Inside what were the big three television networks, it used to be said that when you wanted a correspondent based in New York or Washington to understand the rest of the country you send them to Nebraska, or Iowa, or one of those states – out there.
Today it would appear Connecticut will do. CBS Evening News anchor Tony Dokoupil, a Connecticut native born in Farmington, was in Hartford Wednesday night to anchor the news from real America. Armed with talking points about the superiority of Connecticut pizza, he did an affiliate relations interview with WFSB. The stop in Hartford is part of Dokoupil’s on-going effort to broadcast from locations around the country.
On a publicity tour of his own, Connecticut Senator Chris Murphy has been making news as he rolls out his new book. Crisis of the Common Good: The Fight For Meaning and Connection in a Broken America was officially released this week. In it Murphy argues that “hidden alignments” in our politics can free us from “destructive ideas” that have “seized the American spirit.”
Fun fact: In public speeches around his district(CT-1) over the years, Congressman John Larson(D) often referred to the “commonweal” rather the common good. We make this observation without judgment, but as a matter of historical record.
Connecticut Public Media has been given an award for its use of artificial intelligence by the Local Media Association. Connecticut Public has developed a tool called the Public Meeting Monitor that helps the news team spot local issues and guide coverage decisions. Connecticut Public won a first place award for the “most innovative use of AI” by a news organization.
Connecticut Public veteran Larry Rifkin is out with his third album of original music titled; The Wrong Side of Love. Rifkin and fellow musician Alasdair MacKenzie come together for the album under the name; ROCKAWAY. The album drops in all digital stores on June 9.
