Way back in the 1990s a high school kid came to WFSB for a day of job shadowing, working with me to witness what I did on a typical day at Channel […]
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Just Not Feeling the Force
“May the force be with you.” It seems just about everyone knows that saying is from Star Wars, the incredibly successful movie franchise that’s been a part of American pop culture for […]
The Big 2-0!
As fall prepares to give way to winter, Denise D’Ascenzo and I have been doing quite a bit of reminiscing these days. That’s because twenty years ago this autumn, we became co-anchors […]
Lunching with a Legend
Denise D’Ascenzo and I had the great privilege of attending a special luncheon today honoring Barbara Walters, the trailblazing journalist who “retired” this spring. The 84 year old has already come out […]
Know Your Value Conference Draws 500 Women, and Some Men, Too
I had a great invitation that came my way recently. I was asked by CBS This Morning’s Gayle King to interview her on stage for the Know Your Value conference, the brainchild […]
Teeing it up with the Back 9 Network
The Back 9 network is a relatively new golf and entertainment channel that set up shop in downtown Hartford at the Phoenix Building with studios under construction at the scene of the […]
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 […]
Face the State Flashback: Kain’s World
One of Connecticut’s most revered reporters is retiring later this spring. Dan Kain, who’s been a fixture on Channel 3 for a quarter century, is hanging up his journalist’s cap after filing […]
Malloy: Had I Been Governor, the Whalers Would Still be Here
Governor Malloy is a big hockey fan, so I closed out this week’s Face the State with a flashback chosen with him in mind. We look back at 1986, when Hartford hosted […]
Marking 20 Years at WFSB
For much of May, my good friend and longtime co-anchor Denise D’Ascenzo worked tirelessly on a special report: a celebration of my 20th anniversary here at WFSB. At times, I can’t even […]
Goodbye Big Al
This week marks the end of an era in local television: Al Terzi is leaving Channel 3. “Big Al,” as we call him, first came to Channel 3 in the summer of […]
Behind the Scenes at CBS This Morning with Gayle King
It would be an understatement to say we are big fans of CBS This Morning. That’s because one of us, a member of the Channel 3 family, is one of the hosts. […]
Gayle King at WFSB: The Hartford Years
My former co-anchor Gayle King is enjoying life on “CBS This Morning,” with ratings up since she joined the show in late 2012. Even though it has been 15 years or so since Gayle […]
Grocery Shopping with Oprah in Glastonbury
I spoke to my former co-anchor Gayle King yesterday about the final taping of the Oprah Show. As you might imagine, she told me it was an amazing experience and that she […]
Oprah’s Visit to Hartford and Other “O” Moments
“Hi, is Gayle there?” the caller to the Eyewitness newsroom asked me. “I’m sorry, ma’am, could you please take me off speaker, it is difficult to hear you,” I responded. Truth is, […]
So My Daughter Heard the “F” Word
My four year old has a fairly expansive vocabulary that grows daily thanks to plenty of reading, Sesame Street, and school. She knows the meaning of “concentrating,” inappropriate and a plethora of […]
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