One of my recent assignments here at WFSB was to recall my favorite summer vacations from my childhood. For me, that meant one place, Cape Cod, or just “the Cape,” as it […]
There is No Place Quite Like the Cape
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Ted Kennedy Takes ALS Ice Bucket Challenge
In response to my challenge made on the 11PM news last night at 11, Ted Kennedy, Junior promptly responded with an icy dousing that led to a priceless reaction to a bucket […]
Quarter Century an Anchorman
25 years ago, a dream came true and I got my first job as a television anchor, even though on paper it hardly sounded like a dream job to some people. I […]
Demi, Brad, and Me
Hollywood star Brad Pitt was born on December 18, 1963. So was I. It’s true. I’m turning the big 5-0, and you know what, I’m embracing it. Happy birthday to me! Crazy, […]
The Pontiac Dentura
The cheapest car I ever bought was this very used 1973 Pontiac Ventura, that was as red as a tomato with a white top. It wasn’t a vinyl top, but rather a […]
Honoring the Grandfather I Never Met
September 5, 2013 marks the 50th anniversary of the death of my maternal grandfather, a man I obviously never met, but one I would have loved to have had the opportunity to […]
Face the State Flashback: Gun Control in 1968
On a spring Sunday morning, television viewers watched a Connecticut senator talk about gun control. Sound familiar? Only this Sunday political conversation took place nearly 45 years ago. You’ll see it this […]
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 […]
Face the State Flashback: Cardinals Conference of 2002
I’ve been to Rome several times, including twice for work. I covered the death of Pope John Paul II and his subsequent funeral in 2005, and an historic conference of cardinals in […]
Face the State Flashback: Lottery Shooting of 1998
Fifteen years ago this week we were covering a shocking story that was difficult to comprehend: a gunman had murdered four of his co-workers at the Connecticut lottery headquarters in Newington and […]
That Time I Sank a News Car on a Frigid Winter Day
This bitter cold gripping Connecticut brings back frigid memories of when I first moved to Michigan. It was early December 1990 and the ground was already covered in snow and the temperature […]
The Time I Sank a News Car on a Frigid Winter Day
This bitter cold gripping Connecticut brings back frigid memories of when I first moved to Michigan. It was early December and the ground was already covered in snow and the temperature was […]
My Challenge with the Cheerful Chimps
In the grand scheme of things in life, this most assuredly was not a big deal, but let me share with you a problem I had with a Christmas gift for my […]
Face the State Flashback: You Paid For It
The I-team’s recent discovery of questionable use of state issued debit cards reminded me of a series of reports I did on government waste when I was a rookie reporter here at […]
DSS Commish Responds to Debit Card Strip Joint Investigation
This Sunday we heard from the Commissioner of Social Services about an I-team investigation that has the whole state buzzing from Facebook to radio talk shows. During a taping of Face the State, […]
From Detective to News Anchor
We’ve had a few reports in the news this week of people doing some inappropriate things inside stores. One guy is a accused of masturbating inside a Walmart in Milford, and another […]
It’s All About Norwood
Back in the 1970s when two kids were sitting in Miss Colleran’s 5th grade classroom at the Balch School in Norwood, Massachusetts , could anyone have guessed they would be working in television […]
Face the State Flashback: My First Senate Race
After being a reporter for 23 years, I’m pretty used to interviewing members of congress, senators and governors, along with the men and woman who wanted the jobs those politicians held. I […]
