Will Connecticut make history with an all female senate matchup? Will Chris Murphy hold onto his lead into polls? Is Chris Shays making a mistake by slowly rolling out his campaign? There […]
2012 Senate Race: Keeping Journalists Busy
CT Won’t Return to “Retro” License Plates
License plate fanatics hoping for a return to the retro dark blue and white tags that adorned Connecticut registered cars for more than 40 years are in for a disappointment. There are […]
In October Commish Conceded Scammers May Have Received Federal Storm Assistance
The findings that some state workers may have committed fraud related to federal assistance intended for the victims of Tropical Storm Irene, may not have surprised DSS Commissioner Roderick Bremby. On Face […]
My Involvement in a Recent News Story
John Howell, an astute reporter for the West Hartford Patch, called to say he discovered my name in a police report filed in West Hartford. I was considered a witness in a […]
We’ll let you say this one, Dr. Oz!
Every day the news anchors here have to record an “Oz” tease promoting the next edition of “Doctor Oz.” For a quarter a century it was the “Oprah” tease. The producers of […]
Friday Night Dump, Sunday Morning Chat
The Hartford Police Department released its official report on the case of Denise Nappier today (Friday) at 5:40PM. That’s what we in the media call, the “Friday night dump.” Savvy media and […]
51 Years Ago: JFK Visits CT During Cuban Missile Crisis
It was October 17, 1962 when President John Kennedy flew to Connecticut for a day of campaigning on behalf of his fellow Democrats. White House records show the president was in the state […]
Suburban Mayor Jumps Into Senate Race
The Republicans are starting to stir in the race for the U.S. Senate seat held by Senator Joe Lieberman. Tonight during a taping of “Face the State with Dennis House” on WFSB-TV in […]
Face the State Remembers 9/11
On this solemn anniversary, we were joined by Senators Joe Lieberman in Washington, and Richard Blumenthal in Manhattan. Channel 3’s Robert Goulston reported live from the site of the World Trade Center […]
The Raccoon and the Regal
Sounds like a children’s book, doesn’t it? Certainly wasn’t a fairy tale ending for the raccoon which crossed in front of Kara’s car on Interstate 91. Kara told me she accidentally hit the […]
Remembering My 9/11 Assignment
My 9/11 story is thankfully, not nearly as compelling or emotional as it was for thousands of others. I was not there when the attacks took place, and I didn’t have any […]
DeLauro Responds to Criticism of Italy Trip
We just received a response from Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro through her spokesperson Kaelan Richards to a statement made today by the Chairman of the Connecticut Republican Party. “This is a partisan attack and […]
CT GOP: DeLauro Should Choose Permanent Vacation
Most of the media in the state have been late (WFSB included) to the story of Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro and her whereabouts this week, and viewers have certainly called me on it. […]
The Busway Debate
We were hoping to bring you a debate over the controversial Hartford New Britain busway last week on Face the State, but Hurricane Irene forced a change in our program plans. We […]
Capital City to Step Up Recruiting of New Business
I was excited about an interview for last week’s Face the State with David Panagore, the Chief Operating Officer for the City of Hartford. It’s no secret there has been some new […]
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