Hartford City Hall has been rocked by allegations and revelations this year that led to the demise of the chief of staff to Mayor Pedro Segarra. There was also the story out […]
Brookman’s Beat: Hartford
McKinney: I Won’t Attack Fellow Republicans
Connecticut Republicans narrowly lost the race for governor in 2010 after a contentious primary between former U.S. Ambassador to Ireland Tom Foley and then Lt. Governor Michael Fedele. The two attacked each […]
A Connecticut Showroom Like No Other
I had the great pleasure of meeting Wayne Carini, the star of “Chasing Classic Cars” on the Velocity Channel, about to enter its seventh season. I brought my ’65 Buick Electra to […]
The Jubilation of that First Baby Picture
WFSB made the rare decision to break into programming to get a live look at the royal baby leaving the hospital in London. Why? Our viewers wanted us to. There has been […]
Snakes, Gators, and TV News Cameras
The heat wave this week reminded me of an assignment I had 15 years ago this month. I was sent to cover Connecticut firefighters who were dispatched to Florida to help their […]
The Face of Medical Marijuana
Tracey Gamer-Fanning is a wife and mother and greets everyone she meets with a broad smile and a whole lot of warmth. It’s really hard to believe she has a brain tumor […]
The Zimmerman Verdict and What’s Next
This Sunday on Face the State we will talk about the verdict in the George Zimmerman trial for the shooting of teenager Trayvon Martin. We are joined by Muhammad Ansari, the president […]
The Impact of Social Media in Connecticut
Technology is advancing at a stunning rate. On the hit show Mad Men, set in the 1960s, the advertising execs are using rotary phones and focusing on magazine and television advertising. Today […]
A Rare Sighting in the Parking Lot
My son was captivated by a rare sight last week in Newport, Rhode Island: a mint condition Ford Pinto Country Squire complete with the optional plaid upholstery. “Hey Dad, it looks like […]
The House Family Road Trip to Ohio
My brother has long called me Clark, as in Clark W. Griswold, the well-meaning father from the National Lampoon Vacation movies played so perfectly by Chevy Chase. I earned the nickname for […]
2014 Governor’s Race Should be Very Interesting
Politicos around the state are buzzing about this week’s Quinnipiac University poll which shows Governor Malloy trailing the man he narrowly defeated in 2010, Tom Foley. It is early, with more than […]
What is the CCSB?
This Sunday on Face the State we will find out. The CCSB is the Connecticut Convention and Sports Bureau, an agency that seeks to bring more events to our state from sporting […]
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 […]
The Business of Baseball
It is almost summer and that means baseball. Connecticut has two minor league teams, the New Britain Rock Cats and the Connecticut Tigers. The two pump a lot of cash into the […]
Invasion of the Governors
They’re coming to Connecticut and not to visit Mystic Aquarium and the Mark Twain House. Two Republican governors from states with booming economies will be in the Constitution State next week with […]
Read This Book and You’ll Eat Differently
I’ve known Diane Smith for most of my twenty one years here in Connecticut, mostly on a casual basis at events and so forth. When I first started here at Channel 3, […]
Face the State Flashback: President Reagan in New London
A quarter century ago the race was on to replace the man regarded as one of the greatest presidents in American history, Ronald Reagan. The “great communicator” as he was called, was […]
The New Laws: The Good, Bad and the Questionable
The 2013 legislative session is over, with a host of new laws being passed. The gun control law is already in effect, others will take place soon, and at least one doesn’t […]
Face the State Flashback: Ribicoff at 1968 Democratic Convention
This is the 45th anniversary of one of the most tumultuous years in American history. 1968 saw the peak of the Vietnam War, the assassinations of Martin Luther King and Robert Kennedy, […]
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