 Monahan was originally slated to start in June, but she ultimately made her debut on May 23, 2013.Former WFXT meteorologist (and close friend of Monahan's) Cindy Fitzgibbon replaced Monahan on the "NewsCenter 5 EyeOpener" and "Midday" newscasts.Erika Tarantal, co-anchor of WCVB's "NewsCenter 5 at Noon", became a reporter and fill-in anchor for "Chronicle" in 2016.