Jean Colbert, Director of Women's Activities. Besides, for 4 years, Mark as well served as the host of WFSBs Cool Schools franchise. Media Services. away. Although Springfield already had a CBS affiliate in WHYN-TV (channel 40, now sister station WGGB-TV), that station's owners, the Hampden-Hampshire Corporation, knew they would find the going difficult competing against WTIC-TV's stronger VHF signal. Dale R. Reynolds, News. { Lani Jurev, Announcer. Passed Sadly, they include 10 more people: morning co-anchor Eric Parker (above), Assistant News Director Shawana Perry, meteorologist Mike Cameron, nightside Executive Producer Bill Hall, and the entire Art department (which creates the stations graphics). Its great to have another native New Englander on the team!. But he didnt think kids should play football., As for diagnosed concussions, Liz Cross said her husband told her he did suffer from several during his playing career but did not keep count. 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Brothers mourn West Hartford man murdered in Israel. WGCH Radio in Greenwich CT. Announcer. Passed away Now Toward the end, Liz Cross said, he saw things that werent there.. In fact, Liz Cross said she and her husband were both in denial about the cause of the breakdowns in his health until about five years before his death. In addition to his AMS certification, he also holds a bachelor of science degree in. WTIC radio had been with NBC Radio for over thirty years. NewWords = unescape(Words); And that wasnt who he was. George Ehrlich, Sports Dir. But that wasnt who he was at the end. This email address is already subscribed to the selected list(s). Passed Away // --> Norm Dr. George Howe, Weather, Passed away. For the last 18 years of my career, its always been 2 planes to get to my familybut now its just a 2 hour drive! Jill Gilardi Joins WFSB Hartford as Weekend Evening Meteorologist By Kevin Eck on Nov. 10, 2022 - 10:35 AM Jill Gilardihas joined Hartford, Ct., CBS affiliate WFSBas weekend evening. Homes The biggest name to hit the exit ramp was Eric Parker, the co-anchor of the morning news. since 1985. "I can't wait to take you all on my new adventure!". She has served audiences in St. Joseph and Springfield, Mo., before moving to WOWT in Omaha, Neb., in 2011. Announcer. Sherm Tarr, News. Announcer. Mill, News. On-Air Personality KWXY-FM, Palm Springs, CA. At the time, the FCC did not allow television and radio stations in the same market to share the same call letters if they had different owners. Mark Dixon is an American Meteorologist working for WFSB where he forecast weekdays on Channel 3 Eyewitness News from 4:00 to 6:30 pm and at 11 pm. Mark has managed to keep his personal life away from the limelight hence he has not disclosed any information about his parents. personalities you heard on the air came into your home like members of Went to CBS NYC where he retired a few years Passed Away, Denise D'Ascenzo, WFSB-TV Bruce I cant wait to take you all along on my new adventure!. Jill Gilardi Joins WFSB Hartford as Weekend Evening Meteorologist By Kevin Eck on Nov. 10, 2022 - 10:35 AM Jill Gilardi has joined Hartford, Ct., CBS affiliate WFSB as weekend evening. Cross joined CBS in 1971, becoming the first Black network sports show anchor. A member of the American Meteorological Society, he has been recognized by his peers with the prestigious AMS Seal of Approval. Bob focus group research. remembrances. May, 2011) Sports. Passed Away Named As of September 2022, the station's only syndicated program on weekdays is Inside Edition. The economic picture in our industry (most industries really), coupled with the uncertainty of what is next, made staff reductions necessary. Ronald Rolly, TV studio crew, on air with the Ron Rolly Puppets on "Hap Now in San Pedro CA. Plus Christine who ran the Colchester 13.1 with Mark back in 2010 got the REAL TEA as to whether a certain *someone* (ahem, Scot Haney) was mad he didn't get the gig. & Donohue LLC, Honorary Member of WTIC Alumni. Retired Weatherman. Allen Ken Garee, Weatherforecaster. Corrections. Jill Gilardi has joined Hartford, Ct., CBS affiliate WFSB as weekend evening meteorologist. 14K views, 332 likes, 206 loves, 50 comments, 93 shares, Facebook Watch Videos from WFSB - Channel 3 Eyewitness News: Former WFSB Chief Meteorologist Hilton Kaderli reflects on time spent with Denise. The switch to WTIC-TV for CBS had repercussions in Springfield. She is passionate about all things entertainment and pop culture. John Lenhoff, Announcer. Former morning man at WDRC Radio 1360.Passed Away She is originally from Massachusetts. Away Nominated for multiple Emmy Awards for weather anchoring; he has as well won the award for Best Weathercast from the Connecticut Associated Press Broadcasters Association on numerous occasions. You can catch Jill on our weekend evening newscasts doing the weather as well as doing stories throughout the week. Paley quickly negotiated an affiliation deal, and channel 3 became the network's new affiliate on November 16, 1958. For the radio station known as WFSB from 1970 until 1974, see, federally mandated transition from analog to digital television, "Fates & Fortunes (Death notice for Frederick Sessions Beebe)", Meredith Corporation to acquire Hartford Conn., television station, "Gray Television Closes on Acquisition of Meredith Corporation's Local Media Group", "WFSB Wins the May Ratings Race in Hartford | Hartford", "November 2015 Ratings Results for Hartford | Hartford", "WFSB's 'Face the State' beats national Sunday shows in Hartford/New Haven", "Denise D'Ascenzo Dies: Emmy Winning News Anchor For WFSB-TV In Connecticut Was 61", https://transition.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/tvq?call=WFSB, "UPDATED List of Participants in the Analog Nightlight Program". Standard 6/10/2008) Hartford Courant Front Page December 9, 2012 Post 03/01/1973) (Lifestyles in CT away. Jim Knowles, News. (Shutterstock) CONNECTICUT Mike Slifer, an American Meteorological Society Certified Broadcast Meteorologist, has joined WFSB-TV's weather reporting team, he announced last week on social. Passed It is at OU that he earned a Bachelor of Science in Meteorology. Conklin, Announcer/Producer (Reminiscences) The station is owned by the Meredith Local Media subsidiary of Des Moines, Iowa -based Meredith Corporation. Mark earns an annual salary ranging between $40,000 $ 110,500. play-by-play for the Passed away Gilardi made the announcement Wednesday on Twitter and on Facebook, writing,"For the last 18 years of my career, its always been 2 planes to get to my familybut now its just a 2 hour drive!" President Passed away Newspaper Obituary WFSB (channel 3) is a television station licensed to Hartford, Connecticut, United States, serving the Hartford-New Haven market as an affiliate of CBS.Owned by Gray Television, the station maintains studios on Denise D'Ascenzo Way in Rocky Hill and a transmitter on Talcott Mountain in Avon, Connecticut.. However, WFSB opted for a suburban location after finding that the downtown site was too small. retirement. Went with CT State Police AMS Certified. Retired in 1995 New Britain Away, Tony Riggs, Announcer. function SetNewWords() Tony Connecticut Property Taxes In Every Town: Who Pays The Most? Heres the memo from WFSB General Manager Dana Neves: It has been a difficult morning for all of us at WFSB. We have 13 Alabama-born fur babies, who are now transitioning to 10 Connecti-cAts and 3 pups. [22] The sign-off included a clip of the first sign-on of WFSB when they were WTIC and it repeated itself before the actual switch occurred. Kathleen Johnston, WTIC-TV 6pm TV news Passed away Remembrance Roast We need to educate coaches to keep head trauma out of the game. in a RV. He also averaged 27.9 yards on kickoff returns and returned punts. A pedestrian walks by the construction of oLIV State College, a new high-rise on the corner of Hetzel Street and East College Avenue, in October 2022. adrey@centredaily.com The State College Borough Council and the Borough Planning Commission held a lively joint meeting on Jan. 19, during which they discussed potential changes to Borough zoning and development goals for State College Borough. Passed Bill Hennessey, Announcer. Jim Thompson, Announcer. Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. CONNECTICUT, CT Jill Gilardi is joining the WFSB 3-TV team as a meteorologist doing weekend evening newscasts and stories throughout the week. Betty Miller, Radio & TV. Now in Daphne AL. all of their graphics were from a 3rd party that the local meteorologists lightly edited for local use. Peters (Polman), Passed away. www.wticalumni.com: A site that was created by Bill Clede and carried on by David Kaplan featuring pictures, audio, information and trivia about the old WTIC AM/FM/TV before its sale by the Travelers in 1974. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=WFSB&oldid=1142699675, This page was last edited on 3 March 2023, at 22:26. Jay Meteorologist for WFSB Eyewitness News in Rocky Hill/Hartford, Connecticut. In response, WHYN-TV switched its affiliation to ABC (previously, some ABC programs had been seen on WWLP). } SetNewWords(); ago. It is therefore not known when he celebrates his birthday. Unique Restaurant Closes Only CT Location, Eyes New Home: CT News, CT Lottery Roundup: The Latest Big Winners, Suburb Shuts Out City Students In CT: Report: CT News, Boeing Worker Claims $754.6M Powerball Jackpot, Barrier-Breaking Black Army Officer Finally Awarded Medal Of Honor, FL Blogging Bill Says Political Writers Should Register With State, The Poop On Free-Range Cats And Your Lawn And Garden [Block Talk], 7 Good News Stories: Sense Of Belonging; Secrets To 70-Year Marriage. Passed Away. It is hard to adequately acknowledge their contributions in a memo. Gilardi said that she made the move in part to be closer to family. Since 1989 Ray has done //END --> with: 'This is Bob Retired and now a full-time sculptor, Wilbraham He stopped going to church. Obituary Gilardi has worked at WBRC in Birmingham, Ala., since 2013. Now Real She continued, "I am so thankful for my past endeavors and excited for my future with WFSB. "Im pumped!!!". John Russo, Weather forecaster. WFSB meteorologist Mike Slifer welcomed her with a retweet of her announcement saying, Welcome Jill to Channel 3! By this point, with the transfer of the AFC contract from NBC to CBS in 1998, WFSB became a direct beneficiary of what would become the BradyBelichick era for the Patriots. Passed away December 21, 1977. I do think theres more education about the risks of football and I do think theres more awareness of concussion management but I still think were way, way behind where we should be, McKee said. The disease can be diagnosed only after death. West Palm Beach FL. Brad Davis, (Profile-1994) (Profile-2002) In June 1997, Post-Newsweek traded WFSB to the Meredith Corporation in exchange for WCPX-TV (now WKMG-TV) in Orlando, Florida. Sid Stewart, News. Dana talent Photo Now Director of Public Relations, The California Maritme Retired CT Dept. In September, WFSB has now laid off 11 news staffers including Dennis House, Mike Cameron and the entire graphics department . other article about that person. Away), George Teresa Hamilton Hall . Passed Away Over the years, WTIC-TV repeatedly blocked WHYN/WGGB's attempts to switch back to CBS. 1953-55. (See STEVE FENN STF. MC and played with "Hi Boys and their Radio Rangers". Theres a lot of denial.. Away. Charles Bagley, Dir Travelers WeatherService. In addition, he hosts Science Sunday a segment that was done in partnership with the Connecticut Science Center, airing every weekend. Liz Cross said she wanted to remember the joy their young grandson brought Irv over his final years and not dwell on how she had to watch the man she loved slip away. VP Many viewers northeast of Hartford got a better signal for CBS programming from WNAC-TV (now WHDH) in Boston or WPRO-TV (now WPRI-TV) in Providence, Rhode Island, while those southwest of Hartford with an outdoor antenna were able to watch the network via New York City flagship station WCBS-TV. All of this undoubtedly has you asking, whats next? This was a one-day event, the reduction plan at WFSB is complete. OpEd) Former morning man at WDRC Radio 1360. [12], WFSB presently broadcasts 41 hours of news per week (with 6 hours each weekday and 4 hours each on Saturdays and Sundays). Michael MA. away Bob Arel, Announcer, color commentator with George Ehrlich. Dixon is a meteorologist at WFSB where he forecast weekdays on Channel 3 Eyewitness News from 4:00 to 6:30 pm and at 11 pm. Away The sale was completed on December 1. WFSB announced Thursday that it was making further staffing cuts. { Estate in Old Lyme CT. WFSB, virtual channel 3 ( UHF digital channel 36), is a CBS - affiliated television station licensed to Hartford, Connecticut, United States and serving the Hartford- New Haven television market. He began his on-air career while attending college, as a junior, at the same station where he toured and interned in Tulsa. Until 2022, the feed's main purpose outside of providing state-specific newscasts to southwestern Connecticut cable subscribers, was to air alternate syndicated programming that replaced those shows on the WFSB schedule whose rights were claimed by New York stations within the county, meaning WFSB could not offer its regular schedule over cable and satellite otherwise due to syndication exclusivity rules. Most of WFSB's programs are seen in Springfield, Massachusetts, over a low-power semi-satellite station, WSHM-LD (channel 3.7). //END --> Making Connecticut his home now for over a decade and working with Bruce DePrest, a forecaster of New England weather for well over 30 years, has enabled him to hone his forecasting abilities in the realm of winter storms. away. He was just a wonderful man, she said, and this disease changed his life., AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and www.twitter.com/AP_NFL. Ive stayed within the Gray TV family and now work at WFSB Channel 3 Eye Witness News!! through the ranks. His fascination with the weather continued as he grew up in the heart of Tornado Alley. Passed Away Meredith announced on March 20, 2015, a multi-station affiliation agreement for three of Katz Broadcasting's networks, with WFSB putting Escape (now Ion Mystery) on DT2 and Laff on DT3.[10]. Laubert, In addition, he hosts "Science Sunday" a segment that was done in partnership with the Connecticut Science Center, airing every weekend. Willimantic Chronicle. The news was also written about by The Laurel. Passed Away. Chuck Hooker, News. Stan Simon, News. We need to do more managing of athletes by monitoring them better. Now News Director, WTIC Radio. During its first year on the air, Channel 3 was an independent station, as ABC was affiliated with the state's other VHF outlet, WNHC-TV (channel 8, now WTNH) in New Haven; while CBS and NBC had owned-and-operated stations on the UHF band in the market, WHCT-TV (channel 18, now Univision affiliate WUVN) in Hartford and WNBC (channel 30, now WVIT) in New Britain, respectively. Came to WTIC News in 1968 from the Part of Audacy. E. Smith, FM Music Director, Announcer (Robert E. Smith's Photos: Iconic Landmarks To Visit Across CT. Western New England University School of Law . Owned by Gray Television, the station maintains studios on Denise D'Ascenzo Way in Rocky Hill and a transmitter on Talcott Mountain in Avon, Connecticut. He has been with Channel 3 since 2004 . Irv Cross, of course, was not alone in misery among his former NFL brethren. of Advertising, Central Region, Adelphia The WTIC call letters returned to Connecticut television in 1984 when Arch Communications, owned by the son of the then-owner of WTIC radio, launched a new independent station on channel 61.[7]. As only a junior in high school, He interned at KJRH-TV, and when it came time for college, Dixon moved on to the University of Oklahoma, a top school in the country for meteorology and the best for severe weather research and forecasting. HUSKY Health is helping immigrants. For somebody who had been so active and so able to do everything, and an athlete, not having balance, not having strength, not being able to do any of the things he had done before, it was embarrassing, she said. Away), Frank CT proposal causes confusion, concern. Dewey ;), Mark Dixon, newly promoted WFSB Chief Meteorologist, Kourtney Kardashian glows in gorgeous green bikini, This week's new music on Audacy All New: Nicki Minaj, Macklemore, Morgan Wallen, and more, BTS' J-Hope and J. Cole shock fans with new collab, "Elan loved learning." Milt Barlow, Weather forecaster. Richard's Gilardi is currently a meteorologist with 6 WBRC in Birmingham, AL. Passed Away. Kenn Venit & Associates, talent coaching and 1 of 18. while. [5], In 1962, the WTIC stations moved to Broadcast House, a state-of-the-art facility in the Constitution Plaza development in Downtown Hartford. Now news writer/reader Gilardi has "covered blizzards, ice storms, floods, heat waves, tornado outbreaks, flash freezes, tropical systems, and arctic outbreaks," according to her WBRC biography. She joined the station's weather team in 2013. Now retired in Riverton CT. (Courant WGGB-TV40, Springfield MA. trusted them and believed what they said. Now freelance writer, narrator and TV producer. Bill Henry, Announcer. Passed away May, 2006. Now Retired. WFSB's headquarters in Rocky Hill, Connecticut on Feb. 23, 2017. Phil Becker, Announcer/News reader. Passed Away series called "Indiana's Own." John Stevens (Joseph Bourret). Passed Former NFL star, CBS anchor Irv Cross had brain disease CTE, Items stolen from CVS, Walmart, and Stop & Shop resold at Hartford convenience store. Network head William S. Paley decided that it was better to have CBS air its programming on a VHF station, even if it was only an affiliate. Passed away. A.J. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts. Vanda (Thompson) Komp, Announcer on Mind Your Manners. Bob Passed Away WFSB meteorologist Mike Slifer welcomed her with a retweet of her announcement saying, Welcome Jill to Channel 3! She graduated from SCSU with a B.S. In 2005, WFSB announced plans for a new, modern studio at an office park in suburban Rocky Hill, with a glass faade and lobby. Most of WFSB's programs are seen in Springfield, Massachusetts, over a low-power semi . Now newspaper publisher. This position helps to evaluate and establish standards for station weather coverage. Announcer. Believed to be CT. Wethersfield Post or Kern, Announcer, var Words ="%3Ca%20href%3D%22mailto%3Atriggs@pressroom.com%22%3EEmail%3C/a%3E" (Passed Retired in South Windsor CT. Joseph Blume. NewWords = unescape(Words); CA. [9] The new studio opened in 2007. Get TVSpy delivered straight to your inbox. F. Crowley, The Laurel | "Fostering cooperation among legislative newspapermen (and women, and broadcast journalists, and bloggers, and media junkies). Bill Dow, News. Bill Robert Maxwell, Harpist with studio orchestra 1939-40, Composed
