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Sam Gingerella, 63

Veteran Connecticut broadcaster Sam Gingerella died over the weekend of cancer. He was 63. Gingerella began his radio news career at WERI in Westerly, Rhode Island. He...

The Eight Year Switch

After eight years of posting news on the Connecticut media we decided it was time for a re-fresh. So welcome to The Laurel 2.0. We...

Maxon Back

NBC CT's Bob Maxon returned to the weather desk Monday after suffering a mild heart attack a few weeks ago. Maxon thought he was coming...
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The End of Snark As We Know It

The long-time editor and publisher of the TV news industry webletter NewsBlues.com, Mike James, has announced he is retiring. In a note to subscribers James...
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Gresh to WPRO

The Andy Gresh half of the afternoon team at WTIC-AM is moving to Providence to host an evening sports show on WPRO. Cumulus Media announces...
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Barney Makes NYT

As we reported last week, this marks the 25th anniversary of the debut of Barney the Dinosaur on PBS. And of course there is a...

Sunday Talk

            Face the State WFSB 11 am Hosts: Dennis House & Susan Raff  Dave Walker(R) - 2014 Candidate for Lt. Governor Casino Gambling: Rodney Butler - Mashantucket Pequots Kevin Brown -...
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Carlson for Senate?

Photo: NYT The leader of the Connecticut Republican Party is playing down reports that an effort is underway to recruit former Fox News host Gretchen...
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Chief Jackson

Former WFSB reporter Hallie Jackson continues to be promoted up the chain at NBC News. This week she was named NBC's chief White House correspondent....
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Tucker Profile

The New Yorker has a detailed profile on the up and down - currently up - cable TV career of Tucker Carlson. The former Trinity...