▁Junior ▁High ▁School ▁ 1 1 5 ▁and ▁George ▁Washington ▁High ▁School ▁( New ▁York ▁City ) ▁( class ▁of ▁ 1 9 5 8 ) ▁and ▁attended ▁Long ▁Island ▁University ▁in ▁Brook lyn , ▁NY ▁and ▁Fair le igh ▁Dick inson ▁University ▁in ▁Te ane ck , ▁N J . ▁ ▁Career ▁ ▁Bo yd ▁started ▁his ▁broadcast ing ▁career ▁at ▁National ▁Edu c ational ▁Television ▁in ▁New ▁York , ▁NY ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 1 , ▁beginning ▁as ▁a ▁mail ▁cl erk , ▁then ▁production ▁assistant , ▁associate ▁producer ▁and ▁eventually ▁producer ▁for ▁News ▁In ▁Pers pective ▁a ▁bi - week ly ▁news ▁analysis ▁and ▁background ▁program ▁produced ▁in ▁association ▁with ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁Times ▁and ▁hosted ▁by ▁L ester ▁Mark el ▁and ▁Cl if ton ▁Daniel . ▁The ▁program ▁was ▁generally ▁produced ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁and ▁Washington , ▁DC , ▁but ▁often ▁was ▁produced ▁around ▁the ▁world ▁including ▁Os aka , ▁Japan ; ▁Sa ig on , ▁South ▁Vietnam ; ▁C airo , ▁Egypt ; ▁Bonn , ▁Germany ; ▁or ▁Paris , ▁France . ▁Bo yd ▁began ▁an ▁on - air ▁career ▁in ▁Boston , ▁Mass . ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁as ▁a ▁general ▁assignment ▁rep orter ▁at ▁W CV B - TV . ▁He ▁co - anch ored ▁week end ▁new sc asts ▁from ▁ 1 9 7 6 ▁to ▁ 1 9 8 4 *, ▁early ▁m orn ings ▁from ▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁and