Doug Meehan Joins WCVB as Weekend Anchor

By Kevin Eck 

Doug Meehan is joining Boston ABC affiliate WCVB as a weekend anchor and general assignment reporter.

He’ll sit alongside Antoinette Antonio on the weekend morning newscasts starting Dec. 19.

“We are delighted to have Doug join WCVB’s winning team of journalists, and we know his local roots, as well as his experience covering the region, will be great assets to our news organization,” said WCVB president and gm Bill Fine when making the announcement. “I’m sure viewers will be happy to see Doug back on Boston television.”

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Meehan comes back to Boston from KPNX in Phoenix. He’s almost completed the Boston circuit by working at at both WFXT and WHDH. Before that, he was at KTVT and also WFAA in Dallas, WTSP in Tampa, KEYE in Austin, Texas, and WPRI in Providence, R.I.

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