Jim Boyd, longtime WCVB-TV anchor and reporter, dies at 84

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Jim Boyd, a longtime WCVB-TV anchor and reporter for nearly four decades, has died at age 84. Boyd joined WCVB in 1972 as a general assignment reporter, later anchoring weekend, EyeOpener, and Midday newscasts before retiring in 2008. He previously worked at WNET and WGBH in New York and Boston. After retirement, Boyd earned a sociology degree from Tufts in 2013. He received the Golden Circle award in 2011 and was inducted into the Massachusetts Broadcasters Hall of Fame in 2012. He is survived by his wife Linda and three daughters.


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