McPhee joins Channel 5
Boston newspaper journalist and radio personality Michele McPhee has been hired as a general assignment reporter at WCVB-TV (Channel 5.) McPhee’s beat will center on crime and law enforcement. She begins Sept. 6.
“Michele McPhee is an aggressive and well-connected journalist with some of the best sources in Boston and the proven ability to break stories,’’ said WCVB news director Andrew Vrees in a release. “Her track record speaks for itself.”
McPhee is best known for her columns at The Boston Herald newspaper and for her nonfiction crime-themed books, such as “Mob Over Miami.”
Recently, she has been a contributor to WFXT-TV (Channel 25)’s 10 p.m. newscast, where she chimed in with her opinion on the news of the day. For three years, she helmed her own talk show weeknights on WTKK-FM 96.9, until her contract was not renewed late last year.
McPhee said she’s looking forward to her new TV gig. “As a native Bostonian, I grew up watching WCVB,’’ said McPhee in a release.
Johnny Diaz can be reached at jodiaz@globe.com.
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