WGBH Opening Worcester News Bureau

WORCESTER, MA — A new player is entering the Worcester news scene. WGBH is planning to open a bureau in downtown Worcester soon with a news reporter dedicated to covering the region, the station said on Tuesday.

The new bureau will be located at 27 Federal St. — the home of the Worcester Telegram and Gazette until the mid-1970s — and will open this spring, although an exact date has not been set. The bureau will broadcast Worcester news on 89.7 FM and on the WGBH website.

The Worcester bureau will be funded in part with grants from the C. Jean & Myles McDonough Charitable Foundation and the George F. and Sybil H. Fuller Foundation, the station said.

"WGBH News has consistently been reporting on key stories from Worcester. With an established bureau, we will be able to broaden our reach and engagement with the community. Our audience across Massachusetts will benefit from more in-depth stories and breaking news updates from the city and Worcester County as a whole." — statement by WGBH News Director Kate Zachry

WGBH also operates bureaus in Dorchester and at the state Capitol. WGBH is the largest public broadcaster in the state, operating the state's main PBS TV channel, and offering radio programming from NPR.