‘Boomer TV’ show coming out of retirement
Owner Mary Pat McKee has enlisted a slew of local on-air personalities to help her bring back the weekly television show to a new channel.
Owner Mary Pat McKee has enlisted a slew of local on-air personalities to help her bring back the weekly television show to a new channel.
It’s not clear if Steve Bray is stepping down or was terminated at WISH-TV Channel 8, but sources said he has agreed to stay through the critical television ratings sweeps period, which concludes May 20.
The personnel changes continue at WISH-TV Channel 8, which will lose its CBS affiliation to WTTV-TV Channel 4 on Jan. 1.
WISH-TV Channel 8 meteorologist Pamela Gardner is leaving the station to take a job with WBZ-TV, the CBS affiliate in Boston, industry sources told IBJ.
The loss of Julie Patterson and Julie Zoumbaris comes as Channel 8 prepares for life without its CBS affiliation and tries to make long-term deals with advertisers.