WCVB Station Tour

WCVB-TV is located in Needham, Mass., convenient to Route 128 (I-95) and the Massachusetts Turnpike.

The station's address is:
WCVB-TV
5 TV Place
Needham, Massachusetts
02494

The station's main telephone number is: 1-781-449-0400

DIRECTIONS: WCVB is located directly off Interstate 95 (Rte. 128), at Exit 19B, the Needham-Highland Ave. exit.

FROM THE NORTH: Take I-95, Route 3 or I-93 south until it merges with I-95 south (Route 128). Get off at the 19B exit. Exit onto Highland Avenue and take your first right at the first traffic light at Gould Street. Pass car dealership on the right (Muzi Ford) and turn right into WCVB driveway at the "5" sign. Park in the parking lot near the satellite dishes and check in at the guard shack.

FROM THE WEST: Take Interstate 90 (Massachusetts Turnpike) west to I-95 South (Cape Cod exit). Get on I-95 south and exit at 19B. Follow directions above.

FROM THE SOUTH: Take I-95 north, Route 24 north, or Route 3 north to I-95 (Route 128) north. Go toward Dedham. Take exit 19B. Follow directions above.

FROM THE EAST: Take I-90, the Massachusetts Turnpike, east to I-95 south. Go south on I-95 and exit at 19B. Follow directions above.

Since its on-air debut on March 19, 1972, WCVB-TV -- today a division of Hearst-Argyle Television Inc. -- has attracted more viewers than any other area station to its comprehensive and insightful news, thorough coverage of special events, thought-provoking original programming, and its broad range of entertainment offerings. No station in America has been honored with so many of broadcasting's top awards.

WCVB prides itself on being on the cutting edge of new technology. The station was among the first in the country to have a presence on the Internet and, in 1996, WCVB became the first local station to report more than 1 million Web site hits in a single week. TheBostonChannel.com, WCVB-TV's fully staffed Internet newsroom, currently maintains a comprehensive and sophisticated Web site.

Located in Needham, Mass., Channel 5 also has the region's most sophisticated weather technology, New England's first HDTV channel, highly advanced digital newsgathering trucks and a new state-of-the-art newsroom -- features that solidify WCVB's position as the station with "Coverage You Can Count On." WCVB's studios are located in Needham. If you'd like to visit WCVB as part of a tour group, please call our public relations department at (781) 433-4771.

IMPORTANT CONTACTS:

General Manager - Bill Fine

Assistant to the General Manager - Karen Colbert

News Director - Coleen Marren

Manager, WCVB Digital - Neil Ungerleider

Chief Photographer - John Premack

Creative - Russ Nelligan

Sales - Peter Hennessey

Engineering - Dave Kaylor, Rick Zach

Programming - Liz Cheng

Community Affairs - Karen Holmes Ward

Business Affairs - Gloria Spence

Chronicle - Chris Stirling

Internships - Linda Walsh

Videotape dubs - Sarah Dunleavy

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