Shayna Seymour has been promoted to co-anchor of Chronicle with Anthony Everett effective Thursday, May 25, it was announced today by Bill Fine, WCVB President and General Manager.
Shayna Seymour has been promoted to co-anchor of Chronicle with Anthony Everett effective Thursday, May 25, it was announced today by Bill Fine, WCVB President and General Manager.
Seymour has been a reporter and producer for WCVB’s award-winning, nightly news magazine Chronicle for eleven years. In addition to her role on Chronicle, Seymour has been co-anchor of the weekend EyeOpener newscasts with Doug Meehan, and her replacement on the weekend morning newscasts is still to be announced.
“Shayna’s journalistic skills, work ethic and enthusiasm have been an asset to the Chronicle team for more than a decade,” said Fine when announcing her promotion. “I’m confident that her unique voice and perspective will enhance her appeal to our viewers as she assumes even more responsibility with the program.”
Chronicle Executive Producer Chris Stirling said, “One of Shayna’s favorite sayings is that ‘team work makes the dream work.’ And she demonstrates that daily with her dedication to the program. I am very excited to have Shayna play an even larger role on Chronicle as co-anchor.”
“Co-anchoring Chronicle is an absolute dream come true,” said Seymour. “There is simply no better team of journalists and storytellers than my co-anchor Anthony Everett, outstanding reporters Erika Tarantal and Ted Reinstein, and the talented behind-the-scenes group of producers, photojournalists, writers, and editors here at Chronicle. I have cherished the opportunity to report and produce for the show, and now to join Anthony as the next anchor team on a very short list over Chronicle’s thirty-five year history…following in the footsteps of legends like Chet Curtis, Mary Richardson, and Peter Mehegan…is the honor of a lifetime.”
With this promotion to Chronicle co-anchor, Seymour replaces JC Monahan who will be leaving WCVB at the end of her contract. Seymour joined Chronicle in April 2006 as a reporter/producer and has since earned numerous distinctions including winning an Emmy Award in 2015. During the last eleven years she’s covered a range of stories: profiling Oprah Winfrey and Ellen DeGeneres, traveling throughout New England, and tackling the serious topics of teen pregnancy and the disability rights movement. She also anchors Chronicle’s “What’s New?” series, a monthly report on the latest attractions in food, fashion, and fun in the Greater Boston area.
Seymour joined WCVB after working as an anchor and general assignment reporter at WGGB-TV, Springfield. She launched her broadcast career at WSTM-TV, Syracuse. Prior to that, she was employed in the corporate world.
A native of Amherst, Massachusetts, Seymour received a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology from Spelman College and Master of Science degree in Broadcast Journalism from Syracuse University. She currently resides in the Greater Boston area with her husband and two children.
About Chronicle:
Chronicle, celebrating its 35th year on WCVB Channel 5 this year, is the nation's longest running and top rated locally produced news magazine which airs weeknights on WCVB at 7:30 PM.
Over the course of 35 years, Chronicle has been constantly evolving and consistently delivering viewers the stories that explore the fabric of New England, ranging from Chronicle’s longest running feature -- Main Streets and Back Roads, to the latest in travel, dining, shopping, nightlife and more. Chronicle also ventures beyond New England bringing viewers a glimpse of some exotic destinations including Curacao, the Caribbean, Greece, and South America to name a few. In fact, since the show’s inception in 1982, Chronicle has visited five of the seven continents (all but Australia and Antarctica). And the program continues to provide a platform for long-form, in-depth journalism on topics as varied as depression in American society, the rise of artificial intelligence, and development in Greater Boston.
About WCVB CHANNEL 5
WCVB is Boston’s broadcast/digital media leader, providing news, weather, sports, community service and entertainment on multiple platforms including WCVB Channel 5, wcvb.com, WCVB mobile and MeTV Boston. Founded by community leaders in 1972, WCVB is committed to its mission to serve the region with quality local content. In addition to nearly 45 hours of NewsCenter 5 coverage each week, original offerings include Chronicle, the nation’s longest running local news magazine; CityLine, a weekly urban magazine program; and On The Record, a weekly political roundtable. The station has been honored with numerous prestigious national broadcasting honors including the RTDNA Edward R. Murrow Awards for “Best Newscast” and National Association of Broadcasters Education Foundation’s “Service to the Community” award. Additional top honors include the National Headliner Awards, Gracie Awards, Gabriel Awards, the regional Emmy’s, Associated Press Awards, Walter Cronkite Award, and duPont Awards. WCVB, Boston’s ABC affiliate station, is owned by Hearst Television, a wholly owned subsidiary of Hearst, a leading media company whose global holdings include 30 television stations and two radio stations. Follow us on Facebook (wcvb5), Twitter (@wcvb) or Google+ (search +wcvb).
