▁no ont ime ▁new sc asts ▁from ▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁named ▁special ▁correspond ent ▁and ▁field ▁rep orter ▁for ▁both ▁W CV B ' s ▁broadcast ▁news ▁operation ▁and ▁its ▁website ▁The B oston Channel . com ▁( now ▁W CV B . com ). ▁He ▁retired ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁Bo yd ▁en rolled ▁as ▁an ▁under grad uate ▁at ▁University ▁of ▁Massachusetts ▁Boston , ▁transferred ▁to ▁Tu ft s ▁University ▁in ▁Med ford , ▁Mass . ▁and ▁graduated ▁with ▁a ▁Bach elor ▁of ▁Arts ▁degree ▁in ▁Soci ology ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ** ▁Through out ▁his ▁television ▁career ▁Bo yd ▁had ▁been ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁A FT RA ▁( The ▁American ▁feder ation ▁of ▁Television ▁and ▁Radio ▁Art ists ) ▁that ▁merged ▁with ▁the ▁Screen ▁Act ors ▁Gu ild ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁to ▁become ▁S AG - AF T RA . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁after ▁gradu ating ▁from ▁Tu ft s , ▁Bo yd ▁began ▁acting ▁in ▁television ▁series ▁and ▁motion ▁pictures ▁as ▁an ▁extra ▁or ▁background ▁perform er . ▁Project s ▁to ▁date ▁include : ▁American ▁H ust le , ▁The ▁Equ al izer , ▁The ▁Judge , ▁The ▁For ger , ▁O live ▁K itter idge , ▁Un fin ished ▁Business , ▁Black ▁Mass , ▁Ted ▁ 2 , ▁and ▁Sp ot light . ▁ ▁Awards ▁