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Dennis Riley, 93 - The Laurel | "Fostering cooperation among legislative newspapermen (and women, and broadcast journalists, and bloggers, and media junkies)." Dennis Riley, a former Norwich Bulletin reporter, WICH broadcaster, and Democratic political insider is dead at the age of 93. Few knew the city of Norwich and eastern Connecticut better. During the c...

Former reporter, political operative Dennis Riley of Norwich dead at 93. www.thelaurelct.com/dennis-riley...

Tuesday Tips - The Laurel | "Fostering cooperation among legislative newspapermen (and women, and broadcast journalists, and bloggers, and media junkies)." Veteran Connecticut Capitol reporter Greg Hladky(now retired) has published a book of fiction. The Witchwillow Tree is a story about “a…refugee from a dark, magical realm” finding love in a New Englan...

The debut novel from #greghladky is out. Plus other tips for this Tuesday. www.thelaurelct.com/tuesday-tips...

Arrivals and Departures - The Laurel | "Fostering cooperation among legislative newspapermen (and women, and broadcast journalists, and bloggers, and media junkies)." We’ve been kind of swamped with new hires and departures over the past few days. Here’s what’s happening: Fox 61: Two multi-skilled journalists have joined the team. Priscilla Meza, originally from Ho...

Arrivals and Departures. www.thelaurelct.com/arrivals-and...

What's The Real Story? - The Laurel | "Fostering cooperation among legislative newspapermen (and women, and broadcast journalists, and bloggers, and media junkies)." The Laurel has learned Fox 61 has decided to replace the station’s Sunday morning public affairs show – The Real Story – with “other programming.” This past weekend’s show was the last according to so...

Reporter #emmawulfhorst departs #fox61 and that's it for #TheRealStory. www.thelaurelct.com/whats-the-re...

Monday Memo - The Laurel | "Fostering cooperation among legislative newspapermen (and women, and broadcast journalists, and bloggers, and media junkies)." From the assignment desk: You’re not a Connecticut reporter if you haven’t covered the annual Boom Box parade in Windham while pulling a shift on the Fourth of July. This year’s event, sponsored by WI...

It's a #MondayMemo from @thelaurelct.bsky.social. www.thelaurelct.com/monday-memo-...

UConn on Apple TV+ - The Laurel | "Fostering cooperation among legislative newspapermen (and women, and broadcast journalists, and bloggers, and media junkies)." Apple TV+ has announced plans to air(air is not the right word anymore is it?) a three part docu-series on the forty year dynasty of UConn women’s basketball. The three part series on the 2025 NCAA ch...

UCONN women's basketball docuseries coming to #appletv+. www.thelaurelct.com/uconn-on-app...

Bill Moyers, 91 - The Laurel | "Fostering cooperation among legislative newspapermen (and women, and broadcast journalists, and bloggers, and media junkies)." Bill Moyers, one of the first former White House aides to transition from politics to a successful career in journalism, died Thursday at the age of 91 following a long illness. Moyers served as press...

PBS icon #billmoyers dies at 91. www.thelaurelct.com/bill-moyers-...

Smith Remembers Mark Davis - The Laurel | "Fostering cooperation among legislative newspapermen (and women, and broadcast journalists, and bloggers, and media junkies)." Former News 8 anchor and WTIC-AM morning host Diane Smith joined Brian Shactman on the radio Thursday morning to remember Mark Davis who died this week at the age of 76. Smith and Davis co-anchored th...

Remembering #markdavis on @wtic1080.bsky.social with #dianesmith. www.thelaurelct.com/smith-rememb...

Mark Davis, 76 - The Laurel | "Fostering cooperation among legislative newspapermen (and women, and broadcast journalists, and bloggers, and media junkies)." Former WTNH Chief Capitol Correspondent Mark Davis died late Monday after a long fight with bladder cancer. He was 76. The cancer had recently spread and he chose to begin hospice care. Davis first ca...

Former WTNH Chief Capitol Correspondent Mark Davis dies at 76 after cancer fight. www.thelaurelct.com/mark-davis-76/

Cole Retiring From Philadelphia TV - The Laurel | "Fostering cooperation among legislative newspapermen (and women, and broadcast journalists, and bloggers, and media junkies)." After 25 years with WTXF – Fox 29 – in Philadelphia, former WFSB investigative reporter Jeff Cole is retiring at the end of the week. His last day is Friday. Cole joined the Philadelphia station in 20...

Former WFSB investigative reporter #jeffcole retires from Philly TV after 25 years. www.thelaurelct.com/cole-retirin...

Dignity Until the End - The Laurel | "Fostering cooperation among legislative newspapermen (and women, and broadcast journalists, and bloggers, and media junkies)." Don Noel, a former Connecticut television(WFSB) and print reporter(Hartford Courant) who covered politics and always remained engaged in any community he was part of, has written his “final post” on s...

Former CT TV and newspaper political journalist #donnoel writes "final post" on social media. www.thelaurelct.com/dignity-unti...

The @thelaurelct.bsky.social has learned former @wfsb.com investigative reporter #jeffcole is retiring from Philadelphia TV after 25 years.

Monday Memo - The Laurel | "Fostering cooperation among legislative newspapermen (and women, and broadcast journalists, and bloggers, and media junkies)." Former WTNH reporter and University of New Haven communications staffer Renee Chmiel has found her way back on camera. She’s hosting a series of videos highlighting economic development projects under...

The Monday Memo is up from @thelaurelct.bsky.social. www.thelaurelct.com/monday-memo-...

Mayland Column on the Way - The Laurel | "Fostering cooperation among legislative newspapermen (and women, and broadcast journalists, and bloggers, and media junkies)." Former NBC Connecticut anchor Kerri-Lee Mayland, who has her own design company, is about to begin publishing a regular newspaper column. It will focus on design and be published in the Lakeville Jour...

Designing a new column. www.thelaurelct.com/mayland-colu...

Seasonal PD! - The Laurel | "Fostering cooperation among legislative newspapermen (and women, and broadcast journalists, and bloggers, and media junkies)." Quinnipiac University graduate sports journalism student Toni Wetmore has landed a position as a seasonal production assistant at ESPN in Bristol. She starts next month. She won’t be alone. Lots of ot...

QU grad student starts with @espn.com. www.thelaurelct.com/seasonal-pd/

Obama Makes News at CT Forum - The Laurel | "Fostering cooperation among legislative newspapermen (and women, and broadcast journalists, and bloggers, and media junkies)." President Obama, whose post White House communications strategy has been primarily to lay low, made some news Wednesday night at the Connecticut Forum. In a conversation with historian Heather Cox Ric...

Obama makes news at the #ctforum. www.thelaurelct.com/obama-makes-...

New GM at WFSB - The Laurel | "Fostering cooperation among legislative newspapermen (and women, and broadcast journalists, and bloggers, and media junkies)." Gray Television has named a new general manager for WFSB. David Hughes has been the general manager of Gray’s Cleveland stations WOIO and WUAB since 2023. In Hartford he will succeed Dana Neves who wa...

New GM for WFSB. www.thelaurelct.com/new-gm-at-wf...

New GM named for WFSB following Neves promotion. Details on Tuesday's @thelaurelct.bsky.social.

Monday Memo - The Laurel | "Fostering cooperation among legislative newspapermen (and women, and broadcast journalists, and bloggers, and media junkies)." Former Hartford Courant reporter Carrie Budoff Brown is leaving NBC News and rejoining Politico where she will start as executive editor and executive vice president in Brussels. Budoff Brown was one ...

The Monday Memo is up at @thelaurelct.bsky.social. www.thelaurelct.com/monday-memo-...

New Board Members - The Laurel | "Fostering cooperation among legislative newspapermen (and women, and broadcast journalists, and bloggers, and media junkies)." Connecticut Public has named five new members to its board of trustees. They are: David Addams  Stephen Henn  Elicia Pegues Spearman  Michelle Riordan-Nold  Marie Rocha  Background.

Five new board members for @ctpublic.bsky.social. www.thelaurelct.com/new-board-me...

Casual App Days - The Laurel | "Fostering cooperation among legislative newspapermen (and women, and broadcast journalists, and bloggers, and media junkies)." WWLP in Springfield has launched what it calls a new “casual” newscast on its app. Morning anchors Kaelee Collins and Julia O’Keefe talk about the news in a non-scripted presentation that is available...

Springfield's @wwlp-22news.bsky.social has launched a new casual non-scripted daily news show on its app. www.thelaurelct.com/casual-app-d...

WNPR Wins National Awards - The Laurel | "Fostering cooperation among legislative newspapermen (and women, and broadcast journalists, and bloggers, and media junkies)." Connecticut Public Media is the winner of two Digital Innovation Awards from the Local Media Association. Best Creative Content: Unforgotten – Connecticut’s Hidden History of Slavery Best Local News W...

CT Public wins innovation awards. @ctpublic.bsky.social. www.thelaurelct.com/wnpr-wins-na...

Tettemer Retired - The Laurel | "Fostering cooperation among legislative newspapermen (and women, and broadcast journalists, and bloggers, and media junkies)." It’s now official. Long time news and sports anchor Rich Tettemer has retired after 37 years at WWLP in Springfield. His last day was Friday. According to a package the station put together for his fi...

Tettemer has left the building. @wwlp-22news.bsky.social. www.thelaurelct.com/tettemer-ret...

Monday Memo - The Laurel | "Fostering cooperation among legislative newspapermen (and women, and broadcast journalists, and bloggers, and media junkies)." CCSU students win Crystal Pillar. A group of Central Connecticut State University students collected a Crystal Pillar Award at this weekend’s regional Emmy awards in Boston. The group won in the news ...

Group of #CCSU students win "student Emmy" for news magazine production. Part of today's Monday Memo from @thelaurelct.bsky.social. www.thelaurelct.com/monday-memo-...

Director Warren - The Laurel | "Fostering cooperation among legislative newspapermen (and women, and broadcast journalists, and bloggers, and media junkies)." Last month we alerted you to a job opening at WTNH for a Director of Content – Digital and Linear operations. It sounded a lot like the traditional TV news director job (currently held by Chuck Carter...

Chief Warren Officer. @wtnh.bsky.social makes top newsroom change. www.thelaurelct.com/director-war...

Heavy traffic on @thelaurelct.bsky.social this Tuesday with departures and arrivals and expanding non-profit newsrooms. www.thelaurelct.com

Monday Memo Mainly From CBS - The Laurel | "Fostering cooperation among legislative newspapermen (and women, and broadcast journalists, and bloggers, and media junkies)." According to Page Six, former WFSB anchor Gayle King is not leaving CBS Mornings at least for another year. She has been working under a one year extension of her contract and apparently wants to stay...

The Monday Memo from @thelaurelct.bsky.social. www.thelaurelct.com/monday-memo-...

Talarski: Reporting for America! - The Laurel | "Fostering cooperation among legislative newspapermen (and women, and broadcast journalists, and bloggers, and media junkies)." Veteran WNPR reporter, producer, and programmer Catie Talarski has started a new job with Report for America. She has been named regional manager for the northeast. Her new job requires her to manage ...

Former #wnpr reporter/producer #catietalarski lands position with #reportforamerica. www.thelaurelct.com/talarski-rep...

Richardson Leaves for Home - The Laurel | "Fostering cooperation among legislative newspapermen (and women, and broadcast journalists, and bloggers, and media junkies)." WTNH weekend meteorologist Lorin Richardson is leaving her part time job with the station. She joined News 8 last September after leaving WFSB. In a post on social media Richardson said she will be “m...

Weekend forecaster #lorinrichardson leaving @wtnh.bsky.social. www.thelaurelct.com/richardson-l...

Anthony Plays New Position, Again - The Laurel | "Fostering cooperation among legislative newspapermen (and women, and broadcast journalists, and bloggers, and media junkies)." ICYMI – Veteran Connecticut sports writer Mike Anthony has been named sports columnist for Hearst Connecticut Media. For the last four years he has been the lead enterprise and feature writer on the s...

Hearst's #mikeanthony back in game as columnist. www.thelaurelct.com/anthony-play...