The gorgeous information that Kate Merrill left WBZ has “gutted” the radio crew at Karson and Kennedy, because the hosts on Tuesday reacted to the “weird situation” and mirrored on her time with the Boston station.
After greater than 20 years with WBZ, Merrill abruptly departed the CBS Boston TV station. A spokesperson for the station on Monday confirmed that the morning anchor has left, however no additional particulars got.
Merrill has been absent in latest weeks, as viewers questioned about her standing with WBZ. For the reason that station confirmed that she has left, Merrill has remained silent as questions linger about her departure.
The hosts on Boston’s Combine 104.1 Karson and Kennedy addressed Merrill leaving on Tuesday. Merrill has made appearances on the radio present for a number of years, however she received’t anymore.
“We have not heard anything from WBZ-TV,” Karson Tager stated on air. “They did not reach out to us and let us know what was going on. We’re kind of in this weird situation.
“We love Kate to death,” he added. “She has been an integral part of our show for a very long time… Our show, a lot of its success is because of Kate Merrill. The work that she’s done behind the scenes to help our show.”
Tager stated he has reached out to Merrill.
“There wasn’t really a lot that she could say,” he stated. “She’s doing what she thinks is best for her and her family and her career.”
Merrill has been part of the radio present’s “family,” Kennedy Elsey stated.
“At the end of the day, whatever happened is none of our business,” Elsey stated, including, “But what we can do is be grateful for the time that we had with her, and what we can do is be thankful for these times that we had with her.
“I want to send goodness out there, instead of all of the conjecture… I’m not here for that,” she stated. “I want her to know how much we love her, and how thankful we are that she spent this time with us.”
Tager famous how Merrill through the years has chosen to “really dive into the local stuff, which I just think is so important when we are being inundated with stuff from all over the globe.”
“Listen, it’s not a eulogy. Kate Merrill didn’t die,” Tager stated. “But it just sucks because you just get used to your favorite personalities being on the radio, on the TV… and then one day when they’re not there and you don’t know what’s going on, it’s just a weird place to be.”
Listeners known as in to the radio present on Tuesday, saying how “sad” and “crushed” they have been about Merrill’s departure.
“If you haven’t yet heard, Kate Merrill has left WBZ which means she won’t be on the show with us anymore and we are gutted,” the radio present posted on Tuesday.
Merrill’s departure comes after her co-anchor on the morning present, Liam Martin, lately left WBZ and the TV business. Martin stated he wished to have a greater work-family stability, and he joined a Boston public relations company.
Simply final week, Boston 25’s Vanessa Welch left the station after 9 years — and 25 years total within the business. Welch stated she was planning to spend extra time along with her household whereas taking over a brand new alternative.
