Bill Shields posthumously inducted into Massachusetts Broadcasters Hall of Fame
BOSTON - The late, great WBZ-TV reporter Bill Shields was inducted into the 2023 class of the Massachusetts Broadcasters Hall of Fame Thursday.
Shields was one of six people honored in a ceremony at the Boston-Quincy Marriott Hotel.
Bill died in February after a courageous battle with cancer. He was 70 years old.
Bill's wife, Katherine Rossmoore, said he would have been honored. "Let's just acknowledge that we all wish Bill was here with all of us, he was a fun guy, it would be more fun if he was here," Rossmoore said. "To me it is personally important to keep Bill's memory alive and I really thank you for that."
Congratulations to my former colleague and great friend Bill Shields on his @MABroadcasters Hall of Fame induction. We all miss him more than words express. #WBZ pic.twitter.com/m56CT31qBW
— Chris Gobeille (@WBZPhotog) June 8, 2023
Shields retired in 2021 after 41 years with WBZ.
"Bill had both an innate sense of storytelling and a clear understanding of the visual nature of a television news story and he believed the videographer was equally if not more important than the reporter," Rossmoore said.
He was honored at a memorial service back in March.
"He was always happy, always laughing, always making me laugh," Shields' sister, Beth Guastella said at the time. "Bill was always in pursuit of another experience, a little more fun or a new adventure."
You can read much more about Bill's legacy in this profile on the Hall of Fame's website.