Archives for: February 2010
Songs for a snowy day
Posted by Jeff Bailey, Executive Producer on February 26th, 2010 at 08:15:46 am, 3485 views
It started as a quip from Chris and Kristen on Good Morning Connecticut Friday about songs that remind you of the weather. more »
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When it's not good being the Prince
Posted by Keith Kountz on February 24th, 2010 at 03:44:49 pm, 2086 views
He's known to the Japanese people as 'the prince', but on Wednesday afternoon Akio Toyoda was a long way from sitting on any royal throne, symbolically or otherwise.The 53 year old Toyoda is the president and CEO of the Toyota Motor Corporation. His gran… more »
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'Viewing' Nadya!
Posted by Keith Kountz on February 18th, 2010 at 04:30:35 pm, 3824 views
I guess Nadya Suleman is going to get a little more than her fifteen minutes of fame after all. Now that I think about it, she's already had a heck of a lot more than that already. Just to refresh your memory, Suleman is better known to the masses as the… more »
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Tiger's next tale
Posted by Keith Kountz on February 17th, 2010 at 04:00:15 pm, 2198 views
I know this much about Tiger Woods, despite his long layoff from the game, he's still probably the best golfer in the world and I doubt he'll be in the running for 2010 'Husband of the Year'. We're getting word this afternoon that Woods will hold a press… more »
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Incumbent Anxiety
Posted by Keith Kountz on February 16th, 2010 at 03:40:59 pm, 1767 views
2010 isn't turning out to be a very good year to be an incumbent politician. The whole concept of 'change' is reverberating from Hartford to Washington D-C and I would imagine pretty much everywhere else in between.Senator Evan Bayh of Indiana is the lat… more »
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Death of an American Hero
Posted by Keith Kountz on February 15th, 2010 at 04:14:46 pm, 1767 views
Air Force Lt. Colonel Lee A. Archer died earlier this month. Sadly, his passing received little mention in the mainstream media because Colonel Archer was truly an American hero and a trailblazer.Archer was a member of the Tuskegee Airmen, the all black… more »
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Exit, stage right
Posted by Jeff Bailey, Executive Producer on February 12th, 2010 at 05:13:36 pm, 6361 views
(WTNH) -- It seems I have been remiss in my duties and not written about two dear colleagues who have taken on new roles outside the newly painted walls of News Channel 8.Earlier this month, Steven Rosenbaum left our assignment desk for a position wi… more »
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Anchor Changes at WTNH
Posted by Jeff Bailey, Executive Producer on February 11th, 2010 at 04:49:14 pm, 13554 views
Changes are coming to WTNH News Channel 8. Starting Monday, February 15th, there will be new anchors on every newscast produced by the television station. more »
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"I feel horrendous..."
Posted by Jeff Bailey, Executive Producer on February 10th, 2010 at 05:29:06 pm, 16983 views
"I feel horrendous ... this is a forecast that just did not go as planned." more »
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Takes a lickin' ...
Posted by Jeff Bailey, Executive Producer on February 10th, 2010 at 03:43:27 pm, 1697 views
.. and keeps on, uh, doing whatever an iPhone does. This is Sara Welch's phone. It still works, despite the massive faceplate cracks. more »
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Now, Our Day Has Come
Posted by Dr. Mel on February 9th, 2010 at 03:00:18 pm, 10066 views
For over a month, storm after storm has been forced out to sea by a very deep Negative NAO which just means the flow of air was cold and dry from Greenland. Most of the time, a negative NAO is trouble, helping to generate storms along and north of the wa… more »
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So why the mad rush?
Posted by Jeff Bailey, Executive Producer on February 9th, 2010 at 01:10:19 pm, 2664 views
Our friend and co-worker Chris Velardi sent a Tweet out a little while ago with the picture below of a grocery store with the disclaimer "Tuesday is just my normal shopping day. Everyone else is in pre-snow panic mode!" more »
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Big game, big cliches
Posted by Jeff Bailey, Executive Producer on February 5th, 2010 at 03:15:34 pm, 6570 views
So, there's a super-sized football game being played on Sunday that will fill airtime between some very expensive commercials. There will several people 'up in arms' over every touchdown and field goal you see (They're called referees and judges). And you're likely to hear many lame sports cliches as the game goes on. more »
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Chasing perfection
Posted by Keith Kountz on February 3rd, 2010 at 09:38:59 pm, 425 views
The U-Conn women's basketball team has been so good for so long, a lot of us are probably starting to take their greatness for granted. Winning ten consecutive games on any level, be it high school, college, professional or even a pick up game at your ne… more »
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