Fresh off his announcement that he is now an official candidate for governor, Bridgeport Mayor Joe Ganim was on Face the State this Sunday to talk about the latest chapter in his […]
Ten Months Until Election 2018
A Scary Day on the Interstate
September 30, 2017 was a routine day in the House family, as Kara and I drove and dropped off the kids at dance and football practices, a birthday party and a get […]
Campaign 2018: the Race for Connecticut Governor
It was a busy year for the nearly two dozen people interested in being Connecticut’s next governor. All of the declared and exploratory candidates pictured above appeared on Face the State to […]
Oh Christmas Tree, 2017
The holidays are a time for traditions, and Kara and I try to honor as many as we can this time of year. Every December we cut down our Christmas tree with […]
Bradley Airport 1967
Connecticut’s international airport has certainly grown over the years, and is vastly different today than it was 50 years ago. Here are some stills from a Channel 3 special titled “Not in […]
Grateful and Humbled
Where does the time go? This year I am celebrating 25 years at WFSB! It has been a great ride with some great people at a great television station. I would not […]
A Very Rewarding Job
I just finished up a fantastic season coaching my son’s flag football team. We won some and lost some, but most importantly the kids had fun, and I did, too. Teaching […]
Halloween 2017
Halloween 2017 was awesome. Mild weather meant hordes of trick-or-treaters and some great costumes in our neighborhood. My son was Zalgo, my daughter Wonder Woman, Kara a skeleton, and I was a […]
Bhargava Takes on Drew as Campaign 2018 Heats Up
Sunday on Face the State we continue our look at the candidates and potential candidates for governor with Dita Bhargava, a Democrat from Greenwich. Bhargava has never held elected office before, […]
Reason #825 to own a Buick Roadmaster
Our vintage Buick Roadmaster Estate Wagon hit the big 6-0 over the weekend: passing the 60,000 mile mark on the odometer. That averages to just under 3,000 miles a year on […]
Who Will be the Next Connecticut Governor?
Election day 2018 is a little more than a year away, and no fewer than a dozen people are out there raising money for a possible run in the quest to succeed […]
“If Foley-Boughton had won in 2010…”
The 2018 election is just over a year away so this Sunday on Face the State we take a look at the race for governor. We are joined by Republican Mark Boughton, […]
A Woody Wagon Returns, Sort of
Faux wood paneled station wagons haven’t been manufactured since the 1990s, but one is back, on prime time television. The new CBS comedy “Young Sheldon” prominently features a 1980s Mercury Colony Park. […]
1957 on Display
As part of WFSB’s 60th anniversary celebration, we invited owners of some fantastic 1957 cars to a client party at the Connecticut Science Center. 1957 was the year tail fins on cars […]
Summer 2017
Summer ’17 is in the books! Here’s a peek at what the House family did during my favorite season.
The First Big News Story I Ever Delivered
Originally posted on Dennis House blog:
I really mean “delivered,” as in to a doorstep. It was August 9, 1974 and I was an elementary school paper boy in Norwood, Massachusetts. My…
1936: Hartford Swamped by Floods
As we watch the heartbreaking images of the devastation in Houston, it’s hard not to try to imagine what Texans are going through. Back in 1936, Hartford was swamped with historic floods […]
Murphy Sits Down at WFSB After 105 Mile Walk
Senator Chris Murphy’s feet are healing after a 105 mile walk across Connecticut, and this week walked into the Face the State studio to talk about his journey, his state, his […]
Preppy Wheels
Lisa Birnbach would be proud. The author of the 1980s best seller “the Preppy Handbook,” would no doubt smile if she spotted what I saw the past couple of days. There was […]
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