Category: News Team
Congratulations to Our EMMY Award Nominees
Posted by Kirk Varner, News Director on April 14th, 2010 at 12:00:08 pm, 5451 views
Each year, the Boston/New England chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences conducts its annual EMMY awards competition. While there is a national EMMY competition for the big networks--there is also our regional version, which is a pretty big honor for those of us who work in television across New England. more »
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A Familiar Face
Posted by Jeff Bailey, Executive Producer on October 14th, 2009 at 03:43:27 pm, 4371 views
Kristen Cusato will be returning to the News Channel 8 airwaves this weekend, at least on a fill-in basis. more »
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Time for media to talk back
Posted by Lisa DiVirgilio, Online Content Producer on October 6th, 2009 at 10:37:10 am, 2147 views
Working in an era of news where print text no longer cuts it and people can't make an appointment to always watch the broadcast at a certain time of day, we as journalists depend heavily on new "breaking news" alerts sent through venues such as Facebook… 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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Covering Connecticut's Teams
Posted by Kirk Varner, News Director on March 25th, 2006 at 01:48:20 am, 1855 views
Even though the "big dance" is over now for the Connecticut men's and women's basketball teams, there is one final score that is worth a quick review.
Pardon us for sounding a little biased here, but no other station compares when it comes to covering… more »
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Pros Behind the Lenses
Posted by Kirk Varner, News Director on February 23rd, 2006 at 11:40:52 pm, 1100 views
If you have ever struggled to take a snapshot or a home video of your friends or a special event, you know it can be tough to take a good picture. So you can understand some of the pressure of the job of being a news photographer, trying to capture the… more »
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