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Jon Keller, longtime WBZ political analyst, returns to TV

Keller was laid off last fall but is returning to WBZ as a "special contributor" beginning this week.

Jon Keller, the longtime political analyst who was the victim of layoffs last fall at WBZ-TV, is returning to the air. 

Jon Keller. – Matthew J. Lee/Boston Globe

Keller is set to return to WBZ Monday evening as a “special contributor” during the early evening news broadcast, according to an editor’s note that appeared under Keller’s regular MASSterList column

He will resume his role providing political analysis and moderating major debates for the station. The “Keller At Large” interview show, which originated in 1991, will come back this Sunday at 8:30 a.m. Gov. Maura Healey will be Keller’s guest, according to the note. 

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Keller will continue writing his weekly MASSterList column and occasionally contribute articles to Boston magazine. 

Keller was laid off alongside four other WBZ employees last October, after the station’s parent company, Paramount, was purchased by Skydance Media. 

Keller is a 12-time Emmy winner who joined WBZ in 2005, after 14 years at WLVI-TV.

Ross Cristantiello

Staff Writer

Ross Cristantiello, a general assignment news reporter for Boston.com since 2022, covers local politics, crime, the environment, and more.

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