An eloquent writer and storyteller, Clark Booth started as a reporter at WCVB’s NewsCenter5 in 1975 and retired in 1999. He died in July of 2018 at the age of 79. Clark was described as an extraordinarily talented journalist and brilliant storyteller who set a gold standard for news reporting in Boston. Clark was an esteemed member of the Channel 5 family for 25 years and was enormously respected for his work ethic and his ability to cover a wide range of stories with expertise and his signature style. Clark covered six National Political Conventions, 10 Presidential campaigns, two Papal Elections, four Papal visits to the U.S and Canada, two Roman Consistories and a Synod, 12 World Series, three Super Bowls, 20 Stanley Cup Playoff festivals, three stints in Northern Ireland covering ‘the Troubles,’ the Fall of the Iron Curtain (1989-’90), Cuba under Castro, an extended study of the Catholic Church in America, and another of the Royal Family in England.