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 […]
Friday Night Dump, Sunday Morning Chat
Dennis House
TV news anchor, political show moderator, Dad, hubby, native New Englander living in Hartford, Connecticut USA
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 […]
Special Hurricane Edition of Face the State Planned for Sunday
The impending arrival of Hurricane Irene has forced to us to scrap our scheduled edition of Face the State for this Sunday. Instead, we will broadcast a live edition of Connecticut’s most watched […]
Republicans Set Sights on Hartford
It’s been a very long time since a Republican was elected mayor of Hartford; 42 years in fact when Ann Uccello was re-elected to a second term. This year, the GOP hasn’t […]
Sad City Hartford Reveals Himself
One of the best blogs covering the city of Hartford is Sad City Hartford, and its author was unknown to readers until Sunday. The man who writes under the pen name of […]
Who is Sad City Hartford?
The city of Hartford is home to many bloggers, and one of my favorite blogs is “Sad City Hartford.” It chronicles life in our capital city as seen through the eyes of […]
The White Bucks are Back
Eagle-eyed Channel 3 viewers noticed my shoes during tonight’s newscast, in a rare full body shot that lasted a few seconds. WFSB technical director captured this as proof to the viewers they weren’t […]
Tale of Two Towns & Their Take on Taxes
This is the first week of higher taxes in Connecticut, and many folks are receiving their first smaller paycheck. This week on Face the State, we are joined by two up and […]
Face the State Flashback: Giordano Arrested 10 Years Ago
Ten years ago this week, a staff meeting was just breaking up inside the old Broadcast House when someone said we had breaking news: Waterbury Mayor Philip Giordano had been arrested. We […]
Ex-JAG Hoping to Make History in Senate Race
The news cycle for the senate race has focused on the fundraising and endorsements of the three Democrats in the race: Susan Bysiewicz, Chris Murphy, and William Tong. Reporters are all speculating […]
Boughton Rules Out Run for Congress
Danbury Mayor Mark Boughton will not run for the 5th congressional seat, and instead will focus on re-election as the leader of the Hat City in the fall. During a taping of […]
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