Monthly Archives: March 2011

Staying Power

Last week, colleagues of WFSB's Denise D'Ascenzo celebrated her 25 years on air at the station. News Director Dana Neves was quoted by Java...

Who Do We Want Anchoring the News?

Some of us returned from Spring Break to find the internet abuzz over a video of WTNH anchor Sonia Baghdady doing a cheesy burlesque...

Sunday Talk

Face the State WFSB   11 a.m Host: Dennis House State Legislature and Diveristy in the 2012 Election State Rep. Ernest Hewett, D - New London State Rep. Prasad Srinivasan,...

Shactman to Run for CT-5?

Former WVIT anchor Brian Shactman is said to be 'nosing around' Connecticut's 5th Congressional District and could be be making a run at replacing...

Register Citizen Names New Editor

The Register Citizen has found an editor to take over the reins of their new 'open newsroom'. Rick Thomason has been named editor at the...

Big Bird v Healy

National Public Radio was thrust into national headlines this week and the debate over funding NPR has not skipped over the Nutmeg State. Republican Party...

To Boldly Go…

Full disclosure: we at The Laurel love George Jepsen. We're not sucking up to him because he's now the Attorney General; we've known him...

Sunday Talk

Face the State WFSB   11 a.m Host: Dennis House The Malloy Budget Battle Roy Occhiogrosso, Malloy Senior Advisor The Electoral College & The "National Popular Vote" Movement State Rep. Andrew...

WTNH Opens Fairfield County Bureau

WTNH announced on its noon newscast that it is opening a Fairfield County bureau at the newsroom of the Connecticut Post.  From a WTNH...

New QU Communications Dean

A former ABC News Producer, Lee Kamlet, has been appointed Dean of Quinnipiac University's Communications School. Kamlet's previous experience includes positions as head writer...