The Herald is on it, y'all.
On Friday, WHDH-TV’s chief meteorologist was called up to human resources after he went on the air to tease the 4 p.m. weathercast. There, Gross got his walking papers and station suits loomed over him as he packed his belongings in a box.
Sources told us Todd was escorted from the building in tears and watched in anguish while his security pass was destroyed. Oh, that’s harsh!...
While there are numerous and varied reports of “personal issues,” the prevailing theory is that Mike Carson & Co. tanked Todd in favor of Pete Bouchard, the viewer-friendly weatherguy who works the morning and noon shifts. (See “moving in a different direction” above.)
“He’s been the rising star over there for a while,” said Someone Who Knows. “They’ve gotten good viewer feedback on him. Pete’s more popular and ‘regular guy,’ while Todd was extremely arrogant.”
Something is up. I do feel bad for Todd, the way they nearly literally threw him in a sack and onto the street, but he does come across as arrogant, while Pete comes across as fantastic, like a guy who actually has a life outside the chromakey walls of channel 7. I just hope Pete keeps his feet on the ground and remains the hip voice of channel 7.
And if channel 7 shitcans Pete Bouchard, I will sit outside in protest, drinking only beer until they hire him back.
Pete! Pete! Pete!
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