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, […]
An Announcement
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 […]
Inauguration 1967
Here are some images from Channel 3 archives of film of the 1967 inauguration of Governor John Dempsey. Then Secretary of the State Ella Grasso was also sworn in that day, along […]
The Trump Era is Underway
It’s a new period in American history with big changes ahead. What will the Trump era mean for Connecticut? Sunday on Face the State we were joined by two former state party […]
Hartford Businesses of the 70s
Here are some shots from some old film in the WFSB archives that show some Hartford businesses and scenes in the 1970s.
Herbst Eyeing Governor’s Office
In a widely expected move, Trumbull First Selectman Tim Herbst is making the first move toward running for statewide office in 2018. Fresh off filing papers for a exploratory committee, Herbst came […]
The Ranger Andy Show
As Channel 3 prepares to celebrate its 60th birthday, I’d like to track down some people who were on the television station back in the early years. The pictures below are from […]
