Monthly Archives: April 2012

The Smallest Station in the Nation

So The Laurel didn't know much about Robin Hood Radio which considers itself the smallest NPR station in the nation. Based in Sharon, it...

Where We Vote

WNPR's Where We Live kicks off its "Where We Vote "series. John Dankosky will conduct hour-long sitdowns with candidates for the U.S. Senate and...

Network Material

Diana Perez left NBC CT/WVIT  in March, 2011 for WBZ in Boston. A friend of The Laurel points out that her Facebook page indicates...

McEnroe (and others) to WTIC's Rowland: "Welcome Back, Sweet Prince"

Where do we begin? The Register Citizen reported this week that WTIC-am says former Governor John Rowland will remain on the air. In case you somehow...

Emmy Nominations

The Boston/New England Emmys have announced 355 nominations and 63 have gone to Connecticut news organizations. According to a count by FoxCT, the breakdown...

Rowland and The Fifth

Former Governor John Rowland represented Connecticut's 5th congressional district and is an issue there once again. The Torrington Register Citizen editorializes about lots of...

Chronicle Honors

Congratulations to The Chronicle, Quinnipiac University’s student newspaper. It's been named College Newspaper of the Year by the New England Society of Newspaper Editors.

Buyouts at the Courant

The Laurel has been told that nearly everyone on the print side of the Hartford Courant is being offered buyouts....offers not being made to...

Sunday Talk

Face the State WFSB   11 a.m Host: Dennis House This episode will air from 11am to 12pm. Republican U.S. Senate Debate Candidates: Linda McMahon Christopher Shays Brian K. Hill Peter Lumaj Kie Westby Panelists: Shelly Banjo,...

Chronicle Publisher Dies

Kevin  Crosbie, the 52 year old publisher of the Willimantic Chronicle, has died. According to his brother, he died of a heart attack overnight....