Mary Richardson dies at 76 – WCVB Boston employee who was face of Channel 5’s Chronicle loses Alzheimer’s battle

VETERAN broadcaster Mary Richardson has died at the age of 76, according to her former employer WCVB. Richardson spent 30 years at Channel 5, most as the face of the station’s Chronicle program. She suffered from Alzheimer’s Disease and last held an on-air job in 2010. Her husband Stan Leven, a former senior producer for […]

VETERAN broadcaster Mary Richardson has died at the age of 76, according to her former employer WCVB.

Richardson spent 30 years at Channel 5, most as the face of the station’s Chronicle program.

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Mary Richardson suffered from Alzheimer’s Disease[/caption]

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Richardson was a co-anchor of Chronicle for nearly 30 years[/caption]

She suffered from Alzheimer’s Disease and last held an on-air job in 2010.

Her husband Stan Leven, a former senior producer for Chronicle, said in a statement, “Mary never let her Alzheimer’s define her or slow her down. She was as real as real could be, a force in motion and always gracious, stopping to talk to her fans. Our family came to accept that we share Mary, you can’t contain Mary.”

Richardson joined WCVB in 1980 and worked as a reporter and anchor as well as hosting the weekly Five on Five, a public affairs program.

She became a co-anchor of the channel’s nightly newsmagazine show Chronicle, after four years, a role Richardson would hold for the next 26.

Richardson anchored the show initially alongside Peter Mehegan and then Anthony Everett.

The job not only took her around New England but also the world.

She also became known for co-hosting the annual Holiday at Pops! concert held at Boston’s Symphony Hall as well as the Pops Goes the Fourth! celebration.

Both events were broadcast locally and nationally.

Richardson was inducted into the Massachusetts Broadcasters Hall of Fame for her accomplishments in the media industry.

She also received numerous other awards for her work as well as the show Chronicle during her time there.

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Richardson was inducted into the Massachusetts Broadcasters Hall of Fame for her accomplishments[/caption]

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