This week marks the end of an era in local television: Al Terzi is leaving Channel 3. “Big Al,” as we call him, first came to Channel 3 in the summer of […]
Goodbye Big Al
Dennis House
TV news anchor, political show moderator, Dad, hubby, native New Englander living in Hartford, Connecticut USA
Reason #742 to own a Buick Roadmaster
We had my daughter’s 5th birthday party over the weekend and thanks to our family workhorse Buick Roadmaster Estate Wagon, I was able to pick up two dozen balloons. The 24 helium spheres fit […]
Obsitnik Hopes to Challenge Himes in CT-4
The National Republican Congressional Committee is focused on U.S. Representative Jim Himes (D) CT-4. The NRCC issues regular press releases about the man they want to defeat in November, virtually ignoring Rosa DeLauro, John Larson […]
Newton Seeks Redemption and His Old Job Back
Disgraced former State Senator Ernest Newton is seeking his old job back two years after finishing a prison term for corruption. In his first extended television interview since announcing his candidacy, the […]
Archbishop of Hartford: Obama Mandate Will Impact November Election
President Obama’s controversial mandate on contraception is making headlines across the nation, and the leader of Catholics in Connecticut is calling it a “war on religion.” Archbishop Henry Mansell is our guest this […]
Face the State Flashback: The Hartford & Bridgeport Casinos
20 years ago this month, Foxwoods was opening what would eventually become the world’s biggest casino. News was also breaking that Las Vegas casino magnate Steve Wynn wanted to cash in on Connecticut casino […]
Lumaj: “McMahon Unelectable; Shays Too Liberal”
The two big names in the race for the GOP nomination for the senate seat held by Joe Lieberman are Linda McMahon and Chris Shays , but there are officially five candidates […]
Education the Focus in 2012 Legislative Session
Last year the focus of the legislative session was taxes and concessions. This year, the focus is education. Sunday on Face the State, we will discuss Governor Malloy’s state of the state […]
Face the State Flashback: Patriots Announce Move to Hartford
Connecticut was an interesting case study in fan loyalty this past Super Bowl. The New York Giants certainly have their fair share of fans in our state, even if many can’t remember […]
New Use for Old WFSB Studio Prop
Like many people, Kara and I are big fans of recycling. If we have to get rid of something, we try to give it away, donate it, or put it at the […]
Murphy Backs Obama on Catholic Mandate; Calls an Election of McMahon “Disastrous”
We have long realized that many people are in church while Face the State is on the air because we get plenty of e-mails and comments indicating the broadcast is often watched […]
The Tax Refund Debit Card Controversy
It sounded simple enough when it was first announced this week: the state would issue debit cards instead of checks for income tax refunds. Then some lawmakers, radio talk show hosts and columnists […]
Face the State Flashback: the Banking Crisis of the Early ’90s
Bank customers lining up on Constitution Plaza on January 7, 1991 Two decades ago our state was mired in a banking crisis that was one of the worst in the nation. From […]
My Television Debut: If you Blinked you Missed it
As you watch CSI and Hawaii Five-O and other shows, notice all the people in the backgrounds of some of the scenes. These extras are portraying waiters, pedestrians, police officers, and the […]
Behind the Scenes at CBS This Morning with Gayle King
It would be an understatement to say we are big fans of CBS This Morning. That’s because one of us, a member of the Channel 3 family, is one of the hosts. […]
Almost 20 Years at WFSB, How is that possible?
A viewer wrote to me “reminding” me that I started at WFSB in 1992, and that would mean I’ve been here at Channel 3 for 20 years! Hold on…not yet. I was a sophomore […]
Oz is in the House
After our interview with East Haven Mayor Joe Maturo this Sunday on Face the State we are joined by Oz Griebel, the former candidate for governor and president of the Metro Hartford […]
Face the State Flashback: Dodd Endorses Lieberman, but…
The race for the U.S. senate in Connecticut in 1988 was the last time an incumbent senator in our state was defeated in an a re-election bid. Attorney General Joe Lieberman was […]
East Haven Mayor: Media Hurts Town by Airing Taco Comment
Embattled East Haven Mayor Joe Maturo says it is time to move on from his taco comment that made headlines across the country. During a taping of Face the State with Dennis […]
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