Monthly Archives: August 2011

The Last Day

Today is the last day on the job for Dave Thatcher, the friendly and efficient producer at WDRC-am who books guests for the Brad...

One of the Best in the Business

Congratulations to the gang at WTNH - the station's new Operations Manager is a great, great guy. Frank Discenza spent many years at WFSB,...

Farewell to "Hap"

Floyd Richards, best known to some for his role as "Hap Richards" on the WTIC-TV of old, passed away earlier this month. Here's a...

Simulcasting for the Powerless

  A friend of The Laurel reports that NBC Connecticut is simulcasting its newscasts on Kiss 95.7 FM for storm victims without power.

WTNH Gets a News Director

WTNH has been without a permanent news director since Kirk Varner left for Cincinnati nine months ago.  Today the station announced that Erik Schrader,...

Irene Whacks WFSB

WFSB went off the air on Sunday during the height of Hurricane/Tropical Storm Irene. We're told that the problems started when the town of...

A Full Employment Weekend for Meteorologists

Former WTNH meterologist Alexandra Steele, most recently of the Weather Channel,  popped up on CNN for Hurricane Irene coverage...

Sunday Talk

Face the State WFSB   11 a.m Host: Dennis House Live Hurricane Irene Coverage Gov. Dannel Malloy WFSB Weather Team The Real StoryFoxCT 6:30 am Host: Laurie Perez Fight to Protect Troopers Sgt. Andrew...

What is Greenwich To Do?

On Tuesday, ABC's candid-camera show, "What Would You Do?" was asked to stop filming on Greenwich Avenue; that's because some bystanders had been mildly...

Goodbye to the Voice of Danbury

  Abe Najamy, a longtime broadcaster in the city of Danbury, has died. For two decades Abe worked at WLAD, providing the city with local...