away With no network affiliation, WTIC-TV devoted much of its airtime to movies, syndicated programs, and three daily newscasts (including one at 10:00p.m.).[3]. Life 12/2006) (Htfd Courant Yes, he has a Bat Phone now and no, he will never ever stop geeking out over weather. Newington CT. (Passed Away) We hear that the layoffs at WFSB dont end with anchor Dennis House. Ginny Wiltse, News. Came back to the media, at Jim Knowles, News. Denise D'Ascenzo, WFSB-TV Honorary Member of WTIC Alumni. boat for early 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. 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. Passed Away. 2023 Audacy, Inc. All rights reserved. Dr. Ann McKee, a professor of neurology and pathology at Boston University, said she was not surprised Irv Cross brain reached stage 4 given the length of his overall football career (the study counted 17 years) and his age. Ken Allen, Announcer. Its great to have another native New Englander on the team!, Content WriterThe Brandon AgencyMyrtle Beach, South Carolina, Jill Gilardi Joins WFSB Hartford as Weekend Evening Meteorologist, An error has occurred, please try again later. away. Retired in South Windsor CT. Dick Lou Palmer (Puma), Announcer. FILE - Irv Cross, a former NFL defensive back who became the first Black man to work full-time as a sports analyst on national television, poses at Macalester College in St. Paul, Minn., April 8 . Macdonald, Bob Tyrol, (Profile) Gen. WFSB Channel 3 Eyewitness News: With Denise D'Ascenzo, Daniel Levitin, Kevin Hogan, Kara Sundlun. Once a student of the game, NFL games were mostly background noise because he didnt know who was playing. Willimantic Chronicle. CT. WFSB announced Thursday that it was making further staffing cuts. WKYU public radio. We have 13 Alabama-born fur babies, who are now transitioning to 10 Connecti-cAts and 3 pups. Stage 4 is the most advanced stage of CTE, showing the kind of damage that often causes cognitive and behavioral issues in those exposed to repetitive head trauma. It provided secondary coverage to much of the southern sections of Vermont and New Hampshire. site Harts name is a play on words and not only stands for the heart markings she bares, but also for Hartford, CT, where we now live, the Massachusetts native wrote on Facebook. Lani Jurev, Announcer. (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. Charles Bagley, Dir Travelers WeatherService. STEVE FENN STF. Paul Hayes, News. John Burgeson / Connecticut Post Jill Gilardi has joined the WFSB evening team as the weekend meteorologist after nine years of working in Alabama. CONNECTICUT, CT Jill Gilardi is joining the WFSB 3-TV team as a meteorologist doing weekend evening newscasts and stories throughout the week. Bill Franz Passed away Dixon grew up and started working in Oklahoma and then in Arkansas, his experience with the severity of Tornado Alley has provided him with extensive experience pertaining to all types of extreme weather. since 1985. Former WFSB Chief Meteorologist Hilton Kaderli reflects on time spent Irv Cross, the former NFL defensive back who became the first Black man to work full-time as a sports analyst on national television, is the latest football player diagnosed with the brain disease CTE. WFSB signed on the air on September 23, 1957, as WTIC-TV, owned by the Hartford-based Travelers Insurance Company, along with WTIC radio (1080 AM and 96.5 FM). var Words ="%3Ca%20href%3D%22mailto%[email protected]%22%3EEmail%3C/a%3E" The station is owned by the Meredith Local Media subsidiary of Des Moines, Iowa -based Meredith Corporation. Rocky Chief Meteorologist Job - WFSB - Rocky Hill, CT (EXPIRED) - ShowbizJobs Ross Miller, Vice President of Programming. away. In 2007, the station launched a digital subchannel branded as Eyewitness News Now. Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. Larrye deBear, Asst News Dir., Governor's Office. Passed Away Sargent, Passed Away. Ray, Announcer/Guy Hedlund Players. The biggest name to hit the exit ramp was Eric Parker, the co-anchor of the morning news. Galleries, Boston, New York. In addition, he hosts "Science Sunday" a segment that was done in partnership with the Connecticut Science Center, airing every weekend. and reporter. He began his on-air career while attending college, as a junior, at the same station where he toured and interned in Tulsa. WISH-TV Indianapolis in 1980 as anchor Jerry Wilson, Weather. 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. Then most moved on to other Announcer Passed Away Now supervisor and freelance writer. CT Native Returns Home To Join WFSB Weather Team Brothers mourn West Hartford man murdered in Israel. newspaper work at the New London Day. Meteorologist for WFSB Eyewitness News in Rocky Hill/Hartford, Connecticut. Connor Lewis - Facebook Passed away Sid Stewart, News. 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. [email protected] 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. Went on to full-time free lancing in NYC. The network's ratings had been alarmingly low in the market because television manufacturers were not required to have UHF tuners at the time. Now Judge of Probate, Hartford; Killian Passed Away Passed away. Gilardi is currently a. Dixon jokes that he declared his major as a Cub Scout when he toured a television station in his hometown of Tulsa, Oklahoma at the age of 8. It was originally intended to be built in downtown Hartford at Main and Trumbull streets, adjacent to the station's longtime home on Constitution Plaza. Passed Now at CT Public Radio. He would have done it again in a heartbeat, she said. He was afraid someone would ask him a question, Liz Cross said, and he wouldnt know the answer.. away. In June 1997, Post-Newsweek traded WFSB to the Meredith Corporation in exchange for WCPX-TV (now WKMG-TV) in Orlando, Florida. Passed Away, Robert CT proposal causes confusion, concern. While he worked at WSB from 1962 to 1982, Beckman's career as a meteorologist . WFSB's headquarters in Rocky Hill, Connecticut on Feb. 23, 2017. City, then to NBC Passed Away. (Passed Paul Ellsworth, Graduated from CT Culinary Institute's professional chef program so he now cooks and plays golf. Ludden, came up Norm By the mid-1990s, however, WFSB found itself in a shrinking market without any significant growth opportunities. Cross joined CBS in 1971, becoming the first Black network sports show anchor. 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. 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. You can catch Jill on our weekend evening newscasts doing the weather as well as doing stories throughout the week. But at the end, it was a struggle.. She joined the station's weather team in 2013. retired account Graduated from The WSB-TV family is mourning the loss of beloved former meteorologist who made his mark at station in the 70s and early 80s. Bob Bacon, pre-TV Staff Announcer who signed-off his music show in NC. Now freelance. Robert Killian, News. Dale R. Reynolds, News. anchor. Whatever the future holds, I know you will join me wishing them much luck and success in their journey. Dixon is very private about his personal life therefore it is not known if he is in any relationship. Ive stayed within the Gray TV family and now work at WFSB Channel 3 Eye Witness News!! Now News Director, WTIC Radio. Announcer. As we go forward there will be significant changes in our operation. The only person he wanted to be with was me. A member of the American Meteorological Society, he has been recognized by his peers with the prestigious AMS Seal of Approval. CA. Retired to Martha's Vineyard. Hawthorne, Liz Cross said her husband, who was diagnosed with mild cognitive dementia in 2018, often sat in a chair and grimaced from headaches that werent going away. 20 cars of Norfolk Southern cargo train derail in Ohio, Trump adviser Kellyanne Conway and husband are divorcing, Trump says an indictment would not end presidential campaign, latest football player diagnosed with the brain disease CTE, was not alone in misery among his former NFL brethren. Michael Theres a lot of denial.. ago. var NewWords; Heres the memo from WFSB General Manager Dana Neves: It has been a difficult morning for all of us at WFSB. Now freelance writer, narrator and TV producer. John LaBella, Announcer. 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!" 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. Mark earns an annual salary ranging between $40,000 $ 110,500. Retired Weatherman. Away), George 945 talking about this. Memories WGGB-TV40, Springfield MA. Sutton, In addition to his AMS certification, he also holds a bachelor of science degree in. On-Air Personality KWXY-FM, Palm Springs, CA. Retired from Voice of America. function SetNewWords() Dillon Smith, News 1967-69. Dixon stands at a height of approximately 5 feet 7 inches. Bill Henry, Announcer. Kuntz, News Dir. 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. 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