Broadcasting Veteran Diane Smith Let Go by WTIC-AM

The news from WTIC-AM couldn’t be much worse. In what may be only the first lay-off of high-profile talent at WTIC-AM in Hartford, morning co-host Diane Smith will say goodbye to listeners tomorrow morning, New Year’s Eve. And if that news isn’t bad enough, rumors are swirling that afternoon host Colin McEnroe is also being [...]

Radio Takes a Hit

It appears as though local radio stations have reason to believe there is a target on their backs. MaryEllen Fillo reports that a few local shows are being replaced by national syndicated shows.  This is yet another loss for the state’s local media.

NPR on the Upswing?

Via the Connecticut Gazetteer: Imagine that the ladder of “print” is getting slowly pulled up. Which mother ship is it getting pulled up into? We wonder if new chief Schiller will expand the part of NPR online that simulates print. And locally, they have the advantage of a strong reporting/anchoring staff. John Dankosky is becoming [...]

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