In a taping of Face the State set to air Sunday on WFSB, Bridgeport Mayor Joe Ganim announced he will file the papers Friday to open an exploratory campaign for governor. Ganim […]
Ganim Takes Plunge Into Governor’s Race
Spring Break 2017
The kids were on Spring Break/April vacation last week, so with some pretty amazing weather on tap, Kara and I loaded the offspring into the car and headed south. Nothing like a […]
With Malloy Out, Gubernatorial Field Grows
With Spring in full swing, the flowers are blooming at the state capitol and so are political aspirations for the 2018 races. The field of gubernatorial candidates is expected to grow in […]
Walker Eyes Governor’s Office
The race for governor is becoming more and more intriguing. The latest person in the mix is Dave Walker, the former U.S. Comptroller and 2014 candidate for lieutenant governor. Walker announced on […]
Which Automaker Will Resurrect an American Icon?
Buick didn’t unveil this Buick Regal Estate Wagon in Detroit earlier this spring, but I’m thinking maybe it should have. American car shoppers can buy a crossover, SUV, station wagon, hybrid, convertible, […]
An Announcement
As I get ready to celebrate my 25th anniversary at WFSB this summer, I’ve decided to make a big change. Later this spring, I will sign off from the 11 o’clock news, […]
Lumaj Hopes to Build on 2014
Peter Lumaj is back for another go at statewide office. The Albanian born attorney lost the secretary of the state’s race to Denise Merrill in 2014 in a race that was much […]
Welcome Blizzard Eugene
Naming winter storms is a longtime tradition here at WFSB (and WTIC before), that began decades ago, in the early 1970s, with the Travelers Weather Service at the old Broadcast House in […]
Transgender Candidate Enters Governor’s Race
This Sunday on Face the State we are joined by a Democrat who hopes to make history by becoming the first transgender governor of Connecticut. Jacey Wyatt of Branford may lack political […]
Need a car that seats 12?
A Connecticut man is selling a very rare custom Cadillac. It’s a 1959 festooned with giant fins, one of only eight made that year. It was modified for a resort in Colorado […]
The Battle for the State Senate
Voters in several communities will go to the polls on Tuesday for three special elections for the general assembly, one in the House of Representatives, the other two in the state senate. […]
The Hartford County Jail
Forty years ago the Hartford County Jail was demolished after a checkered history in which it was called medieval, cruel, and a “hell hole.” It was also commonly called by its location, […]
Wyman Working to Keep Aetna; Seems Open to Third Term
Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman is our guest this Sunday on Face the State, and the timing coincided with news of the Aetna merger falling apart, budget battles at the state capitol and […]
Hartford in 1917
Found these gems on the always fascinating Connecticut Historical Society website. Here’s what our capital city looked like 100 years ago in 1917. Some streets are captioned, some are not identified on […]
Ganim Talks Budget, Trump & 2018
Bridgeport Mayor Joe Ganim was our guest this weekend on Face the State talking about everything from the Malloy budget to President Trump to sanctuary cities to a run for governor. We […]
The Welling Collection: Hartford in the 70s & 80s
The Connecticut Historical Society has a great website full of old photographs. Here are some donated by the family of Richard Welling, who was a talented artist and photographer. Here is a […]
Malloy Talks Budget, Aetna, and His Future
He’s back! On Face the State, that is. Governor Malloy was our guest on the Sunday program, a place he’s appeared regularly since launching his first bid for governor in 2006. This […]
Face the State Flashback: Barbara Bush Campaigns in Bristol
In the fall of 1992, then First Lady Barbara Bush came to Muzzy Field in Bristol to campaign for her husband. Here’s my report that has been sitting in the WFSB archives […]
The Abortion Debate
Sunday on Face the State we discussed abortion and the possibility of changes in abortion law during the Trump administration. Our guests were Sarah Croucher from NARAL, and Chris O’Brien from Connecticut […]
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