WCVB-TV names Mehegan executive producer of Chronicle

Julie Mehegan has been promoted to executive producer of Chronicle, a newsmagazine TV show produced by WCVB-TV Ch. 5, a Hearst Television owned and an ABC-affiliated TV station in Boston. Previously, she had been serving as the show’s managing director.

She joined Chronicle as a managing editor in 2019. Prior to that, she served as a senior communications director in the executive office for administration and finance for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

She has also held an editorial role at The Boston Herald and has reported and written for The Sun in Lowell. She has also edited and reported for weeklies on the South Shore.

Kyle Grimes, president and general manager at WCVB said:

“Julie is as an outstanding writer, editor, and storyteller who has done a tremendous job leading Chronicle’s day-to-day content creation as well as long-term programming strategy. With Julie at the helm, I am confident that the award-winning Chronicle team will continue to innovate and produce nightly programs that engage and serve our community.”