Randy Price is a television newscaster with WCVB-television in Boston, Massachusetts, after being the lead anchor at WHDH-television from 1998 to 2009.
Education
Born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Price attended Louisiana State University, where he began his broadcasting career in college radio, which continued with a stint in the United States. Air Force, with Price working for the Armed Forces Radio and Television Service.
Career
He is considered the United States."s first openly gay newscaster. He worked in television in Bakersfield, California (KERO-television) and Toledo, Ohio (WTVG), before moving to Boston"s WBZ-television in 1983 where he anchored for 12 years. He left WBZ in 1995 due to alcohol problems which included a drunk driving conviction.
Price joined WHDH-television in 1996 as a freelance reporter, and in 1997 was made a full-time anchor.
He moved into the morning anchor chair and then was promoted to anchor the 5, 6 and 11 p.m. newscasts. On February 6, 2009, Price was let go from WHDH-television His last newscast was on Wednesday, February 4, 2009.
On February 7, 2009 The Boston Globe quoted Price that station owner, Edmund Ansin, had told him "we need to move in different directions."
On June 2, 2009, Price was named morning anchor at WCVB-television, Channel 5 in Boston.