Jack Donovan will retire on August 31 after 39 years at WDEV, according to an article in the World newspaper.
Donovan has been a major on-air personality, and for 15 years has also served as program director. He was inducted into the Vermont Association of Broadcasters Hall of Fame in 2010. Listeners have enjoyed the on-air, tongue-in-cheek adversarial relationship between him and station owner Ken Squier.
"His consistent daily effort six days a week over all those years is extraordinary," Station Manager Eric Michaels said. "The warmth and friendliness of Jack's on-air presentation is an ideal that few announcers achieve." A longtime resident of Plainfield, he and his wife Diane have three children, Heather, Patricia and James.
After more than a decade at the station, Jim Moore will be leaving WPTZ/WNNE-TV, according to an online posting August 11.
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"It has been an honor delivering the morning weather reports at WPTZ/WNNE for the past 11 years," said Moore. He will be leaving the television business to start a new BBQ restaurant in Plattsburgh, NY. It's been Jim's life-long dream to run his own business.
"Jim's been a rock for our morning team over the years," said News Director Sinan Sadar. "His enthusiasm has been a great asset in front of as well as behind the camera. He will be missed."
Jim's last day is Friday August,12. WPTZ will announce a new morning meteorologist, shortly.
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