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Jack Peterson

Jack Peterson, AKA Captain Jack, is one of WBSM's most versatile personalities.  Jack is equally at home doing the play by play of high school football and basketball, gathering, writing and broadcasting news, or filling in for WBSM talk show hosts.  A 49 year broadcast veteran, Jack started his career in Lowell, MA as a DJ and has been on the air in New Bedford for the past 32 years.  He has also been Master of Ceremonies at many local charity events including the United Way awards banquet, Special Olympics and the Otto Graham and Dave Cowens Achievement Awards.  His hobbies include sports (watching, not playing), reading and the entertainment industry.  Jack has lived in New Bedford with his wife of 26 years, Lynne (AKA 1st Mate Lynnie), with their 9 year old Beagle/Foxhound/Pointer/Lab mix dog, Chloe and their 15 year old calico cat, Maggie.
Shawn Audette
Shawn Audette

New Bedford Man Sentenced

By Jack Peterson 4 weeks ago

A 31 year old New Bedford man has been sentenced to 4 to 6 years in state prison for a bank robbery on October 25th of last year. Shawn Audette of County Street entered the New Bedford Credit Union at 1150 Purchase Street and handed the teller a note saying that he had a gun, although no weapon was shown, and demanded money

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Massachusetts April 2013 Unemployment Rate

By Jack Peterson 5 weeks ago

The local unemployment rates are released by the State Office of Labor and Workforce Development. The latest figures show that Greater New Bedford still leads the State with the highest rate at 11.5%, which is about a half of percentage point lower than the previous month but the same rate as a year ago.

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