At the end of 2014, I will have hosted Greater Boston for 17 years. That’s roughly 4,400 episodes which include a minimum of three interview segments a show with between one and three guests per segment, and well, you see where I am going with this.  It’s been a long ride with a lot wonderful interaction with people from all walks of the greater Boston community, but it’s also been a daily grind. I’ve had the time of my life hosting Greater Boston but feel the time is right to step back a little, enjoy a few other things, and keep my foot in the door by continuing Continue reading >>>

The jet ran off the end of the runway, crashed into a wooded gully and exploded in flames, killing all seven people on board.

In the event of a 2-to-2 tie among the four gambling commissioners responsible for awarding the Greater Boston casino license, the commission will turn to the applicants, Mohegan Sun and Wynn Resorts, for help in breaking the deadlock. They may ask the applicants for more details on their proposals or for new presentations on their elaborate projects, with the hope of reaching a consensus, commissioners decided Thursday. Continue reading below As a final option, if new information fails to break the tie, the commission may ask the applicants to sweeten their proposals in a new round of head-to-head Continue reading >>>

Consensus called key to avoiding impasse Left with an even number of members for Greater Boston issues, the Massachusetts Gaming Commission decided on Thursday to pursue a multi-step, consensus-building plan to avoid a tie vote on the awarding of a casino license. The five-member commission is down its chairman, Stephen Crosby, after he recused himself from voting on Greater Boston matters. Crosby made the decision to recuse himself after attending the opening day of the racing season at Suffolk Downs, which is partnering with Mohegan Sun, one of the two applicants vying for a casino Continue reading >>>

Emily RooneyWGBH  BOSTON - The longtime host of Boston's flagship public television show is signing off in January of 2015. Emily Rooney, a staple on Boston's airwaves for decades, announced on Thursday that she is stepping down from her anchor chair on WGBH's Greater Boston. The veteran anchor will continue in her role as host of WGBH's weekly local media roundup show, Beat The Press. "When I came to WGBH in 1997, I was an on-air rookie tasked with shaping a nightly news and public affairs show that would be accessible to everyone," said Rooney in a statement. A replacement for Rooney Continue reading >>>

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Local Boston media reporter Emily Rooney will be easing back on her responsibilities relaying the news for WGBH, focusing her time and energy on hosting the weekly program Beat the Press, as well as appearing regularly on Boston Public Radio and assuming a new special correspondent role. According to WGBH, Rooney spent more than 40 years "working the daily grind in newsrooms at WCVB, ABC and FOX." Rooney spent 18 of those years at the helm of Greater Boston – an aptly-named, award-winning talk show covering contemporary news in Greater Boston. She plans on relinquishing hosting duties Continue reading >>>

After hosting noncommercial WGBH Boston’s award-winning Greater Boston for 18 years and working the daily grind in newsrooms at WCVB Boston, ABC and Fox for 25 years before that, Emily Rooney has decided to step back from her daily newsroom and Greater Boston duties to focus on the station’s weekly Beat the Press. In addition to moderating Beat the Press, Rooney will move into a role in January as a special correspondent to WGBH News and will continue to appear regularly on WGBH-FM. “We are extremely indebted to Emily for her guidance and commitment to Continue reading >>>

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BOSTON (CBS) — The Department of Public Health has released its report on whether Logan Airport is making its neighbors sick. Researchers interviewed more than 6,000 people who live in 17 communities within five miles of the airport. Read: Full Report The DPH study finds, in adults, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease was statistically significantly higher for residents who have lived three or more years in the high exposure area. For children in the high exposure area, they were three-to-four times more likely to report asthma-related symptoms compared with children in the low exposure Continue reading >>>