We reported just a few weeks ago that former WTNH/WFSB/WVIT anchor Janet Peckinpaugh is managing Republican Lisa Wilson-Foley’s campaign for Lt. Governor. Now we see that Ted Mann of the New London Day is reporting that Janet might run for Congress in the 2nd District (eastern Connecticut) as a Republican against incumbent Democrat Joe Courtney.
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Face the State WFSB 11 a.m Host: Dennis House Domestic Violence Laws Dr. William Petit Hartford Tax Hike RJo Winch, City Council Majority Leader Kenneth Kennedy, Hartford City Council Ron Morneault, Stackpole Moore and Tryon The Real Story Fox61 10:30 am Host: Laurie Perez Gov. Rell’s Early Retirement Incentive Proposal The State Workers’ Union says [...]
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Among those who received “Connies” last night (the Governor’s Awards for Excellence in Culture and Tourism) was Bristol-based ESPN. Accepting on behalf of the sports cable network was Mike Soltys. Now the Vice President, U.S. Network Communications, Mike was ESPN’s first college intern in 1980. In addition, his dad was the longtime Sports Information Officer [...]
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Imagine our surprise when we opened Hartford Magazine’s “Best Of” edition (May, 2010) to find that the little ol’ Laurel was recognized. In the category, “Local Blogger” we were 2nd runner-up. The 1st runner-up was Susan Swanson and Cooking to Save, while first place went to Colin McEnroe and “To Wit”. We didn’t even know [...]
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The CBS affiliate in Atlanta recently aired video for which it is now apologizing. The suspect in this week’s shooting of a Yale doctor is from Atlanta; a reporter from the station informed the wife of Lishan Wang, the alleged shooter, that her husband had been arrested for the crime. Not surprisingly, she was deeply [...]
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We received a press release recently from Secretary of the State candidate (and House Majority Leader) Denise Merrill. The contact person listed was Patty McQueen, someone who has regularly been a part of the Connecticut news media scene (perhaps you caught her on Colin McEnroe’s WNPR show yesterday?). Patty was a reporter for the Journal [...]
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