Veteran WBZ reporter Christina Hager signed off Friday after a 25-year run that saw her covering some of the biggest stories out of New England, from presidential elections to monster blizzards, John F. Kennedy Jr.’s fatal plane crash, and the deadly Worcester warehouse fire.
“All done!” Hager wrote in a post on X Friday. “Overwhelming saying goodbye after 25 years in Boston, 33 in TV news.”
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“Really hard to say goodbye to the AMAZING team of journalists I work with,” Hager added. “What a profound honor!”
In a post of its own, WBZ said Hager has decided to change careers and leave TV news. Hager has not publicly announced her next steps.
WBZ anchors David Wade and Lisa Hughes gave Hager an on-air sendoff, playing a reel of her various news stories from over the years. Wade called the moment “bittersweet,” adding, “Every time Christina Hager was on TV, you knew you were getting the facts, but you also knew you were having that great personality.”
Hager described her career change as “surreal” and said it’s “mind boggling” to look back on the number of people who have trusted her with their stories over the years.
“What an honor,” she said. “I mean, I’m moving on to the next chapter, but I am just always going to be so proud of my time here.”