Chronicle moves into a new home tonight.  We're still on Channel 5 and we still air at 7:30PM, but we are moving into a new studio with our very own set - something Chronicle has never actually had.  We have always shared space on the news set.

    In my opinion, our new home is sophisticated, elegant, and warm - adjectives I would use to describe our program as well.  It is also state of the art, especially in its use of technology for high definition broadcasts.

    It's a big day here at WCVB: HD-Day as we are calling it because our news operations move into the high definition realm - a trail which we in Chronicle blazed nine months ago.  It is exciting new terrain as we have seen from the spectacular high definition images Chronicle has already been able to capture. 

     As I wrote back in October when Chronicle switched to HD:

"What amazes about high definition is how clear the whole picture is. It's not just the foreground images that are crisp, but it's the letters on the sign on that small shop in the background, or the leaves on that particularly vibrant tree. "

Only about 18 percent of households have high definition sets, but that number is increasing as the price comes down and more people see that high definition is, in fact, a whole new viewing experience.  It has accurately been described as the biggest revolution in television since the change from black and white to color.

    Whether you are watching in high definition or standard definition, Chronicle will continue to try to earn your viewership and your loyalty with great pictures and great story telling.  I hope you'll enjoy our new home and continue to invite us into yours!

    We've gotten a lot of response to our "On the Job" show which aired last night.  People seem genuinely to like our premise that it is interesting to see some of the jobs that "other people do."

     Chronicle has been doing similar shows, including "Dirty Jobs" long before Mike Rowe was ever discovered by the Discovery Channel.  We used to call our version "Jobs you Love to Hate" and over the years Mike Barnicle, myself and others have gone to places and been in predicaments the average person might avoid.  Granted, we get the occasional complaint: "did we really need to show that septic cleaning during the dinner hour?"  But for the most part, people seem to like the in-depth, and slightly voyeuristic look, at how people make their way in this world.

    One viewer of last night's show wanted a copy of the program because her husband helped design much of the equipment on Deer Island.  Another viewer simply thanked us for highlighting what Deer Island has meant to the cleanup of the harbor.  And another found the whole concept of watching me prep a cat for surgery outrageously funny.  Glad to know we can inform AND entertain!

    There were also e-mails from Aquarium lovers, some of whom hadn't been there for years, but thanked us for making them feel like they were there last night.  Your comments and feedback are welcome and flattering.

    In fact, if you have jobs that you think would make for an interesting story on Chronicle, you can contact us through our website:

http://www.thebostonchannel.com/newscenter5/index.html

    Oh, and if you're just craving more of my experiences as a veterinary technician, check out "Chronicle Extras:"

http://www.thebostonchannel.com/news/5841702/detail.html

    Thanks for your feedback, thanks for watching and keep those suggestions coming because we are always "On the Job."