}Customer Service. . Both were ratings hits in the Pittsburgh television market. Remembering Chronicle's Mary Richardson. Richardson, who had been anchoring weekday afternoon and weekend newscasts for WCVB since 1980, joined Peter Mehegan, also a NewsCenter 5 emigre. Chronicle's ability to maintain a stable roster of talent continued. Titled New Hampshire Chronicle, as a co-production between WMUR and originator WCVB, it is basically the same show and format, only tailor-made for New Hampshire-area viewers. VETERAN broadcaster Mary Richardson has died at the age of 76, according to her former employer WCVB. However, for a couple years more, she would occasionally still appear on Chronicle. The unique lifestyles, inspirational stories,[3] flavor and quirks of New Hampshire are all accented; the program is specifically focused on that state, whereas the Boston-produced parent program encompasses New England as a whole. Richardson studied at the University of California, Davis and California State University. A groundbreaking, award-winning, and frequently adventurous co-anchor and cohost of WCVB-TV's "Chronicle" for more than a quarter century, Ms. Richardson died early Friday, her family said. Chronicle Books, a San Francisco-based book publisher, formerly a subsidiary of Chronicle Publishing Company Mary Richardson (II) Death Fact Check, Birthday & Age - Dead or Kicking While these stories are in no way meant to depress the viewers, they often do not flinch from their subjects' grim realities; at the same time, they are intended to educate and inspire the audience. Boston.com - Mary Richardson, longtime Channel 5 and | Facebook On the heels of its success came the introduction of special continuing segments within-the-show. Richardson also contributed her talents to Boston Healthcare for the Homeless, the Inner City Schools Foundation as well as the New England Province of Jesuits. Self - Principal Meteorologist 1 episode, 1977. Houston Chronicle Recent Obituaries: All of Houston Chronicle's Recent Treasured granny of Zack. As Chronicle flourished, it soon rose to the top of the ratings, beating out the array of competition (from off-network reruns, to Evening Magazine and Entertainment Tonight) at 7:30 weeknights. In 2011, Richardson was inducted into the Massachusetts Broadcasters Hall of Fame for her decades of accomplishment in the media industry. Richardson is survived by her husband Stan Leven who was a longtime senior producer for Chronicle. For a decade she co-hosted Boston Symphony Orchestra concerts that were simulcast on the A&E Network -- Holiday at Pops during the winter holidays and the wildly successful Pops Goes the Fourth! After a complete overhaul and the installation of a new engine, Mehegan decided to share the project in a Main Streets segment, and then took it out for a spin to the show's next destination. The James Beard Award for Television Segment - known with slightly different names until 2010 -is one of the yearly award categories presented by the James Beard Foundation. She quickly established herself as one of Bostons most popular local television journalists. Longtime Boston broadcaster Mary Richardson, Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window), CPAC backs Trump as 2024 GOP presidential candidate, Longtime Boston broadcaster Mary Richardson passes away, Patriots set to release veteran quarterback Brian Hoyer, Lucas: Move trial of FBI agent to Albania, High school tournaments: Winchester stuns No.