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WCVB Channel 5 Reporter Katie Thompson Promoted to Traffic Anchor & Transportation Specialist
Thompson Will Anchor NewsCenter 5’s EyeOpener Traffic Reports and Cover the Region’s Transportation, Infrastructure, and Commuter News
Boston, MA – Thursday, September 26, 2019 – WCVB Channel 5 reporter, Katie Thompson, has been promoted to weekday morning Traffic Anchor for NewsCenter 5’s top-rated EyeOpener newscasts (4:30-7:00AM) with Co-anchors Antoinette Antonio, Randy Price, and Doug Meehan as well as Meteorologist Cindy Fitzgibbon. In addition to anchoring the EyeOpener’s traffic segments, Thompson will be NewsCenter 5’s Transportation Specialist covering the region’s critical transportation and commuter news including breaking stories on travel and infrastructure. She will begin her new role on Monday, September 30, as announced today by Bill Fine, WCVB President and General Manager. “Katie is an experienced journalist whose talent and enthusiasm have made her a great fit for the EyeOpener team, and we’re very happy to welcome Katie into this newly expanded role as traffic anchor and transportation specialist,” said Fine. “We’re confident that viewers will rely on Katie’s stories, not only as they plan their daily commutes, but also as their source for enterprising and breaking transportation news.”“As a reporter for the EyeOpener over the past several years, Katie has already proven herself to be a highly skilled journalist and asset to the morning team, and we are excited to have her take on this important new assignment,” said Paige Harrison, WCVB News Director.“When it comes to Boston traffic and commuting, as well as breaking stories on transportation and infrastructure, there are certainly many stories to cover,” said Thompson. “I look forward to informing viewers who are venturing out on their morning commute as well as reporting on what transportation issues will be impacting them over the long-term.” Thompson has been a general assignment reporter for NewsCenter 5 since February 2017. She is a New England native who was born and raised in Kennebunk, Maine. Thompson started her career in Boston more than a decade ago as a production assistant and is proud to work in a city she calls her second home.Prior to joining WCVB, Thompson reported for sister Hearst station, WMTW, in Portland, Maine. While in Portland, she covered everything from Maine politics to a series on the sustainability of a shrinking Moose population. Thompson’s also been lucky enough to cover two Red Sox World Series and three Patriots Super Bowl victories, the ultimate job perk for a Boston sports fan. Prior to Portland, Thompson spent two years in Abilene, Texas working for KRBC-TV as a reporter, producer and weekday anchor.Thompson is a graduate of Hofstra University in Long Island where she studied broadcast journalism. About WCVB Channel 5WCVB is Boston’s broadcast/digital media leader, providing news, weather, sports, community service and entertainment on multiple platforms including WCVB Channel 5, wcvb.com, WCVB mobile and MeTV Boston. Founded by community leaders in 1972, WCVB is committed to its mission to serve the region with quality local content. In addition to 47 hours of NewsCenter 5 coverage each week, original offerings include Chronicle, the nation’s longest running local news magazine; CityLine, a weekly urban magazine program; and On The Record, a weekly political roundtable. The station has been honored with numerous prestigious national broadcasting honors including the RTDNA Edward R. Murrow Awards for “Best Newscast” and National Association of Broadcasters Education Foundation’s “Service to the Community” award. Additional top honors include the National Headliner Awards, Gracie Awards, Gabriel Awards, the regional Emmy’s, Associated Press Awards, Walter Cronkite Award, and duPont Awards. WCVB, Boston’s ABC affiliate station, is owned by Hearst Television, a wholly owned subsidiary of Hearst, a leading media company whose global holdings include 34 television stations and two radio stations. Follow us on Facebook (wcvb5) and Twitter (@wcvb).About Hearst TelevisionHearst Television owns and operates 34 television and two radio stations serving 26 media markets across 39 states reaching over 21 million U.S. television households. Through its partnership with nearly all of the major networks, Hearst Television distributes national content over nearly 70 video channels including programming from ABC, NBC, CBS, CW, MY Net, MeTV, This TV, Estrella and more. The radio stations are leaders in Baltimore news/talk and rock music listenership. Hearst Television is recognized as one of the industry's premier companies and has been honored with numerous awards for distinguished journalism, industry innovation, and community service. Hearst Television is a wholly owned subsidiary of Hearst.
Boston, MA – Thursday, September 26, 2019 – WCVB Channel 5 reporter, Katie Thompson, has been promoted to weekday morning Traffic Anchor for NewsCenter 5’s top-rated EyeOpener newscasts (4:30-7:00AM) with Co-anchors Antoinette Antonio, Randy Price, and Doug Meehan as well as Meteorologist Cindy Fitzgibbon. In addition to anchoring the EyeOpener’s traffic segments, Thompson will be NewsCenter 5’s Transportation Specialist covering the region’s critical transportation and commuter news including breaking stories on travel and infrastructure. She will begin her new role on Monday, September 30, as announced today by Bill Fine, WCVB President and General Manager.
“Katie is an experienced journalist whose talent and enthusiasm have made her a great fit for the EyeOpener team, and we’re very happy to welcome Katie into this newly expanded role as traffic anchor and transportation specialist,” said Fine. “We’re confident that viewers will rely on Katie’s stories, not only as they plan their daily commutes, but also as their source for enterprising and breaking transportation news.”
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“As a reporter for the EyeOpener over the past several years, Katie has already proven herself to be a highly skilled journalist and asset to the morning team, and we are excited to have her take on this important new assignment,” said Paige Harrison, WCVB News Director.
“When it comes to Boston traffic and commuting, as well as breaking stories on transportation and infrastructure, there are certainly many stories to cover,” said Thompson. “I look forward to informing viewers who are venturing out on their morning commute as well as reporting on what transportation issues will be impacting them over the long-term.”
Thompson has been a general assignment reporter for NewsCenter 5 since February 2017. She is a New England native who was born and raised in Kennebunk, Maine. Thompson started her career in Boston more than a decade ago as a production assistant and is proud to work in a city she calls her second home.
Prior to joining WCVB, Thompson reported for sister Hearst station, WMTW, in Portland, Maine. While in Portland, she covered everything from Maine politics to a series on the sustainability of a shrinking Moose population. Thompson’s also been lucky enough to cover two Red Sox World Series and three Patriots Super Bowl victories, the ultimate job perk for a Boston sports fan. Prior to Portland, Thompson spent two years in Abilene, Texas working for KRBC-TV as a reporter, producer and weekday anchor.
Thompson is a graduate of Hofstra University in Long Island where she studied broadcast journalism.
About WCVB Channel 5
WCVB is Boston’s broadcast/digital media leader, providing news, weather, sports, community service and entertainment on multiple platforms including WCVB Channel 5, wcvb.com, WCVB mobile and MeTV Boston. Founded by community leaders in 1972, WCVB is committed to its mission to serve the region with quality local content. In addition to 47 hours of NewsCenter 5 coverage each week, original offerings include Chronicle, the nation’s longest running local news magazine; CityLine, a weekly urban magazine program; and On The Record, a weekly political roundtable. The station has been honored with numerous prestigious national broadcasting honors including the RTDNA Edward R. Murrow Awards for “Best Newscast” and National Association of Broadcasters Education Foundation’s “Service to the Community” award. Additional top honors include the National Headliner Awards, Gracie Awards, Gabriel Awards, the regional Emmy’s, Associated Press Awards, Walter Cronkite Award, and duPont Awards. WCVB, Boston’s ABC affiliate station, is owned by Hearst Television, a wholly owned subsidiary of Hearst, a leading media company whose global holdings include 34 television stations and two radio stations. Follow us on Facebook (wcvb5) and Twitter (@wcvb).
About Hearst Television
Hearst Television owns and operates 34 television and two radio stations serving 26 media markets across 39 states reaching over 21 million U.S. television households. Through its partnership with nearly all of the major networks, Hearst Television distributes national content over nearly 70 video channels including programming from ABC, NBC, CBS, CW, MY Net, MeTV, This TV, Estrella and more. The radio stations are leaders in Baltimore news/talk and rock music listenership. Hearst Television is recognized as one of the industry's premier companies and has been honored with numerous awards for distinguished journalism, industry innovation, and community service. Hearst Television is a wholly owned subsidiary of Hearst.
