Very professional news broadcasts, music, and graphics package. Just moved to Boston and WBZ News is my favorite news to watch in the mornings and throughout the day. The graphics are different and the music has more of an up-tempo, but I like these graphics and this music too. WBZ looks very professional compared to the other news broadcasts here. I guess that is the benefit of being a station owned by CBS Corp. I got a thing for Ms. Paula Ebben. What a beautiful woman.
They always held up a short open with headlines like these since the "WBZ News" branding started 5 Feb 2007. I wish they made a full(er) open. And also, I think it's a shame they're not in HD yet, and it's also shameful to wait until later this year/early next year for them to make the change.
I love WBZ's image. I love the news music that isn't news music, and I like the minimalist graphics that let the stories and pictures speak for themselves.
I wish my local station KCNC looked like this. I wish they would use this song for the open and clean up the graphics just a tad.
Hooray...someone finally figured out how to make a modern open without making the senior talent look out of place. It's very graceful, respectful and surprisingly catchy. If others follow their lead, though, aspiring VO announcers like me will have to find other jobs...lol.
The graphics are along the same lines as WBBM/KDKAs shared look...wbbm has gone away from it, but KDKA and WBZ now have similar looks...WBZs is more contemporary and colorful.
The music sounds like morning show music.
jhshifris1 6 months ago
Love it! It's classy, but it doesn't go all WCCO on us and start overdoing the whole simplicity concept. It's pleasant, but I'm still engaged...
geoffbruno 1 year ago
I liked the guitar riff open.
BHSnipedown 1 year ago
Very professional news broadcasts, music, and graphics package. Just moved to Boston and WBZ News is my favorite news to watch in the mornings and throughout the day. The graphics are different and the music has more of an up-tempo, but I like these graphics and this music too. WBZ looks very professional compared to the other news broadcasts here. I guess that is the benefit of being a station owned by CBS Corp. I got a thing for Ms. Paula Ebben. What a beautiful woman.
pharmtech451 1 year ago
wbz hd now looks cleaner then wcvb, wich looks kind of like a joke
wx4newengland 1 year ago
Chipmunk with glasses AT LARGE!
A1sausie 1 year ago
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great anchors, awful graphics. awful.
thescribe89 3 years ago
It looks like an european newscast
kikoun86 3 years ago 8
Its from Massachusetts though
mford1996 3 years ago
I'm a big fan of WBZ's image. It's very simple yet elegant. And yes, it does remind me of CNNI graphics.
Plus I'm also a big fan of the curiosity promos.
Mrtraveler01 3 years ago 6
They always held up a short open with headlines like these since the "WBZ News" branding started 5 Feb 2007. I wish they made a full(er) open. And also, I think it's a shame they're not in HD yet, and it's also shameful to wait until later this year/early next year for them to make the change.
hkfreak 3 years ago
I love WBZ's image. I love the news music that isn't news music, and I like the minimalist graphics that let the stories and pictures speak for themselves.
I wish my local station KCNC looked like this. I wish they would use this song for the open and clean up the graphics just a tad.
CharlieGProductions 3 years ago
Hooray...someone finally figured out how to make a modern open without making the senior talent look out of place. It's very graceful, respectful and surprisingly catchy. If others follow their lead, though, aspiring VO announcers like me will have to find other jobs...lol.
devswartz 3 years ago
Does WBZ-TV ever promote Channel 4 anymore?
tvlondon 3 years ago
Nah...they do every Independence Day (4th of July) with the clever "4th on 4", but not really. It's WBZ. Channel 186 or whatever.
hkfreak 3 years ago
WBZ is on channel 4 which is CBS on cable and maybe 186 on satillite
mford1996 3 years ago
WBZ-TV is on Channel 4 and 14 (if you have cable)Its on channel 14 at night becaus its broadcasted over FOX
mford1996 3 years ago
thenightbeat: Hey, thanks for posting a high quality version. I've had a couple up melf, but I have no tuner. Thanx again.
hkfreak 3 years ago
The graphics are along the same lines as WBBM/KDKAs shared look...wbbm has gone away from it, but KDKA and WBZ now have similar looks...WBZs is more contemporary and colorful.
ctmajka 3 years ago
awsome opening it is different. it looks more professinal
growingup15 3 years ago
I like the open. Very nice. Definitely one of the best out there.
truedanielg 3 years ago
VDO did the open.
bostonmediaguy 3 years ago