About me
Margaret Cronan is News Director for WCVB Channel 5, Boston’s News and Community Leader. A communications executive with more than twenty years of leadership experience, Margaret returned to Hearst Television to head NewsCenter 5 in August 2021. She is just the eighth News Director in the station’s distinguished history. As News Director, Margaret manages all operations of the news department including oversight of the more than 45 hours of newscasts produced weekly, breaking news, weather and sports, special projects, 5 Investigates, NewsCenter 5 Primetime specials, and all of the station’s digital and social media news initiatives.
