Spectrum News NECN to launch its first local news program

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The station has been airing local segments during episodes of Spectrum News+ since late September, but the morning show represents the station’s first dedicated local program.

Spectrum News NECN will launch its first local news program on Monday, roughly nine months after the broadcaster acquired New England Cable News from NBCUniversal.

The morning show, titled “Your News All Morning,” will air at 6 a.m. on weekdays and will be anchored by Matt Reed, who departed WCVB-TV (Channel 5) in June to join NECN. Multimedia journalist Lauren Turman will report from the field and meteorologist Addison Green will cover weather.

The program will also include news on politics, sports, and coverage across New England. Reed will anchor the show from Needham, where NECN is leasing studio space out of the NBCU Boston Media Center.

“This is the first major programming launch of the new Spectrum News NECN, and we’re very excited to share with our New England viewers our in-depth and reliable local coverage,” said Sam Singal, the group vice president of Spectrum News.

The station has been airing local segments during episodes of Spectrum News+ since late September, but the morning show represents the station’s first dedicated local program.

NECN first launched in 1992 as a 24/7 news network. NBCUniversal took over the station entirely in 2013 and in 2017 launched NBC10 Boston. Prior to Spectrum News buying the station, NECN had diminished and largely existed in name only.

Now, Spectrum News is trying to breathe new life into the NECN brand. It’s aiming to hire a staff of 50 before the end of the year and plans to reach viewers across all six New England states.

Aidan Ryan can be reached at aidan.ryan@globe.com. Follow him @aidanfitzryan.

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