With former Senator Joe Lieberman suddenly thrust into the headlines as a front-runner to become FBI director, this week on Face the State we will look back at the last time he […]
Budget Crisis Talk, a Police Contract, and Weicker vs. Lieberman
Ann Uccello Celebrates 95th Birthday
Former Hartford Mayor Antonina “Ann” Uccello is celebrating her 95th birthday today. Uccello is known to the tens of thousands of drivers for the I-84 highway signs that direct people to the […]
The Lost Dineen Pics
Kevin Dineen, one of the greatest Hartford Whalers ever apparently sat for a photo shoot for WFSB years ago. I found these in our archives, but no date on them. Might have […]
Can the State Fix the Budget Crisis?
The budget crisis is all everyone at the state capitol talks about these days, as lawmakers ponder tax increases and the governor layoffs. Will there be more cuts? A higher burden on […]
The First Communion Suit and the Holocaust Survivor
My son received his First Communion this past weekend, and in my judgement, rocked the white suit. It used to be that many young boys receiving the sacrament wore white, but […]
Harris Talks Up Experience for 2018
This week on Face the State we are joined by another potential candidate for governor, former Consumer Protection Commissioner Jonathan Harris. During the taping, Harris stressed his experience at the agency, along […]
The Hat Collection
I’ve picked up a bunch of hats over the years, and these are just some of my favorites: my CBS This Morning cap that was a gift from Gayle King, my Hartford […]
Ganim Takes Plunge Into Governor’s Race
In a taping of Face the State set to air Sunday on WFSB, Bridgeport Mayor Joe Ganim announced he will file the papers Friday to open an exploratory campaign for governor. Ganim […]
Spring Break 2017
The kids were on Spring Break/April vacation last week, so with some pretty amazing weather on tap, Kara and I loaded the offspring into the car and headed south. Nothing like a […]
With Malloy Out, Gubernatorial Field Grows
With Spring in full swing, the flowers are blooming at the state capitol and so are political aspirations for the 2018 races. The field of gubernatorial candidates is expected to grow in […]
Walker Eyes Governor’s Office
The race for governor is becoming more and more intriguing. The latest person in the mix is Dave Walker, the former U.S. Comptroller and 2014 candidate for lieutenant governor. Walker announced on […]
Which Automaker Will Resurrect an American Icon?
Buick didn’t unveil this Buick Regal Estate Wagon in Detroit earlier this month, but, but I’m thinking maybe it should have. American car shoppers can buy a crossover, SUV, station wagon, hybrid, […]
An Announcement
As I get ready to celebrate my 25th anniversary at WFSB this summer, I’ve decided to make a big change. Later this spring, I will sign off from the 11 o’clock news, […]
Lumaj Hopes to Build on 2014
Peter Lumaj is back for another go at statewide office. The Albanian born attorney lost the secretary of the state’s race to Denise Merrill in 2014 in a race that was much […]
Welcome Blizzard Eugene
Naming winter storms is a longtime tradition here at WFSB (and WTIC before), that began decades ago, in the early 1970s, with the Travelers Weather Service at the old Broadcast House in […]
Transgender Candidate Enters Governor’s Race
This Sunday on Face the State we are joined by a Democrat who hopes to make history by becoming the first transgender governor of Connecticut. Jacey Wyatt of Branford may lack political […]
Need a car that seats 12?
A Connecticut man is selling a very rare custom Cadillac. It’s a 1959 festooned with giant fins, one of only eight made that year. It was modified for a resort in Colorado […]
The Battle for the State Senate
Voters in several communities will go to the polls on Tuesday for three special elections for the general assembly, one in the House of Representatives, the other two in the state senate. […]
The Hartford County Jail
Forty years ago the Hartford County Jail was demolished after a checkered history in which it was called medieval, cruel, and a “hell hole.” It was also commonly called by its location, […]
