"There's one story on Boston's TV news stations that won't seem to go away: an exodus of on-air talent that has been depleting the ranks of local broadcasters in recent years. Big names including WBZ-TV's (Channel 4) Jon Keller and WHDH-TV's (Channel 7) Kim Khazei are just the most recent examples of the accelerating flight of journalists from the airwaves."
""The stories felt the same," former WHDH reporter Sabrina Silva said, describing the frustrations that helped lead to her departure this year. "I would go to one fire and I would cover it, and it would be the same script that I wrote on another fire a week ago." TV news has never been for the faint of heart. Stories of fatal crashes, killings, and other traumas often lead newscasts, along with the time-honored sports, weather, and traffic segments."
Boston television newsrooms have experienced a steady exodus of on-air and behind-the-scenes staff, including prominent anchors and reporters. Owners have implemented cost reductions driven by rapid technological change and shrinking audiences, eroding newsroom capacity. Reduced staffing, combined with pay pressures and time constraints, has left journalists unable to pursue in-depth or varied storytelling. Reporters describe repetitive assignments and limited resources that make long hours and high stress less tolerable. Some journalists are abandoning television news entirely. One reporter immigrated from Brazil, learned English through local newscasts, rose from small-market work to Boston, and ultimately left broadcast journalism because of the grind.
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