The death of Legendary Boston broadcaster and former longtime co-anchor of on WCVB Channel 5’s Chronicle, was announced on New Year’s Eve last night.
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The 76-year old broadcaster passed away after battling Alzheimer’s Disease for 7 years.
Her husband Stan Leven, who is a former senior producer for Chronicle, said this about Richardson concerning her illness:
“Mary never let her Alzheimer’s define her or slow her down. She was as real as real could be, a force in motion, and always gracious, stopping to talk to her fans. Our family came to accept that we share Mary, you can’t contain Mary.”
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Richardson, besides Stan, is also survived by her three children Chris, Jessie, and Matt, and two grandchildren as well.
Richardson joined WCVB in 1980 as a news reporter and anchor, as well as a host of the weekly public affairs program “Five on Five.” She co-anchored Peter Mehegan on Chronicle, in 1984, which is now the nation’s acclaimed longest-running locally-produced newsmagazine in the country. Richardson also co-anchored Chronicle with Anthony Everett from 2005 until 2010.
Millions of fans and sympathizers took to social media to offer their condolences.
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