The countdown has begun for 6 a.m. next Monday, Aug. 5, when
Boston Herald Radio goes live.
Veteran talk show host Jeff Katz will launch a morning drive
news talk show that will lead into 12 hours of live broadcasting each weekday. There will be four shows in all, including “Live from the
Newsroom with Jeff Katz,” “Morning Meeting with Jaclyn Cashman and Hillary
Chabot,” “The Michael Graham Show” and “Sports Town with Jon
Meterparel
and Jen Royle.” Throughout the broadcast day, streamed at bostonherald.com,
the Herald’s news and sports apps and the TuneIn free app, listeners will be
news insiders with updates and breaking news reports straight from the Herald
newsroom. Herald editors, reporters, columnists and entertainment
critics will provide regular commentary and analysis. Boston Herald President and Publisher Patrick J. Purcell
said, “Internet radio is exploding and it makes sense that the Herald rounds
out our multimedia platform with talk radio programming. It’s perfect synergy. Listeners can call in, take part in ongoing live chats,
comment through a Twitter feed, take polls on important topics and react to
columns and blogs written by show hosts.
Advertisers will be able to reach Herald radio listeners as
well. “The Boston Herald is a very powerful brand in print and
online and the addition of Boston Herald Radio adds another platform to engage
new audiences,” said Herald Chief Operating Officer and CFO Jeff Magram.
