The revolving door continues to turn at WCVB Channel 5 in Boston. SportCenter 5's long-time co-anchor, Mike Dowling, announced Tuesday that his last broadcast will be on Feb. 21. Dowling, who has been with the ABC affiliate for 28 years, didn't announce any immediate plans other than stating he was looking forward to spending more time with his family. Dowling's departure comes just days after anchor Bianca de la Garza announced she'll be leaving the news team in May. De la Garza said she's creating a Boston-based entertainment and lifestyle show through her production company, Lucky Gal Productions LLC, that …

Apparently, Millennials are more likely to trust what they read online than older folks. According to a recent survey by Boston-based Schneider Associates and Portsmouth, NH-based Sentient Decision Science, Millennials are more likely to absorb information about new products from social media rather than TV. As opposed to older consumers, they're also less likely to rely on print media for information, instead placing a 'greater trust' in what they find online.

Boston viewers are still infatuated with Bud's "Puppy Love" Super Bowl ad. The touching tale of an unbreakable bond between a beyond-adorable Lab puppy and a super-sweet Clydesdale, along with a second ad depicting a soldier's heartwarming homecoming, helped The King of Beers snag Boston.com's first "Readers' Choice" Award in its sixth annual "Brand Bowl" for Super Bowl ads. Bud was crowned winner of the Brand Bowl's Twitter competition last Sunday.

"Banned in Boston" may no longer apply to ads for weed. Boston's Greater Media has begun airing ads by the New England Grass Roots Institute, a Quincy, Mass.-based organization that offers classes in the cultivation, administration and management of marijuana -- for medical purposes, that is. The ads reportedly began running last weekend on Greater Media's rock station WBOS (92.9) and its R&B sibling, WBQT (96.9).

Happy 10th Birthday, Facebook! It's seems like only yesterday when you were just learning to crawl in a Harvard dorm room, and now here you are, all grown up, and 1 billion users strong.

The New England Newspaper and Press Association, or NENPA, will be holding its annual winter convention this week on Feb. 7 and 8 at the Park Plaza Hotel in Boston. Columbia School of Journalism Dean Bill Grueskin is scheduled to speak on the state of digitalization in the newspaper sector. Two years ago, Grueskin and his academic colleagues issued a comprehensive report on news outlets transitioning into the Digital Age. Grueskin, who is also a former managing editor of The Wall Street Journal Online, will be updating that report during his keynote speech at 9:00 a.m. on Friday. NENPA will …

Boston.com named the Twittersphere winners of its sixth annual "Brand Bowl" Super Bowl ad contest, where viewers were able to tweet reactions to the ads as they aired. Not surprising, Budweiser's 'Puppy Love' was the hands-down favorite in terms of both positive feedback and the volume of tweets it generated. Sex sells -- but puppies and ponies sell more, people.