, WBZ Radio NightSide host Dan Rea, Boston Red Sox TV Color Analyst Jerry Remy, Former Chairman and CEO of Radio Powerhouse Greater Media, Inc. Peter Smyth, Recently Retired WBZ Radio News Anchor Diane Stern, AND Cramer Productions Founder and Chairman, the Late Tom Martin. She is a blogger and a free-lance writer. The Film Detective has distributed its extensive library of 3,000+ hours of film on DVD and Blu-ray and through leading broadcast and streaming platforms including TCM, NBC, EPIX, Amazon, MeTV, PBS, and more. She is a prolific and respected broadcast historian, professor at Lesley University, and much more. The station format is called LatinX. In addition to music, Pat Costa stations provide news and public affairs programming to nearly 100,000 Hispanic speaking residents. WSBK-TV (channel 38) is an independent television station in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. The following is excerpted from the September 22, 2005 Bay State Banner newspaper: Therman Noot Toon passed away at his Dorchester home Monday at the age of 62. Karen Holmes Ward is the Director of Public Affairs and Community Service for WCVB Channel 5 in Boston, as well as host and executive producer of CityLine, WCVBs award-winning weekly magazine program which addresses the accomplishments, concerns and issues facing people of color living in Boston and its suburbs. Rea has been awarded Honorary Doctorate Degrees from UMass Boston, Endicott College and the Massachusetts School of Law. More at IMDbPro Contact info Agent info Resume Add to list Known for Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories 8.4 Video Game Commercial (voice) 2006 . Even earlier, she was news director at WEIM in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, where. The long-time former Editorial Director at WCVB-TV, Channel 5, Bostons ABC affiliate, Marjorie Arons-Barron has been an award-winning journalist for nearly three decades. Since 2016, Hersey has also been the voice ofThe Film Detective, bringing his expertise to the channel and narrating introductions for films from Cary Grant and Audrey Hepburn'sCharade (1963) to the cult classicCarnival of Souls(1962). Hersey also asked the questions on Ask the Manager with then Channel 38 General Manager Dan Berkery. This content was issued through the press release distribution service at Newswire.com. The Film Detective. Watch Dana's entire induction into the Massachusetts Broadcasters Hall of Fame at www.massbroadcastershof.org/dana-hersey/ When in 1979 the company was acquired by Arrow Electronics, Tom took out a loan to purchase the firms budding audio/video equipment sales division and, retaining the Cramer name, called the new venture, beginning in 1982, Cramer Productions. Tickets for the luncheon are $75 each and may be purchased via the Hall of Fames website, www.massbroadcastersHOF.org. Massachusetts Broadcasters Hall of Fame Honoree Dana Hersey - Benzinga For more than 30 years, these unique segments have been lauded by critics and received numerous honors for a continuing commitment to covering high school athletics. He is currently a member of the Northeastern University faculty where he teachesThe African American Experience Through Music. As General Manager of a major-market, independent television station, Berkery was a visionary and well respected by almost every national program syndicator, purchasing such shows as Seinfeld, Cheers, M*A*S*H, Family Ties, and many others. North Shore 104.9 DJ's Were Fired Without Warning Kevin McGonagle and Dana Hersey were stunned by the decision, but touched by the outpouring of support from listeners since their last show.. McDonoughs other CBS assignments included a diverse array of sports mens and womens college basketball, NFL, college football, golf, U.S. Open Tennis and the Olympic Winter Games. Jerry Remy has been the New England Sports Network (NESN) Boston Red Sox color analyst since 1988, when he was first teamed with veteran play-by-play announcer Ned Martin. In expanding the Red Sox network in 1975, Paul included FM stations WPLM FM for extra coverage to the south and WWEL FM (now KISS) for added coverage to the north. Alphabetically by last name, the 2023 inductees are: Pat Costa is best-known for bringing the popularity of Spanish music radio stations to the. It produced more than 60 hours of locally produced programming at a time when most stations were content simply to run local news and occasional documentaries. Economic Development Council, the MA Society of Prevention of Cruelty to Animals and more, including serving as Chairman of the Massachusetts Broadcasters Association(MBA)from 2007 to 2009. Dana Hersey is known for Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories (2006), Preview: The Best of the New (1990) and Candlepin Champs (1975). The Movie Loft Podcast features three Boston boys, Tony, Phil and Thom, in an old barn loft talking about '80s movies and more. His professional career includes positions as account executive at WHDH-Radio and WLVI-television, local, national and general sales manager before becoming president and general manager at WLVI and then president, general manager, WFXT-Fox 25, Boston to his retirement. North Shore 104.9 DJ's Were Fired Without Warning He is a past member of the Board of Trustees of Emerson College and the United Way of Massachusetts. For more than 20 years, Cinedigm has led the digital transformation of the entertainment industry. Blocks reporting took her to Detroit to cover the Nancy Kerrigan/Tonya Harding story, to Israel to cover the murder of Yitzhak Rabin, to L.A. for the OJ trial, to New York City for 9/11, and to Rome when Cardinal Law resigned at the height of the sexual abuse scandal. Therman Toons work with young, aspiring journalists is also part of his legacy. He emcees a number of other charity golf tournaments, including Brightside, and the Dawn to Dusk Golf Marathon. It became the flagship station for the Metromedia broadcasting group [and Mr. Bennett headed that companys station group, then the largest in the nation]. On radio, Hersey was an announcer with WLYN-AM in Lynn and more recently co-hosted the popular morning show on North Shore 104.9 FM, Boston. Dana Hersey The Movie Loft and Ask the Manager are two iconic programs formerly on TV 38 that remind us of Dana Hersey. Armonk, NY: M.E. See Photos. ET on December 31. The interview will be exclusively available on The Film Detective's YouTube channel, social media platforms, and website. I call myself a storyteller. Mr. Shields had an amazing ability to tell personal stories with humanity, dignity, and grace, Justin Draper, president and general manager of WBZ-TV, said in a statement. Called "the perfect broadcast voice" by the Boston Globe, Hersey has been a longtime household name in New England. "Dana Hersey is a true broadcasting pioneer, celebrating one of the most illustrious careers the industry has ever seen," said Phil Hopkins, President of The Film Detective. By Suldog on Fri, 04 . Between 1996 and 2014, Mullins wrote, produced and narrated programs and documentaries for New England Public Radio. . In 2011, Madsen was inducted into the New England Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Silver Circle for hisaccomplishmentsin broadcasting and hiswork in the community. This content was issued through the press release distribution service at Newswire.com. Release Calendar Top 250 Movies Most Popular Movies Browse Movies by Genre Top Box Office Showtimes & Tickets Movie News India Movie Spotlight. Rea is a native Bostonian, educated at the Boston Latin School, Boston State College and Boston University School of Law. Alphabetically by last name, they are: former longtime WHDH-TV, 7NEWS journalist Victoria Block, legendary advertiser in the automotive industry Ernie Boch who will be honored posthumously with the organizations special Pioneer Award, three-time Emmy award-winner and former co-host of Evening Magazine Sara Edwards, retired Boston radio news veteran Listo Fisher, the dean of Western Massachusetts television journalism Ray Hershel, WCVB-TV Director of Public Affairs and Community Services and host/executive producer of CityLine Karen Holmes Ward, the late WBZ Radio news reporter/anchor Lana Jones, WCVB-TVs Chief Meteorologist Harvey Leonard, This Old House Executive Producer/Director Russell Morash, and one of the early WBCN Radio deejays Maxanne Sartori. The Class of 2017 the outstanding broadcasters who will be inducted on Thursday, September 28, 2017, into the Massachusetts Broadcasters Hall of Fame will be announced shortly, and our website form to buy tickets for the Induction and Awards Luncheon will be created soon. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ymPiVv-ArdE youtube.com WSBK TV-38 BOSTON WE DON'T KNOCK Dana Hersey This is from a show called "We Don't Knock " hosted by the great Dana Hersey. An innovator of hosted television and reality programming,Dana Hersey is joined by The Film Detective'sDon Stradley to discuss everything from the historyThe Movie Loft, to iconicAsk the Manager letters asking why so many Shemp episodes of The Three Stooges were featured, and the full inside scoop on local programming of the 1970s and 80s. Costa previously created and hosted TV Diner on NECN and has been a part of food television for 20 years. For more information, visitwww.thefilmdetective.com. Legendary meteorologist Barry Burbank, veteran political reporter Andy Hiller, and Dana Hersey, the velvety voiced host of "The Movie Loft," are among the latest class of media stars to be . She has also been honored by, among others, United Press International, Associated Press, the American Trial Lawyers Association, the Alliance for the Mentally Ill, the Massachusetts Teachers Association, the Massachusetts Broadcasters Association, the Massachusetts National Guard, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the YWCA, and the Big Sisters Association of Greater Boston. Nine from radio and TV to be inducted into the Massachusetts Jackson hosted a contemporary mixed-music show for WBCN Boston where he also produced and hostedThird World Report, a weekly public affairs forum. His reporting career began at IowasDavenport Times-Democratin 1971. Dana Foster Hersey, 74 - Essex, MA - Has Court or Arrest Records I dont call myself a journalist, he said inan interviewlast fall withUpstage Lung Cancer, which raises awareness and funding for lung cancer research, after he had been treated for a second cancer diagnosis. He has also done play-by-play coverage for the Boston Celtics, New England Patriots, and college football. You should start this up again. The Movie Loft actually helped pioneer a new type of television broadcasting by introducing the hosted movie format, as well as airing only unedited movies. For his distinct political reporting, Hiller won an Emmy award, and has been named Best TV Reporter several times byBoston Magazine. Early life [ edit] Avruch was born in Boston and grew up in Winthrop, Massachusetts. He is Helen Thomas with a white polo instead of a red dress. During the lucnehon, the association announced that its 2023 Hall of Fame ceremony would take place on June 8 with nominations being sought through October 2022. The last four years of her career in Boston reunited her with Barry Nolan on the Comcast Network entertainment show Backstage with Barry Nolan.. Here's a great throwback video! He began his career in 1968 with Channel 7 (then WNAC-TV), covering race riots in Boston that followed the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Thermans courage and determination ensured safe access for all media in the most strife-torn sections of Boston. In 1983, RKO General, the parent company of WOR, recruited him to serve as general sales manager of its New York stations, where he directed the companys sales operations until his departure in 1986 to work at Greater Media. He is well known for his often-acerbic analysis of political events, as well as his regular segment entitled, The Hiller Instinct. Throughout the years, Hiller covered virtually every major political campaign in Massachusetts since 1977. His stations were instrumental in the success of the Hispanic Week Festivities in the City of Lawrence. He spent countless hours counseling and critiquing their work. She also hosted a PBS-TV series called "Thinking Big." Early in her career, Mullins anchored WBUR's Morning Edition. Up in the barn loft of the Henry Putnam Jr. house, Tony, Phil, and Thom . Donnas teaching is informed by her knowledge of popular culture and media history. I really dont know. During her more than three decades there, Stern brought listeners the news of some of the regions most historic stories. The Film Detective will feature its own New Year's Eve Kings of Comedy Marathon to mark the occasion. We have plenty of that in the newsroom now. In a tip of the hat to our original WSBK TV38 Boston institution, The Movie Loft, featuring Dana Hersey. A former disc jockey, music director, and radio consultant, she spent more than three decades in broadcasting before becoming a college professor. In 2007, he received the Humanitarian of the Year Award from the Hundred Club of Massachusetts and the Golden Mike Award from the Broadcasters Foundation of America for exemplary service in the radio Industry. Donna Halper, winner of this years Massachusetts Broadcasters Hall of Fame Pioneer Award, was an original Board member of the MA Broadcasters Hall of Fame. From Presidential elections and the New Hampshire primaries, to the Gulf Wars, to the 9-11 attacks, the capture of James Whitey Bulger, and the Boston Marathon bombingsStern was one of New Englands go-to journalists when people needed straightforward, unbiased reporting. What bothered me the most about that story, he told an interviewer on his retirement, were the kids getting off buses young children with glass in their hair and crying. Chase also remembers the more joyous stories over the years, such as the Olympics and championship seasons with the Bruins, Celtics, and Patriots. Remy is a former Major League second baseman. He is also the host of High School Quiz Show on WGBH-TV. Leonard served as chief meteorologist for WHDH-TV from May 1977 to April 2002 and has worked as a meteorologist in New England for more than 40 years. Rea exposed corruption within the Boston office of the FBI, whose agents conspired with a disgraced federal informant to wrongfully, intentionally, and maliciously convict Salvati and three other innocent men. Dana Hersey, Mugs McGonagle out at North Shore 104.9 68 FILM LOFT - DANA HERSEY -1999 easystreettv 426 subscribers 562 views 2 years ago Back in 1999, Dana Hersey returned to Boston television with a different type of movie show. They are: Marjorie Arons-Barron, the retired long-time former WCVB-TV, Boston, Director of Editorials; WCVBs founding President and General Manager, the lateRobert Bennett; WBZ-TV Boston meteorologistBarry Burbank; Boston TV38s former Movie Loft hostDana Hersey; Boston 7News former political reporter/commentatorAndy Hiller; WBZ Boston Radio sports reporterJonny Miller;Lisa Mullins, the voice ofAll Things Consideredon NPRs Boston affiliate, WBUR Radio;Springfields WWLP-TV retired General ManagerBill Pepin; andRichard Chase,retired from WBZ-TV after 40 years as a news photographer. In addition, she has written, produced and hosted numerous programs for WCRB including ArtsAlive! Lauras Book Nook, CEO Spotlight, and Baroque in Boston. She is a pianist and channels Chopin daily. Voted Massachusetts Favorite TV Announcer by Sports Illustrated in 2004, Remy has been honored with four Emmy Awards and was named the Massachusetts Sportscaster of the Year by the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association in 2004. The Movie Loft and Ask the Manager are two iconic programs formerly on TV 38 that remind us of Dana Hersey. I think, with me, theres been an erosive effect of all the deaths: Lana, Gary, Gil, Mark, Joe, Dave, Sully, Bruds, Darryl, others, Stevens wrote. For the next 30 years Russ and Julia created a number of cooking classics for television, which continue to represent the gold standard of that genre. Hersey also asked the questions onAsk the Managerwith then Channel 38 General Manager Dan Berkery. Today, his legacy lives on. Called "the perfect broadcast voice" by the Boston Globe, Hersey has been a longtime household name in New England. He played second base for the Sox from 1978 to 1985. The Masters Par 3 competition, the PGA Championship, select Major League Baseball games and additional golf events are on his annual slate. Log in or sign up for Facebook to connect with friends, family and people you know. WGBH celebrated Eric Jacksons more than 40 years of employment with Eric Jackson Week activities in April, 2018. Let us welcome them as they join more than 150 others who can proudly state they have been inducted into the Massachusetts Broadcasters of Fame.. Chase will be honored with the Hall of Fames Pioneer Award, which is presented to individuals or organizations who fundamentally contributed to broadcasting. Mr. Shields brought empathy and compassion to difficult stories, including the delicate task of knocking on the doors of families whose loved ones had died the worst thing you have to do as a reporter. As a youth he hoped to eventually work in media. 263. For 15 years, Remy worked with play-by-play announcer, Don Orsillo, and since the beginning of this season with Dave OBrien. (he didn't knock when he came into the studio.) I might report for another three months, or maybe twenty years. I got old. He wrote that he no longer wants to drive through noreasters, trudge through blizzards, walk up an icy hill to a three-alarm fire, or transcribe the tears of a grieving father. Wicked Good TV: Memories of Local Boston Broadcasting in the '80s From 1998 through 2012, Mullins was chief anchor of the daily international news program, The World, co-produced by the BBC, WGBH and PRI. Hall of Fame Presidentand former WBZ-TV News DirectorPeter Brown commented, Our class of 2019 represents some of the true treasures of broadcasting. Host of such classic programs as Ask the Manager, We Don't Knock, and The Movie Loft throughout the 1970s-1990s, Hersey has brought charm and plenty of laughs to thousands with his booming, resonant voice and trademark sweaters. That was quite an eye- and ear-opener for someone who was watching shows likeGilligans Island,Leave it to Beaver, andGomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. ET, leading up to the New Year's Eve marathon on The Film Detective channel. Capping a broadcasting career that spans five decades, William M. Pepin retired last year as Vice President and General Manager of WWLP-TV, 22News. ET on December 31. LOS ANGELES, Dec. 30, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cinedigm, the leading independent streaming company super-serving enthusiast fan bases, announced today that The Film Detective, the classic film restoration and streaming company, will be ringing in the New Year with respected broadcast veteran Dana Hersey, featuring an exclusive interview about Hersey's popular New Year's Eve Three Stooges Marathon.
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