This Tuesday at the Old State House, former Attorney General candidate Martha Dean will enter the race for the governor and her impact on the other candidates could be significant. That’s according […]
Martha Dean Ready to Stir up Governor’s Race
Coach Calhoun Tries Hand at Hosting Talk Show
Legendary UConn men’s basketball coach Jim Calhoun took a break from retirement this week to co-host Better Connecticut on WFSB today. Calhoun sat alongside Kara Sundlun, and substituted for the vacationing Scot […]
Thank You for a Great 50th Birthday!
I want to thank every one who came out to celebrate my 50th birthday at Hartford City Hall. Roughly 250 people helped raise money for Interval House, which helps women suffering from […]
A Disastrous Display of Athleticism (on my part) for a Good Cause
This past weekend I was in charity basketball game to support a charity near and dear to me, Interval House. Several men and I all dedicated to preventing domestic violence got together […]
Winter Storm Easton
The impending winter storm has been named Easton by the WFSB team of meteorologists. This year the naming theme is Connecticut towns, and this bucolic town in Fairfield County is the latest. […]
What’s that Black Thing on My Belt?
One of the best Super Bowl commercials (in my opinion) was the Radio Shack one featuring a throwback to the ’80s. Brilliant I think because in this day and age of Best […]
FTS Flashback: the Good, the Plaid and the Ugly
20 years ago this week WFSB was launching our coverage of the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway. To show solidarity with the athletes and the CBS folks on assignment in the […]
Winter Storm Chester and his Predecessors
WFSB Chief Meteorologist Bruce DePrest announced the winter storm hitting Connecticut this week is named Winter Storm Chester. It’s not named after our 21st president, Chester Arthur, who no doubt had the […]
Couric & Connecticut
For some reason when I updated the Hartfordite posts from 2006 and 2007 didn’t migrate over. I’m not going to re-post all of them here, but thought I’d bring over a few […]
Remembering Tom D’Amore
Connecticut lost one of its most respected politicos this week, Tom D’Amore. Praise and recollection poured in this week from Republicans, Democrats and independents at D’Amore’s sudden passing at 72. Read Colin […]
New Faces at WFSB
You’ve probably noticed a few new members of our news team on Channel 3 lately. Jason Frazer is a reporter in from Columbus, Ohio, and Nicole Nalepa comes to us from Springfield, […]
Before “Killing Kennedy,” Bill O’Reilly Investigated “Umbrella Man”
As we approach the 50 year mark since the assassination of President John Kennedy, expect a barrage of television specials, movies and books dedicated to one of the worst days in American […]
50 Years Ago: Goldwater Takes on JFK in Hartford
50 years ago this month, people were starting to talk about the presidential election of 1964. President John Kennedy was expected to run for a second term, and was planning political trips […]
Channel 3 Back to School Pictures
It’s August, and that means back to school, although I’m pretty certain when I was a kid we went back to school after Labor Day. Perhaps it is revisionist history on my […]
The Day the Washington Post Sold Us
In the spring of 1997, the Washington Post company appeared to be strengthening its presence in Hartford. The headquarters of its television division, Post-Newsweek stations, had been moved to Connecticut’s capital city […]
FTS Flashback: the Day Connecticut Became a Major League State
The Stanley Cup brings up all sorts of feelings for Connecticut hockey fans. Many are rooting on the Boston Bruins this week, while at the same time wishing our team was still […]
My Interview with Oprah
I’ve been blessed with a career that has given me the opportunity to interview people from all walks of life. I’ve been able to talk with politicians, athletes, doctors, criminals, victims, celebrities, […]
Vociferous Vice Back on Channel 3
For a generation of Connecticut television viewers he was known as the “Money Man.” Jim Vicevich was a business reporter for WFSB for thirteen years in the 80s and 90s, and was […]
Face the State Flashback: the Woody & Mia Battle
21 years ago this winter I was covering a story in New Haven that attracted reporters from all over the nation. Film director Woody Allen and his estranged long time girlfriend Mia […]
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