Jack Williams

Jack Williams is a retired 6 PM weekday news anchor on WBZ-TV in Boston, Massachusetts. He also founded "Wednesday's Child" in 1981, a non-profit adoption agency for special needs children.

Early career Originally from Pocatello, Idaho, Williams worked in radio from 1959 until he graduated Phi Beta Kappa from the University of Oregon in 1968. During college, he worked as a news anchor/reporter for KUGN Radio in Eugene, Oregon.

He first appeared on television in 1968 on KIRO-TV in Seattle, Washington, anchoring their 11:00 news. He later worked at KORK-TV (now KSNV-DT) in Las Vegas, Nevada, where he was the principal anchor and news director, before joining WBZ in 1975.

Career Up until 2012, he worked at WBZ with Lisa Hughes as an anchor at 6 and 11 PM; in 2012 he decided to stop working the 11 PM news and only work the 6 PM.

Awards 2012 Lifetime Achievement Award from the Radio Television Digital News Association (RTDNA). Inducted into the Massachusetts Broadcasters Hall of Fame 2012 Yankee Quill Award (Academy of New England Journalists) 2001 Governor’s Award from the New England Emmy organization, recognizing his career accomplishments. 1997 honored at the White House by President Bill Clinton and the First Lady, with the first Adoption 2002 Excellence Award. 1990 Martin Luther Burstein Volunteer Award 1987 N. Neal Pike Prize for service to handicapped persons by Boston University Law School 1986 Presidential Citation from President Ronald Reagan in the Rose Garden at the White House for “Wednesday’s Child” 1984 first national media award ever presented by the Association for Persons with Severe Handicaps (TASH)

Personal Williams lives in Las Vegas with his wife, Marci. He has four daughters, Kari, Tracy, Wendy, and Amy, from a previous marriage.