Jim Polito
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Jim Polito is a radio talk show host for WTAG
in Worcester, Massachusetts
(AM 580 and FM 94.9).
Polito graduated from Saint John's High School
in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts
and Worcester State College
where he majored in Urban Studies with a concentration in Communications.
His past work includes serving as Chief Investigative Reporter for an ABC
television network affiliate in Springfield, Massachusetts
where he was recognized with several Associated Press
Awards, two for his coverage of the disappearance of Warren lifeguard Molly Bish
. Polito was the first reporter from western Massachusetts to report live from Ground Zero in New York on 9/11 for which he received a 2002 Associated Press Award.
WTAG
WTAG is an AM radio station broadcasting on 580 kHz in Paxton, Massachusetts. WTAG programming is also simulcast on FM translator W235AV at 94.9 MHz, licensed to Tatnuck, Massachusetts...
in Worcester, Massachusetts
Worcester, Massachusetts
Worcester is a city and the county seat of Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. Named after Worcester, England, as of the 2010 Census the city's population is 181,045, making it the second largest city in New England after Boston....
(AM 580 and FM 94.9).
Polito graduated from Saint John's High School
St. John's High School (Massachusetts)
Saint John's High School is a private Catholic boys' high school located in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts. It is located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Worcester...
in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts
Shrewsbury, Massachusetts
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 31,640 people, 12,366 households, and 8,693 families residing in the town. The population density was . There were 12,696 housing units at an average density of...
and Worcester State College
Worcester State College
Worcester State University is a public, four-year college founded in 1874 as Worcester Normal School in the city of Worcester, Massachusetts. Although WSC traditionally has an emphasis on education, business, and biotechnology, the College offers Bachelors and Masters degrees in over 20 academic...
where he majored in Urban Studies with a concentration in Communications.
His past work includes serving as Chief Investigative Reporter for an ABC
American Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...
television network affiliate in Springfield, Massachusetts
Springfield, Massachusetts
Springfield is the most populous city in Western New England, and the seat of Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States. Springfield sits on the eastern bank of the Connecticut River near its confluence with three rivers; the western Westfield River, the eastern Chicopee River, and the eastern...
where he was recognized with several Associated Press
Associated Press
The Associated Press is an American news agency. The AP is a cooperative owned by its contributing newspapers, radio and television stations in the United States, which both contribute stories to the AP and use material written by its staff journalists...
Awards, two for his coverage of the disappearance of Warren lifeguard Molly Bish
Molly Bish
Molly Anne Bish was a sixteen-year-old girl from Warren, Massachusetts who was abducted and then murdered while working as a lifeguard in rural Massachusetts. Her body was found three years later after the largest search in the history of Massachusetts.In the summer of 2000, Bish worked as a...
. Polito was the first reporter from western Massachusetts to report live from Ground Zero in New York on 9/11 for which he received a 2002 Associated Press Award.