Back to Reality (and the Anchor Desk)

WFSB Weekend Anchor/Reporter Hallie Jackson returns to the evening newscasts this weekend after a long honeymoon. Her wedding took place in Perkasie, Pennsylvania in Bucks County. Congrats!

Good Timing

WTNH is once again devoting its 5:30 pm newscast to its “Ask the Governor” program. For a half-hour on Tuesday 10/25 Governor Malloy will  take questions from News 8 viewers with Chief Capitol Correspondent Mark Davis moderating. Great timing to broadcast these on the eve of the Jobs Special Session. WTNH has done a  number [...]

Sunday Talk

Face the State WFSB   11 a.m Host: Dennis House Jobs and the Special Session State Rep. Sean Williams, R – Watertown State Rep. Jeffrey Berger, D – Waterbury Race for the 5th State Sen. Andrew Roraback, Republican Candidate for Congress Occupy Hartford/Wall Street Movement Cassandra Donnelly, Occupy Hartford Spokesperson   The Real StoryFoxCT 6:30 am Host: [...]

Curtis to Salt Lake

  After three years at WFSB, meteorologist Curtis Grevenitz has been hired away by the ABC affiliate in Salt Lake City (where former WFSB Executive Producer Shawana Perry is Assistant News Director). He’s been asked to change his on-air name to “Curtis Ray”.  Seriously. But best of luck to Curtis!

CT Broadcasters Honor Dr. Mel

The CT Broadcasters Association is choosy about who is given its “Lifetime Achievement Award,” and it’s not presented every year. But this year WTNH’s recently-retired meteorologist Dr. Mel was honored and JAVA has all the details.

Rifkin Redux

Many CT media types know Larry Rifkin (left) who was Executive Vice President of programming for many years at CPTV (we don’t remember the details but among other accomplishments Larry somehow gave Barney a life on public television). He now hosts the popular “Talk of the Town” radio show on WATR. His son Wade is [...]

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