And now for an occasional feature we sometimes call, This ‘n’ That…
It’s day 624 of the Biden administration and day 30 of the Truss government.
Fox 61 reporter Elisha Machado is promising detailed career news shortly, but what she can tell us now is; this is her last week with the Hartford station. She says her “news journey will continue” and we have no reason to doubt her.
Roger Susanin is moving in a new direction as well, but staying at WFSB. After seven years as a reporter he will now anchor the 4:30a.m. show and hold down the “breaking news desk” from 5a.m. to 7a.m. In addition to “holding down” the desk he will presumably share breaking news from it at the same time.
Loyal Laurel readers will remember when we marked the 25th anniversary of Kevin Nathan’s time with NBC CT. Last week Nathan and his wife Kristine were in New York City for a party thrown by NBC to celebrate the occasion. NBC CT director Michael Wright was also there to celebrate his 25 years with the company. Nathan is in his 27th year. The NYC dinner was delayed by the Covid pandemic.
WFSB and CT Insider(Hearst CT) have announced they will host a U.S. Senate debate next month between incumbent Richard Blumenthal(D) and Leora Levy(R). November 2. 7p.m.
Former WTNH reporter Suzie Hunter has completed her first year covering the Colorado Rockies for DNVR Sports. She moved to Colorado after completing a season long tour of major league stadiums in 2021.
Former Red Sox and Oakland A’s pitcher Dennis Eckersley signed off his final Sox broadcast on NESN Wednesday. Eck was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2004.
The low pressure system that has been stalled over the DelMarVa peninsula for the last several days has moved out to sea making way for sunny skies and highs in the low 70s for the rest of the week. This marks a brief return to seasonable conditions for southern New England.
The Laurel will have breaking news from the Hartford Courant Friday morning, but for now it’s a close hold.
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