There is an old saying that the deaths of celebrities come in threes. Is that true for the closings of stores and restaurants? 1. First, word that our favorite supermarket is closing: […]
Dennis House
TV news anchor, political show moderator, Dad, hubby, native New Englander living in Hartford, Connecticut USA
Friday Night Football is Back!
Summer is over this weekend and high school football returns, featuring the best 15 minutes in Connecticut television: Friday Night Football. I look forward to it every fall. It’s fascinating to follow the […]
The Roadmaster gets starring role on Better Connecticut
Our treasured Buick Roadmaster Estate Wagon was prominently featured on the season premiere of “Better Connecticut.” Kara can be seeing driving Scot as he sits in the nearly mint condition third row. The Milford widow who […]
Ex Dem. Chairman says boats will sink Foley & McMahon
For the first time since the 1990s, former state Republican party chairman Dick Foley and former state Democratic party chairman Ed Marcus got together during a taping of “Face the State” to […]
Media kept away from Obama Blumenthal Event
Media were kept a good distance away from tonight’s fundraiser for senate candidate Dick Blumenthal headlined by President Obama. Reporters and photographers were kept blocks away from the Stamford Marriott, according to […]
Simmons says McMahon will defeat Blumenthal; Obama factor will help her
Former Congressman Rob Simmons predicts his former rival Linda McMahon will beat Attorney General Richard Blumenthal in the race for the U.S. Senate. During a taping of “Face the State,” Simmons told […]
Foley Reveals Personal Health Battle
He’s been criticized for not smiling at times when most people would grin broadly. A writer called him “Mumbles” for not articulating certain words. Another commentator said he talked out of […]
Katie Couric Reports on Blumenthal McMahon Race
The hot Connecticut senate race has once again made the CBS Evening News. Katie Couric tsat down with Dick Blumenthal and Linda McMahon to talk about the contest that is noe being called […]
Unpopular Obama Could Help Caligiuri, Peckinpaugh and Debicella
Congressmen Jim Himes, Chris Murphy, and Joe Courtney are no doubt secretly hoping congressional business keeps them in Washington on Thursday. If their calendars on Capitol Hill are clear they might hope for thunderstorms to […]
Dr. William Petit on Face the State
The trial of Cheshire Home invasion accused killer Steven Hayes is now underway. The lone survivor of that horrific crime appeared on “Face the State” earlier this year. Here is that interview. […]
In case you missed it: Chris Murphy & Janet Peckinpaugh on Face the State
Murphy Part 1 http://www.wfsb.com/video/24990535/index.html Murphy Part 2 http://www.wfsb.com/video/24990375/index.html Peckinpaugh http://www.wfsb.com/video/24990216/index.html
Prayers a Top Priority for Beleaguered Hartford?
Years ago a columnist called Hartford a “city with two left feet.” I think it was Tom Condon of the Courant, but I’m not 100% on that. Anyway, September 8th was the […]
Ritter Declared Winner in Recount
Hartford City Council member Matt Ritter is one step closer to the state legislature. Late today a judge denied State Representative Ken Green’s request to overturn the results of the Democratic primary […]
Face the State Flashback: President Nixon Visits Hartford in 1970
The highlight of the 1970 campaign was a visit to Hartford and Stamford by President Richard Nixon. Nixon was brought to town to campaign for two Republicans who were in tight races. […]
Dan Debicella & Sam Caligiuri on Face the State
Two Republicans seeking congressional seats in the 4th and 5th districts appeared on Face the State last month. Normally our interviews are posted on wfsb.com the Monday following the broadcast. Due to human error, […]
Labriola: “DeLauro a nice lady but a radical”
Wallingford businessman Jerry Labriola is in an uphill battle against Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro, who was first elected twenty years ago. He was one of our guests on this past Sunday’s Face the […]
Are you better off than you were two years ago?
That’s a question that might be the focus of campaign commercials run by the Republican challengers to Connecticut’s congressional delegation. It is a version of Ronald Reagan’s famous statement in 1980, that has been implemented […]
What is Denise thinking?
1. Why is my portrait so close to the WFSB lavatory? 2. Is that a piece of skittle in my teeth? 3. Will that fit in my purse? After all it would […]
18 Years!
I started at WFSB 18 years ago today! I didn’t appear on air for a few days before finally filing a report on poverty (above.) By the way, I still have that […]
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