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!