Jim Polito is a radio talk show host for
WTAG
WTAG (580 AM) is a radio station in Worcester, Massachusetts. It is owned by iHeartMedia and airs a news/talk format. WTAG's studios are in Paxton and it broadcasts from a transmitter in Holden, Massachusetts. The transmitter operates at 5 ...
in
Worcester, Massachusetts
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(AM 580 and FM 94.9).
Polito graduated from
Saint John's High School in
Shrewsbury, Massachusetts
Shrewsbury (/ˈʃruzberi/ ''SHROOZ-bury'') is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. Shrewsbury, unlike the surrounding towns of Grafton, Millbury, Westborough, Northborough, Boylston, and West Boylston did not become a ...
and
Worcester State College
Worcester State University (WSU) is a public university in Worcester, Massachusetts. It was founded in 1874 and enrolls nearly 5,500 undergraduates and over 900 graduate students.
History
Founded in 1874 as the Massachusetts State Normal Sch ...
where he majored in Urban Studies with a concentration in Communications.
His past work includes serving as Chief Investigative Reporter for
WGGB
WGGB-TV (channel 40) is a television station in Springfield, Massachusetts, United States, affiliated with ABC, Fox, and MyNetworkTV. It is owned by Gray Television alongside low-power CBS affiliate WSHM-LD (channel 3.7). Both stations share st ...
, the
ABC
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television network affiliate in
Springfield, Massachusetts
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where he was recognized with several
Associated Press
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Awards, two for his coverage of the disappearance of Warren lifeguard
Molly Bish
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. Polito was the first reporter from western Massachusetts to report live from
Ground Zero
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in New York on
9/11
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for which he received a 2002 Associated Press Award.
Polito was fired from WGGB-TV in 2008 amid reports of harassment. "Gormally ended the letter with a warning: "
u are hereby given notice that the next meritorious complaint from a co-worker accusing you of harassment or bullying or inappropriate behavior will result in your immediate termination."
Polito contends that he never harassed or threatened Pratt. When he'd run into her in the station parking lot, he said she was heading to a meeting with Tom Bevacqua, Local 19's president and Channel 40's former chief meteorologist, who was holding office hours at a restaurant across the street. Polito believed Pratt had been discussing union matters with Gormally while union officials had been trying without much luck to hammer out a new contract with the owner. Polito wrote in his rebuttal that he asked her, "Could you do me a favor and stop trying to bargain for the Union with John Gormally?”
http://www.valleyadvocate.com/article.cfm?aid=5721
Polito left WFXT Fox-25 in 2014 to return to WTAG.
References
External links
WTAG biography* http://www.masslive.com/news/index.ssf/2007/12/polito_out_at_abc40.html
American radio personalities
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
Worcester State University alumni
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