Who will succeed Pedro Segarra as mayor of Hartford? Can Joe Ganim pull off a miraculous comeback? These are the big questions we’ll talk about this Sunday on Face the State with […]
2015 Election Preview
Dennis House
TV news anchor, political show moderator, Dad, hubby, native New Englander living in Hartford, Connecticut USA
Halloween 2015
I’m usually working on Halloween night so in years past I’ve had to accompany my kids trick-or-treating dressed as a newscaster in my Channel 3 uniform, so I can easily return to […]
That Cool Car from Back to the Future
All this talk about the Back to the Future movies this week had me wondering about one of the iconic stars of the movies, the DeLorean. The stainless steel time traveler with […]
Cannon Hoping to End 44 Years of Democratic Control
This Sunday on Face the State, we were joined by a type of candidate for mayor of Hartford we didn’t have in the election of 2011: a Republican. Businessman Ted Cannon is […]
A Hartford History Lesson
A new book will hit bookstores next week that will be of great interest to people across the city of Hartford and the state. “Ann Uccello, a Connecticut Trailblazer,” is an autobiography […]
Polls, Casinos, and 2016
This week’s Quinnipiac poll delivered some grim news for Governor Malloy in the form of the worst poll numbers of his gubernatorial life. What does it mean? This Sunday we’ll get some […]
My First Car
I’ve owned more than a dozen cars in my life beginning with this example of a 1970s gas guzzler, a 1974 Mercury Montego Brougham. MX Brougham to be exact. It was identical […]
A Simple Test Could Save Your Life
I was off the news earlier this week for this, my colon. I had my second colonoscopy in five years, and I’m encouraging you to get this test if your doctor should […]
Nader Suggests Brown Warren Ticket for Democrats
Former presidential candidate Ralph Nader is suggesting a ticket for the Democrats in 2016: Brown/Warren. During a taping of Face the State that aired Sunday on WFSB-TV (CBS) Hartford, the consumer advocate […]
Baby Names Denise and Dennis Coming Back?
When my co-anchor Denise D’Ascenzo and I were growing up, our first names were very popular. I certainly wasn’t the only Dennis in class and if you called out “Denise” at […]
Face the State Flashback: Hurricane Gloria
30 years ago this weekend, Connecticut was slammed by a powerful storm, Hurricane Gloria. Roughly a million people in our state were without power, and damage was in the millions. This week […]
Ganim to Gov. & Senators: I Need Your Help
Former Bridgeport Mayor Joe Ganim was our guest this Sunday on Face the State. We talked about his victory over Mayor Bill Finch in the Democratic primary, and his relationship with his […]
Bronin Looking to November and Beyond
Fresh of his victory in the Hartford Democratic primary, Luke Bronin was our guest this Sunday on Face the State. Bronin talked about his agenda for the seven weeks until election day, […]
CNBC’s Kudlow Leaning Toward Connecticut Senate Run
We’ve become a little spoiled in Connecticut in terms of being a spectator to some interesting senate races over the past decade thanks to challengers like Linda McMahon and Ned Lamont, but […]
Roadmaster Road Trip
A few members of the WFSB night crew took a retro road trip to pick up dinner for the newsroom on this primary night. 11PM producer Bill Hall and Face the State […]
Hartford & Bridgeport Primary Preview
Democrats in Connecticut’s largest city and its capital city will head to the polls on Wednesday to choose their candidate for mayor in the November election. It’s been a summer of political […]
Mika, Gayle and Me
20 years ago this month, I ditched the alarm clock and became a night owl. I was anchoring Eyewitness News Daybreak with Mika Brzezinski when I got the call to sit alongside […]
Slifka & Rennie: Weekend Pundits on Face the State
This past weekend on Face the State, we paired West Hartford Mayor Scott Slifka and Hartford Courant columnist Kevin Rennie as pundits, and they weighed in on Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump, […]
A Message for Black Voters from Political Trailblazer
25 years ago history was made in Connecticut, when voters chose for the first time, a black candidate to represent them in congress. In 1990, Gary Franks became the first black Republican […]
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