This Sunday on Face the State we interview the first person to announce he is running against embattled Senator Chris Dodd. Former Congressman Rob Simmons lost to Joe Courtney in 2006 by […]
Rob Simmons on Face the State
Dennis House
TV news anchor, political show moderator, Dad, hubby, native New Englander living in Hartford, Connecticut USA
Loving the Laurel
My good friend Duby McDowell has a somewhat new blog called “The Laurel” that is a must read. It covers my industry: the media. It’s not a paparazzi type of site, although […]
Senator Chris Dodd & the Media
At a recent charity event I was approached by a supporter of Senator Chris Dodd who complained to me “we have to start a public relations campaign, the media coverage of Senator […]
Should the media drop coverage of the Dodd Mortgage Controversy?”
The chairwoman of the Connecticut Democratic party thinks the media should cease covering the mortgage issue, calling it a “non-issue.” You can watch Nancy DiNardo’s comments this Sunday at 11AM. Let me […]
America’s Mayor Rudy Giuliani on Face the State
Our guest this Sunday on Face the State was the former mayor of New York City, Rudy Giuliani. The man known as “America’s Mayor,” stopped by our studios for a taping, and […]
The Gris
Kara and I grabbed Valentine’s Day dinner at a true Connecticut treasure: the Griswold Inn in Essex, known to locals as “the Gris,” pronounced with a “z.” We sat in the […]
How we break stories
Wednesday afternoon we received word of a house fire in a neighborhood of upscale homes in West Hartford on a street called The Crossways. It was your seemingly typical breaking news story. […]
Bad Blogger
I have been a bad blogger!! I apologize for not being on the cyber beat for so long. More entries are on the way!
Mayor Mike Peters 1948-2009
One of our state’s most popular politicians has died. Former Hartford Mayor Mike Peters died today at Hartford Hospital (1/4) after a long battle with liver disease, and just three months after […]
Black Friday? No Thanks!
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 […]
the Gas Guzzler Myth
Someone recently said to me that American cars are all gas guzzlers. That statement couldn’t be more untrue. Check this out: http://consumerguideauto.howstuffworks.com/the-american-gas-guzzler-myth.htm
Help for the Big Three Automakers
There has been considerable debate over whether the federal government should step in and help the ailing auto industry to the tune of $25 billion dollars. It seems most people I talk […]
Goo Goo Dolls and Elmo
I used to watch the news or Morning Joe or Sportscenter in the morning, but those days are gone. Now I watch Sesame Street with my daughter, and I must say, it […]
Election Night Behind the Scenes
What an historic night to be working. At approximately 11:04 PM, Denise and I announced that Barack Obama had been elected the nation’s 44th president. Normally, the networks would make that announcement, […]
The Final Piece of Adriaen’s Landing
Ten years ago, a retail, residential, civic and entertainment district was proposed for a series of vacant parking lots in downtown Hartford called Adriaen’s Landing. Now, as 2009 approaches, the final piece […]
Election Night
Election night is usually one of the most fun nights to work in a television newsroom. First of all, we have a full staff made up of some dayside folks who work […]
Radio Rules
Jeannine Jersey I heard something kind of bizarre on the radio the other night. I was leaving work after the 11PM news, turned on 96.5TIC in the car, and heard two familiar […]
Forgot a job!
I forgot to mention in my previous post on jobs, that I worked as an extra for the television series “Spenser for Hire.” I walked around in the background and met the […]
Other Jobs?
After reading my previous entry about my start in television, someone asked what other kinds of jobs I did before I became a reporter. When I thought about it, I was amazed […]
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