Pete Bouchard Named Chief Meteorologist at WBTS Boston

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Weather ace joined the NBC station in 2016

Pete Bouchard
(Image credit: NBCU Local)

Pete Bouchard has been promoted to chief meteorologist at WBTS Boston, known as NBC10. Bouchard joined NBC10 and NECN, both part of NBCUniversal Local, in January 2016. 

The previous chief meteorologist at WBTS, Matt Noyes, stepped down earlier this year. 

WBTS has First Alert branding for its weather department. NBCUniversal also owns Telemundo station WNEU and NBC Sports Boston in the market. 

Bouchard got his start in television at WNNE Burlington. He has also worked at WHDH and WFXT in Boston and WGME and WMTW in Portland, Maine. 

He graduated from Northern Vermont University with a degree in meteorology. 

Michael Malone
Michael Malone

Michael Malone, senior content producer at B+C/Multichannel News, covers network programming, including entertainment, news and sports on broadcast, cable and streaming; and local broadcast television. He hosts the podcasts Busted Pilot, about what’s new in television, and Series Business, a chat with the creator of a new program, and writes the column “The Watchman.” He joined B+C in 2005. His journalism has also appeared in The New York Times, The Philadelphia Inquirer, the L.A. Times and New York magazine.