Manchester

WMUR, the ABC-affiliate in Manchester, will launch a 10 p.m. newscast next month.

The newscast, which will debut on March 5, will be anchored by Tom Griffith and Tiffany Eddy. Chief meteorologist Mike Haddad and sports director Jamie Staton will also contribute.

Griffith and Eddy currently helm “New Hampshire Chronicle,” WMUR’s daily newsmagazine. As they transition to the 10 p.m. newscast, Erin Fehlau and Sean McDonald will take over as “Chronicle” hosts.

“Tom and Tiffany launched ‘Chronicle’ 10 years ago and have done a fabulous job!” WMUR said in a statement. “We want to thank them for all their wonderful shows.”

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Betsy Braun has been named program director for two Hearst-owned ABC-affiliates: WCVB in Boston and WMUR in Manchester.

Braun is a former vice president of programming at NBC Universal Television. She joins WCVB and WMUR from Braun Media & Marketing, a firm that specializes in digital marketing and PR campaigns for small businesses on the East Coast.

In announcing her hire, WCVB president and general manager Ben Fine said her “extensive experience in television programming will be a tremendous asset to the two stations.”

In addition to her role overseeing programming for both stations, Braun will also manage media relations for WCVB. Her first day is January 12.

Two people were hospitalized this weekend after a Chevy Tahoe careened into an office building in New Hampshire that houses WMUR‘s Portsmouth bureau.

Portsmouth police said the two hospitalized — the male driver and a female passenger — did not appear to be wearing seatbelts.

“We’re not quite sure what happened with the driver, but apparently, he lost control and crashed into the building,” Lt. Mark Newport said. Read more

Making his first trip to New Hampshire since being accused of sexual harassment, Herman Cain teared up for WMUR‘s cameras when talking about his wife (video above).

The ABC-affiliate was taping Cain for an upcoming special on the Republican president candidates.

Beginning in January, Manchester’s WMUR will produce a 10 p.m. weekday newscast for the station’s digital subchannel, a Me-TV affiliate.

Plans for the newscast have been in development since 2010, according to the station. In a statement, WMUR president and general manager Jeff Bartlett said the goal is to give viewers a choice between a local newscast on the subchannel and the entertainment programming that airs at 10 p.m. on the main channel, which is the Manchester ABC-affiliate.

Anchors will be Tom Griffith and Tiffany Eddy. They will be joined by chief meteorologist Mike Haddad and sports director Jamie Staton.