Executive Action At WBZ NewsRadio/Boston
Flaherty will succeed Rob Sanchez, current Program Director and VP of News, Talk & Sports, who will transition into an innovation-focused consultant role at the end of June. Pictured, (l-r): Sanchez, Flaherty and Borselle.
As Director of Programming, Flaherty will be responsible for overseeing the programming, on-air personalities, promotions and digital operations for WBZ NewsRadio, reporting to Dylan Sprague, SVP of Programming for iHeartMedia Boston, who commented, “Rob’s vision has helped guide WBZ NewsRadio towards becoming a digitally-focused news organization. I’m glad that he will continue to be a part of our organization as he moves into the next part of his career.”
Flaherty remarked, “I’m excited to work with the best news staff in the business as we keep finding ways to make innovative changes to live local news. WBZ NewsRadio is combining its strong signal with an impactful social media presence to bring news and storytelling to people of all ages.”