Branford homeowner Jane Pauley bookended the day on CBS this past Sunday.
The former co-host of the Today Show, filled in for Charles Osgood on CBS Sunday Morning and later in the day made a cameo appearance on the prime-time political show Madam Secretary.
Pauley is rumored to be in line to replace Osgood when he retires this year. In November, Pauley will be inducted into the Connecticut Women’s Hall of Fame along with Rebecca Lobo and Dr. Joyce Yerwood.
Former long time CBS News veteran Eric Engberg died this weekend at his home in Florida. He was 74. Engberg made at least one stop in Hartford during his career, covering former Democratic vice presidential candidate Geraldine Ferraro during a campaign stop in 1984 at the Old State House.
At that point in the campaign Ferraro was facing tough questioning from the press concerning her husband’s business dealings and Engberg was one of several national reporters gleefully making her life more difficult.
Ferraro’s inspirational campaign slogan that year was aimed at young women: “It’s a tough choice when you can be anything you want to be.”
Media entrepreneur Carlos Watson is making another attempt to score on the big stage of television. He anchors a new show starting next week on PBS. “Point Taken” is also being introduced in early press reports as “PBS Late Night.” Watson is the founder of ozy.com.
