A significant winter storm, described variously as a nor’easter or a bomb cyclone, is heading toward Connecticut with the potential to effect as many as 3.5 million people in our state alone. That’s because that’s how many people live here. Because the storm tracking varies, according to the model used to predict its path, we do not know exactly what we are in for, but it does appear Saturday will be more of an indoor day. Developing…
Our good friend, the gentlelady once from Glastonbury, Gayle King, appears to be very popular these days among those who run television networks. With her contract at CBS about to expire, it is now reported that Jeff Zucker of CNN recently approached her about taking over the 9p.m. hour once occupied by the gentleman from New York Chris Cuomo. We presume the answer was “no,” because it is also reported that King has decided to stay at CBS.
This morning we know who will be taking over the 11th Hour at MSNBC, from which Brian Williams is recently departed: Stephanie Ruhle. Though there has been speculation about Williams’ replacement for months, we don’t remember anyone predicting this move. Ruhle has been a steady – post Morning Joe – anchor in the MSNBC morning line-up and leans heavily on her business reporting background. She’s been with NBC since 2016.
Congratulations to Stamford Mayor Caroline Simmons and her husband Art Linares on the birth of their third son, William Charles.
Finishing where we started this morning…
We noticed that CNN’s web report on this weekend’s nor’easter includes an interactive graphic that allows you to grab and drag a point on the screen to adjust the storm track to the east or west and see the different potential impacts. We suggest this may have been helpful during the Trump administration.
