Jack Williams is the chief anchor on WBZ-TV in Boston, Massachusetts. He is seen on the 6 and 11 PM editions of WBZ News. First paired with Tony Pepper, he has been a lead anchor at the station since 1975. He was demoted briefly in the late 1970s to the 5:30 newscast, but quickly regained one of the top anchor slots with the popular Liz Walker as co-anchor for both the 6:00 and 11:00 newscasts until 1992, when the station went to a half hour form...
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Jack Williams is the chief anchor on WBZ-TV in Boston, Massachusetts. He is seen on the 6 and 11 PM editions of WBZ News. First paired with Tony Pepper, he has been a lead anchor at the station since 1975. He was demoted briefly in the late 1970s to the 5:30 newscast, but quickly regained one of the top anchor slots with the popular Liz Walker as co-anchor for both the 6:00 and 11:00 newscasts until 1992, when the station went to a half hour format at 6:00, and instead began their evening news at 5:00. His current co-anchor is Lisa Hughes. On Tuesday, March 20, 2012, Jack announced he was stepping down as Channel 4's Chief Anchor, but will continue on the station in a part-time role.
Originally from Pocatello, Idaho, Williams worked in radio from 1959 until he graduated Phi Beta Kappa from the University of Oregon in 1968. During college, he worked as a news anchor/reporter for KUGN Radio in Eugene, Oregon.
He first appeared on television in 1968 on KIRO-TV in Seattle, Washington,...
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