Archives for: July 2009
Remembering Cronkite
Posted by Kirk Varner, News Director on July 17th, 2009 at 10:42:40 pm, 3894 views
On this Friday night, we have gotten word that Walter Cronkite has passed away at age 92.There will be countless tributes to the man and his remarkable career as the anchorman of "The CBS Evening News" from 1962 to 1981. Not just because he is the c… more »
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Goodbye to a colleague and friend
Posted by Kirk Varner, News Director on July 17th, 2009 at 04:58:05 pm, 2066 views
As in most businesses, over time the people you work with change. The television news business, at News Channel 8 we're pretty fortunate in that many of the people who work here tend to be with us for some time.But life happens as the saying goes, a… more »
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What do you report, when you are asked not to report?
Posted by Kirk Varner, News Director on July 9th, 2009 at 01:36:51 am, 1946 views
Tuesday’s kidnapping and hostage standoff in South Windsor, led to an ethical dilemma inside our newsroom through the afternoon. How do we handle covering a story--where the police have specifically asked us not to broadcast the same story?This stor… more »
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