Veteran Boston Reporter Moves From TV to Radio

By Andrew Gauthier 

Boston Herald

Veteran political reporter Joe Battenfeld is leaving Fox 25 after a seven-year run and has landed a radio show on WRKO.

Battenfeld’s contract with WFXT-TV (Ch. 25) runs out next week–a month before Election Day–and the station has decided not to renew it.

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“I’ve had a great run and I think I’ve helped make Fox 25 a force in political coverage,” Battenfeld told MediaBiz yesterday. “I’m very happy to be moving on and I can also think of several politicians who will be happy I’m moving on.” More…

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