This Sunday on Face the State, we are joined by Susan Herbst, the president of the University of Connecticut, who’s here to talk about budget cuts, the progress the state’s flasgship university […]
UConn, Then and Now
50 Years Ago on Channel 3
On September 26, 1964 people across Connecticut were talking about the release of the Warren Report, the official government study on the assassination of President John Kennedy, made public just two days […]
Face the State Flashback: Dick Bertel Leaves Channel 3 as WFSB is Born
40 years ago this month, people were raving about a new sitcom called “Good Times,” and were eagerly anticipating the release of “the Great Gatsby” starring Robert Redford. Longtime Connecticut news anchor […]
How we Reported the Kennedy Assassination
On November 22, 1963 WFSB went by the call letters WTIC, and we were a radio and television organization. In the newsroom at Broadcast House, a phone call alerted staff the president […]
Face the State Flashback: Parade of Progress
Parade of Progress on Central Row, Hartford May 1958 Like thousands of people last weekend, I went to the Connecticut Auto Show to check out the new cars for 2013. The show […]
Face the State Flashback: The News Bel Air
With the season finale of Mad Men set for Sunday, I thought I’d look for a clip from the 1960s for this week’s Face the State flashback. Deep in the Channel 3 […]
