They are called spokespeople, but sometimes referred to jokingly as a flack, or mouthpiece. This Sunday on Face the State, we are joined by the spokesman who has become the face of […]
The Face of the HPD
WFSB to Honor Newtown’s Media Request to Stay Away on December 14th
Photo: Eric Thayer/Reuters Some families impacted by the Sandy Hook school shooting have moved out of town, some will take a vacation and go far from Newtown on December 14th, and others […]
Whalers Fans Snatching Up 7 Digit Plates
A friend of mine just picked up his new vanity plate at the Connecticut Department of Motor Vehicles. The state’s new policy allowing 7 digit license plates is opening up a whole […]
A Letter to Jacqueline Kennedy
This past November as Americans marked 50 years since the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, a woman from West Hartford pulled out a card that brought back a flood of memories […]
I’ll Pass on Shopping on Thanksgiving and Black Friday, too
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 […]
Connecticut Remembers JFK
It was the 9/11 of my parents’ generation. On the Friday before Thanksgiving 1963, the nation was stunned by the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. The pain was felt deeply here […]
Way, Way, Too Early in the Morning
Viewers were surprised to see yours truly on the morning news this past Sunday yet no one was more surprised than me. At 4:23AM I got a call from Tina Martin asking […]
Learn from the Greatest Generation While We Still Can
In advance of the Connecticut Veterans Day parade this month I called the state Veterans Affairs department to inquire about World War II veterans in our state. In 2012, there were 16,200 […]
Women Rule in Election 2013, but What’s Next?
A little over a year ago on Face the State Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman and State Senator Toni Boucher lamented the lack of women in state politics. Wyman told us the legislature […]
Remembering an Influential Weatherman
I was saddened to learn this week of the passing of a former colleague, meteorologist Eric Nefstead. Eric was the first weatherman I ever worked with, back in 1989-1990 when I was […]
Connecticut Lottery to Cash In on Hartford Whalers Nostalgia
The state is seizing upon the nostalgic popularity of Connecticut’s gone but not forgotten former major league sports team, the Hartford Whalers. The Connecticut Lottery is releasing a new scratch game featuring […]
We Interrupt this Program
Breaking news during non-newscast programming means cutting into regular programming, and not everyone is happy about it. Today when Eyewitness News pre-empted “Young and the Restless” to bring you live coverage of […]
Election Day Preview & Grand Jury Insight
The city of New Haven is picking its first new mayor in 20 years. New Britain could elect a 26 year old mayor, and a key figure in the gubernatorial race of […]
Allred Takes on Herbst on Face the State
Celebrity attorney Gloria Allred made it quite clear UConn president Susan Herbst has plenty of explaining to do about claims of rapes and sexual assaults at the state’s flasgship university. During a […]
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