Over the last two weeks The Laurel has received several unconfirmed reports of layoffs at Connecticut television stations. The reports are in line with national reporting that reveals cost cutting efforts by major chains across the country. If and when any names are connected with these reported layoffs we will report them.
As is always the case, even while jobs are cut at various Connecticut news outlets, there is the need to hire at the same time. Last week, Fox 61 announced the hiring of several new reporters, the latest being Steffen Reals who is joining the station as an MSJ. He has worked previously in Memphis and Joplin, Missouri.
Congratulations to Joe Furey who was officially inducted into the Silver Circle last week by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences – Boston/New England Chapter. The award recognizes “significant contributions” to the industry over a period of twenty-five years or longer.
And now some Laurel life news:
After much thought and consideration The Laurel has decided to end posting on X – the social media platform formerly known as Twitter – effective today(December 16, 2024). We are moving our regular posting over to BlueSky where we can be found using the handle we’ve used on X for many years: TheLaurelCT. We invite you to hop on over with us for regular updates on the Connecticut news media and related stories.
