A little known media secret: we reporters tend to laugh at the people camping out in line on Thanksgiving waiting for the stores to open on Friday…the so-called Black Friday. Case in […]
Black Friday? No Thanks!
the Gas Guzzler Myth
Someone recently said to me that American cars are all gas guzzlers. That statement couldn’t be more untrue. Check this out: http://consumerguideauto.howstuffworks.com/the-american-gas-guzzler-myth.htm
Help for the Big Three Automakers
There has been considerable debate over whether the federal government should step in and help the ailing auto industry to the tune of $25 billion dollars. It seems most people I talk […]
Goo Goo Dolls and Elmo
I used to watch the news or Morning Joe or Sportscenter in the morning, but those days are gone. Now I watch Sesame Street with my daughter, and I must say, it […]
Election Night Behind the Scenes
What an historic night to be working. At approximately 11:04 PM, Denise and I announced that Barack Obama had been elected the nation’s 44th president. Normally, the networks would make that announcement, […]
The Final Piece of Adriaen’s Landing
Ten years ago, a retail, residential, civic and entertainment district was proposed for a series of vacant parking lots in downtown Hartford called Adriaen’s Landing. Now, as 2009 approaches, the final piece […]
Election Night
Election night is usually one of the most fun nights to work in a television newsroom. First of all, we have a full staff made up of some dayside folks who work […]
Radio Rules
Jeannine Jersey I heard something kind of bizarre on the radio the other night. I was leaving work after the 11PM news, turned on 96.5TIC in the car, and heard two familiar […]
Forgot a job!
I forgot to mention in my previous post on jobs, that I worked as an extra for the television series “Spenser for Hire.” I walked around in the background and met the […]
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