Spring is the time many teenagers will get their driver’s license or a learner’s permit. It is a rite of passage, but learning how to drive now is much different than it […]
Teen Drivers, Your Money, Death and an Icon
Meeting Lowell Weicker
I recently had the chance to catch up with former U.S. Senator and former Governor Lowell Weicker, who recently turned 90. I have interviewed Governor Weicker several times over the years, and […]
Inside the Connecticut Supreme Court
A first in Connecticut television history.: all seven members of the State Supreme Court sitting down for an interview. Chief Justice Richard Robinson, and justices Andrew McDonald, Maria Kahn, Steven Ecker, Raheem […]
History Making Mayor Beats Covid at 98
Former Hartford Mayor Ann Uccello has beaten sexism, political opponents, staunch opposition, cancer and now Covid. The trailblazer who made history by becoming the first woman elected mayor of an American capital […]
Stores From Your Childhood Are Back, Sort Of
G. Fox, Sage Allen, Filene’s, are all on a list of stores we remember and cherish but are now long gone. There used to be Ames stores all over Connecticut and New […]
Connecticut Weighs in on Biden Election
Here are the tweets from Governor Lamont and the Connecticut congressional delegation
Election 2020
This picture made my day. Take a look at the dress. Recognize it? Read on. The House family was out voting early on this 2020 election day. Kara was at our neighborhood […]
That Time Hartford was the Center of the Political Universe
Nashville, Cleveland and Miami are getting all sorts of attention this year as the host cities of the three presidential debates. Hartford was one of the potential sites for this year’s face-offs, […]
Denise D’Ascenzo Photo Album 1
Denise’s daughter Kathryn told me last night she was grateful for the fun times and laughs her mother and I shared. My TV wife and sister had a zany sense of humor […]
No Fan of Trump, but Weicker Opposes Impeachment
When I sat down with former U.S. Senator and former Connecticut Governor Lowell Weicker, I expected the 88 year old to be gung ho on impeaching President Trump. After all, Weicker was […]
Flashback: Dreams of the Hartford Rams
Long before the Hartford Yard Goats started grazing at Dunkin’ Donuts Park in Downtown North, there were dreams of a field of rams, as in the Los Angeles Rams. Yes, the NFL […]
Governor Ned Lamont Inauguration
It was a celebration of Connecticut history at the inauguration of our state’s 89th governor, Ned Lamont. The day began with a swearing in ceremony at the O’Neill State Armory and culminated […]
Remembering the Hurricane of 1938
Eighty years ago this week a devastating storm pummeled New England, leaving parts of Connecticut in ruins. Hurricanes weren’t named back then, so it simply called the “Hurricane of ’38.” 682 people […]
Eunice Groark 1938-2018
As the state mourns the loss of former Lieutenant Governor Eunice Groark, we are looking for video of her in the WFSB archives. Groark’s time in office pre-dates our computerized archives so […]
Flashback: A Day in the Life of Governor Weicker
Our Face the State flashback this Sunday was a report from 25 years ago this spring that looked at what a governor does on an average day. In 1993, that governor was […]
Barbara Bush Once Called Connecticut Home
Connecticut played a major role in the life of former First Lady Barbara Bush. She met her husband at the Round Hill Country Club in Greenwich when she was only 16 and […]
Face the State Flashback: Dodd Weighs in on RFK Presidential Run
Fifty years ago this month Otis Redding’s “Sitting on the Dock of the Bay” topped the charts on radio, the Andy Griffith Show was number one on television and Robert F. Kennedy […]
Fallout Continues over Duff Comments
Will Andrew McDonald be confirmed as the next chief justice of the Connecticut Supreme Court? “I don’t know,” is the answer from both parties. Today on Face the State we will discuss […]
West Hartford 1962
The WFSB archives are full of old films and videotapes from our 60 years on the air. Some of the older stuff is without sound, like some clips I found from West […]
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