Rebel Boston TV station surrenders, will broadcast NBC’s Leno
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The would-be Boston uprising -- prompted by a rebel television station that said it was refusing to carry Jay Leno at 10 p.m. in the fall -- ended this afternoon with a whimper.
NBC Universal announced that its dispute with Boston’s WHDH-TV has been resolved, clearing the way for the prime-time Jay Leno show to be broadcast in that market. NBC had threatened to yank all its programming from WHDH if the station preempted Leno for local news.
“Upon further consideration, we have decided to telecast Jay Leno at 10 p.m. starting in September,’
station owner Ed Ansin said in a statement. ‘Jay is from Andover, where I went to school. I enjoy his humor. We hope the new show is a big success.”
John Eck, president of the NBC TV Network, added: “We are very pleased that WHDH will carry Jay Leno’s new prime-time comedy show at 10 p.m. this fall on NBC. We look forward to working closely with the station on a successful launch in Boston of this show, featuring one of the most bankable stars in the business.”
-- Meg James
