He also made appearances on WBZ-TV's news broadcasts, often filling in as a substitute anchor.

One of his first assignments was covering the arrival of the Beatles, when they came to greater Boston to perform.

In 1999, he played Ebenezer Scrooge in WBZ's adaptation of the Charles Dickens classic, A Christmas Carol.

[7] He died at his home in Ipswich, Massachusetts, on February 4, 2019, from leukemia at age 76.

[8] In 1998, LaPierre received an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters from Emerson College.