Gary LaPierre
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Gary LaPierre was the morning news anchor on WBZ (AM)
and retired in 2006 after 40 years at the anchor desk. He started at BZ in 1964 as a general news reporter. Born in Shelburne Falls, Massachusetts
, he graduated from Grahm Junior College
and attended the University of New Hampshire
and Boston University
. He was heard on WBZ for a number of years giving a daily commentary, "LaPierre on the Loose". He is presently heard doing commercials for various advertisers. Also, in 1999, he played Ebenezer Scrooge in WBZ's adaptation of the Charles Dickens classic "A Christmas Carol." This version has been played every Christmas Eve since then. He now lives in Ipswich, Massachusetts
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WBZ (AM)
WBZ is the call sign for an AM radio station in Boston, Massachusetts owned by CBS Radio, itself owned by the CBS Corporation. Originally based in and broadcast from Springfield, Massachusetts, WBZ was the first commercial radio station in the United States...
and retired in 2006 after 40 years at the anchor desk. He started at BZ in 1964 as a general news reporter. Born in Shelburne Falls, Massachusetts
Shelburne Falls, Massachusetts
Shelburne Falls is a census-designated place in the towns of Shelburne and Buckland in Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 1,951 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts, Metropolitan Statistical Area...
, he graduated from Grahm Junior College
Grahm Junior College
Grahm Junior College was a private junior college located in Boston, Massachusetts. The school opened in 1957 under the name Cambridge School of Business, as part of a chain of schools. Other branches were later based in Chicago and Philadelphia...
and attended the University of New Hampshire
University of New Hampshire
The University of New Hampshire is a public university in the University System of New Hampshire , United States. The main campus is in Durham, New Hampshire. An additional campus is located in Manchester. With over 15,000 students, UNH is the largest university in New Hampshire. The university is...
and Boston University
Boston University
Boston University is a private research university located in Boston, Massachusetts. With more than 4,000 faculty members and more than 31,000 students, Boston University is one of the largest private universities in the United States and one of Boston's largest employers...
. He was heard on WBZ for a number of years giving a daily commentary, "LaPierre on the Loose". He is presently heard doing commercials for various advertisers. Also, in 1999, he played Ebenezer Scrooge in WBZ's adaptation of the Charles Dickens classic "A Christmas Carol." This version has been played every Christmas Eve since then. He now lives in Ipswich, Massachusetts
Ipswich, Massachusetts
Ipswich is a coastal town in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 12,987 at the 2000 census. Home to Willowdale State Forest and Sandy Point State Reservation, Ipswich includes the southern part of Plum Island...
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Career
Throughout his distinguished career LaPierre has received numerous local and national awards for his reporting, documentary and investigative work. Most recently he was awarded the 1998 Edward R. Murrow Award for Best Radio Newscast presented by the Radio-Television News Directors Association and the Lifetime Achievement Award from the March of Dimes Achievement in Radio Organization in 1997.
He also received a national Associated Press Award for Documentary of the Year and the San Francisco Award for Best Investigative Journalism. In 1986 he was presented with the Gold Award for Best Newsman of the Year at the International Radio Festival in New York City.