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Yahoo
12-06-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Retired 22News Anchor Rich Tettemer honored at Springfield Regional Chamber Spotlight
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – The Springfield Regional Chamber gathered Wednesday evening to celebrate a year of progress during its Chamber Spotlight and annual meeting. The night was an extra special occasion as they honored longtime 22News Anchor Rich Tettemer. Rich may have just retired, but the community is still showing appreciation for his years of dedicated service by always keeping western Massachusetts informed. Longtime 22News Anchor Rich Tettemer retires after 37 years It was a heartfelt moment Wednesday night as former 22News anchor Rich Tettemer was recognized for a lifetime of service to western Mass., spending decades earning the trust and hearts of viewers. Tettemer, who recently retired after nearly four decades on air, was named the Richard J. Moriarty Citizen of the Year at the Springfield Regional Chamber's Spotlight and annual meeting, both his family and 22News family proudly watching on. 'So many people have said how much they've respected me and liked watching me, it's unbelievable,' Tettemer said. 'I appreciate it so much.' The event served as a celebration of growth, connection, and the people behind the region's progress, from local leaders within journalism, to law, education, and business. For Rich, it was always about delivering the news to viewers with great integrity and lending out a helping hand outside of the station. 'Because it's about commitment to the community,' Tettemer said. 'The Children's Miracle Work Telethon, the NAMI Walkathon, the Super 60 Luncheon that I host with the Rotary Club. There's a lot of things I've had the chance to be a part of, and it's so cool to be recognized for that.' And after years of shining a light on others and the stories that shaped us, that light now shone on Rich, who is always 'working for you.' 'Always be empathetic to stories that are out there,' Tettemer said. 'You've got to remember that you are not just reading a news story and going on to the next one. It's all about the people.' 22News wants to once again congratulate Rich on his successful career and retirement. To learn more about how to support the Springfield Regional Chamber, visit WWLP-22News, an NBC affiliate, began broadcasting in March 1953 to provide local news, network, syndicated, and local programming to western Massachusetts. Watch the 22News Digital Edition weekdays at 4 p.m. on Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
09-06-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
Rich Tettemer to Retire from WWLP in Massachusetts After 37 Years
WWLP anchor Rich Tettemer is retiring after 37 years at the Springfield, Massachusetts NBC affiliate. He started his career as a videotape editor at WFLA in Tampa, Florida in 1984 and went on to become a weekend sports anchor at KODE in Joplin, Missouri. Tettemer joined WWLP on Patriots Day, April 18, 1988 with the with both the Boston Marathon and the Red Sox morning game. He was named a morning anchor on October 16, 2006, after 18 and a half years on the sports desk and has been the morning news anchor for another 18 and a half years. Below, Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey, along with his colleagues said goodbye to Tettemer. Tettemer will be replaced by reporter Julia O'Keefe. She'll join Kaelee Collins on Monday. Last week, weather reporter Jack Wu said he was leaving the station for a job in West Palm Beach, Florida.
Yahoo
23-04-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Massachusetts Station Announces Morning Anchor Lineup Changes
Springfield, Massachusetts NBC affiliate WWLP will soon have a different look on its morning newscasts. The station will have a new morning anchor team after Taylor Knight (pictured right) announced she was leaving the station after nearly seven years, while Rich Tettemer (left) said he will retire on June 6 after 37 years at WWLP-22News. Knight, who said she was leaving to 'be closer to family,' joined the station in 2018 as a multimedia journalist. She worked as a reporter for FiOS1 News in New Jersey, before that. Tettemer joined the station on April 18, 1988, which was Patriot's Day with both the Boston Marathon and the Red Sox morning game. He moved to morning anchor in 2006, after more than 18 years on the sports desk. He started his broadcasting career in 1984 as a videotape editor at WFLA in Tampa, Florida. He then went on to become a weekend sports anchor at KODE in Joplin, Missouri. The station said Kaelee Collins will replace Knight on Thursday, April 24. She started working at the station in 2018 as the weekday morning reporter before being promoted to weekday morning anchor in 2019. Tettemer will be replaced by reporter Julia O'Keefe.
Yahoo
19-04-2025
- Yahoo
Mayor: Spring breakers are turning to violence, not the Lord
(NewsNation) — For years, beach towns courted spring breakers, but rowdy behavior and rising violence now have some declaring the party over. Stuart Tettemer, the mayor of Panama City Beach, Florida, says the town has changed, but young people are still being sold a 'decadeold' version of spring break by 'short-term slumlords' and 'outdated club promoters.' Popular Florida city 'no longer a spring break town' 'We're a family-friendly destination and small town,' Tettemer told NewsNation's Leland Vittert in an 'On Balance' interview. But many spring breakers still see the area as party central — a misconception that, according to Tettemer, has led to a 'change in the security environment' as more young people flock to town. Miami Beach, other popular spring break destinations issue new rules 'Instead of turning to the Lord, they're turning to violence,' the mayor said. 'That party environment draws predators,' Tettemer continued. 'They quite frankly don't know how to act in public.' Tettemer issued a warning to anyone set on coming to town and breaking the law: 'We will find you, we will arrest you, and we will put you in jail.'Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
