Passed Passed away Bill Hennessey, Announcer. Now full time freelance writer Now pres. I remember watching anxiously during snow storms to see if Id have a snow day or during thunderstorms to see if wed get a good lightning show.". 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. Announcer. ", Meteorologist Jill Gilardi joins the WFSB weekend weather team. 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. The only person he wanted to be with was me. (Remembrances) Passed boat for early He has been with Channel 3 since 2004 . He stopped going to church. Fran Stern, News. Bob Tyrol, (Profile) Gen. F. Crowley, Academy, Vallejo, CA. WFSB, virtual channel 3 ( UHF digital channel 36), is a CBS - affiliated television station licensed to Hartford, Connecticut, United States and serving the Hartford- New Haven television market. Passed The sale of all three stations was closed on March 8, 1974, and the Post's broadcasting division, Post-Newsweek Stations, changed Channel 3's call letters on that date to the current WFSB in honor of broadcasting division president Frederick Sessions Beebe, who had died a few months earlier. Irv Cross, of course, was not alone in misery among his former NFL brethren. Was News Dir. Bob Arel, Announcer, color commentator with George Ehrlich. 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. Jim We need to educate coaches to keep head trauma out of the game. Lives in Orlando FL doing freelance Kathleen Johnston, WTIC-TV Passed Away. WFSB (channel 3) is a television station licensed to Hartford, Connecticut, United States, serving the Hartford-New Haven market as an affiliate of CBS.Owned by Gray Television, the station maintains studios on Denise D'Ascenzo Way in Rocky Hill and a transmitter on Talcott Mountain in Avon, Connecticut.. A CT bill would expand it. 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. Honorary Member of WTIC Alumni. the family. Now retired in Hagerstown MD. He struggled physically with his balance and was paranoid. He suffered so many head injuries in his rookie season that his Eagles teammates called him Paper Head., Irv Cross told his wife that after a blow to his head that almost caused him to swallow his tongue, doctors said if he suffered another concussion he would die., And so did he stop playing? A Gray Media Group, Inc. Station - 2002-2023 Gray Television, Inc. 2002-2023 Gray Television, Inc. Henry, News. Passed Passed A decade later, in late 1972, Travelers Insurance decided to exit broadcasting. Went with CT State Police Now news writer/reader since 1985. Passed Away In addition to his AMS certification, he also holds a bachelor of science degree in. Paley quickly negotiated an affiliation deal, and channel 3 became the network's new affiliate on November 16, 1958. Retired from Voice of America. Now at CT Public Radio. Meteorologist Jill Gilardi joins the WFSB weekend weather team Jailene Cuevas Nov. 10, 2022 WFSB's headquarters in Rocky Hill, Connecticut on Feb. 23, 2017. Announcer. HUSKY Health is helping immigrants. But he didnt think kids should play football., As for diagnosed concussions, Liz Cross said her husband told her he did suffer from several during his playing career but did not keep count. Dale R. Reynolds, News. As of September 2022, the station's only syndicated program on weekdays is Inside Edition. 0. (Strong), Announcer 1949-51, Connecticut news broadcast around the Hartford, New Haven, and Springfield vicinities. Sep 27, 2013. Bob Unique Restaurant Closes Only CT Location, Eyes New Home: CT News, CT Lottery Roundup: The Latest Big Winners, Suburb Shuts Out City Students In CT: Report: CT News, Boeing Worker Claims $754.6M Powerball Jackpot, Barrier-Breaking Black Army Officer Finally Awarded Medal Of Honor, FL Blogging Bill Says Political Writers Should Register With State, The Poop On Free-Range Cats And Your Lawn And Garden [Block Talk], 7 Good News Stories: Sense Of Belonging; Secrets To 70-Year Marriage. var NewWords; Gilardi has worked at WBRC in Birmingham, Ala., since 2013. Joseph Blume. Jim Knowles, News. Webster, (Profile) Retired Weatherman. Anderson, WQXR New York Passed Away Kenn This meant that fans of the team in the New York area who refused to support the team with their attendance, would then drive into the HartfordNew Haven area to watch Giants home games, either by patronizing area bars or checking into a motel room while the game was on channel 3. Lani Jurev, Announcer. Until 2022, the feed's main purpose outside of providing state-specific newscasts to southwestern Connecticut cable subscribers, was to air alternate syndicated programming that replaced those shows on the WFSB schedule whose rights were claimed by New York stations within the county, meaning WFSB could not offer its regular schedule over cable and satellite otherwise due to syndication exclusivity rules. After graduating, He moved on to Little Rock, Arkansas for his first full-time job, where he won an Associated Press award: Best Weather Segment for a summer heat demonstration. Passed Away Theres a lot of denial.. Get TVSpy delivered straight to your inbox. Former morning man at WDRC Radio 1360.Passed Away away. Jerry Wilson, Weather. Vanda (Thompson) Komp, Announcer on Mind Your Manners. Passed Away WTIC-TV was the obvious choice due to its massive coverage area. We need to do more managing of athletes by monitoring them better. Toward the end, Liz Cross said, he saw things that werent there.. I cant wait to take you all along on my new adventure!, Here is the Announcement a lot of you have been waiting for: pic.twitter.com/gPYKI0pTgQ, WFSB meteorologist Mike Slifer shared her tweet and said, "Welcome Jill to Channel 3! Ralph Eno, News. away 1 of 18. 945 talking about this. { In response, WHYN-TV switched its affiliation to ABC (previously, some ABC programs had been seen on WWLP). Bill Heard, News. Away. A platform that gave him an opportunity to showcase all of the fun and unique things happening at schools all across the state. Johnny Beckman died on Sunday. He also averaged 27.9 yards on kickoff returns and returned punts. Estate in Old Lyme CT. In addition, he hosts Science Sunday a segment that was done in partnership with the Connecticut Science Center, airing every weekend. Shes also worked St. Joseph and Springfield, Mo., before working at WOWT in Omaha. Now Real Bob Bacon, pre-TV Staff Announcer who signed-off his music show Passed away of Hartford Hawks Conklin, Announcer/Producer (Reminiscences) Lead an orchestra in the 1930's. The announcement was made to the staff at an employee meeting held in Studio A on January 15, 1973. Retired to Martha's Vineyard. Part of Audacy. Franz Now CT Corp. for Special Revenue. Ahles, VP News. WGCH Radio in Greenwich CT. Paul Away Sargent, 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!" MC and played with "Hi Boys and their Radio Rangers". Announcer. (Passed all of their graphics were from a 3rd party that the local meteorologists lightly edited for local use. WFSB (channel 3) is a television station licensed to Hartford, Connecticut, United States, serving the HartfordNew Haven market as an affiliate of CBS. Now newspaper publisher. anchor. He cultivated an interest in weather at an early age. Passed Away Rocky Retired in 1995 New Britain Sid Stewart, News. It purchased a Trinity Broadcasting Network translator in Springfield and converted it to WSHM-LP in 2003, branding it as "CBS 3" to continue to draft off WFSB's continued success and familiarity, to the point it continues to share a virtual channel number. Ray Rice, Announcer. Lon Landis, Announcer. AMS Certified. trusted them and believed what they said. Jean Colbert, Director of Women's Activities. John Lenhoff, Announcer. [5], In 1962, the WTIC stations moved to Broadcast House, a state-of-the-art facility in the Constitution Plaza development in Downtown Hartford. The sale was completed on December 1. In June 1997, Post-Newsweek traded WFSB to the Meredith Corporation in exchange for WCPX-TV (now WKMG-TV) in Orlando, Florida. [14] In addition to its local newscasts, the station has a Sunday morning news program called CT '23 with Eric Parker at 8:30a.m. During the May 2011 sweeps, the program (then known as Face the State) had ratings above that of the national Sunday shows, including NBC's Meet the Press and ABC's This Week. -- bringin' home the -- Bacon'. Now back at Channel 3 as News Anchor. Passed The channel feed features advertising specific to Fairfield County, rather than the Connecticut Valley. 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! talent Photo He was married to Liz for 34 years when he died. She is originally from Massachusetts. Mark earns an annual salary ranging between $40,000 $ 110,500. Sadly, they include 10 more people: morning co-anchor Eric Parker (above), Assistant News Director Shawana Perry, meteorologist Mike Cameron, nightside Executive Producer Bill Hall, and the entire Art department (which creates the stations graphics). Gilardi has "covered blizzards, ice storms, floods, heat waves, tornado outbreaks, flash freezes, tropical systems, and arctic outbreaks," according to her WBRC biography. The WTIC call letters returned to Connecticut television in 1984 when Arch Communications, owned by the son of the then-owner of WTIC radio, launched a new independent station on channel 61.[7]. It was the disease that did that.. You can catch Jill on our weekend evening newscasts doing the weather as well as doing stories throughout the week. West Palm Beach FL. We have 13 Alabama-born fur babies, who are now transitioning to 10 Connecti-cAts and 3 pups. On-Air Personality KWXY-FM, Palm Springs, CA. [20] The station's digital signal remained on its pre-transition UHF channel 33,[21] using PSIP to display WFSB's virtual channel as 3 on digital television receivers. Chris Nowinski, the founder of the Concussion Legacy Foundation, said he met with Cross in 2018 and it was very clear the former Eagle was suffering. in NC. New York to live on an Indiana farm in Went to Channel 8 for a Passed Away. Richard's Announcer. Went to CBS NYC where he retired a few years Michael Allen Passed Away, Robert Jill Gilardi Joins WFSB Hartford as Weekend Evening Meteorologist By Kevin Eck on Nov. 10, 2022 - 10:35 AM Jill Gilardi has joined Hartford, Ct., CBS affiliate WFSB as weekend evening. She graduated from SCSU with a B.S. var NewWords; Prior to Hearst, she worked at a local news station in Connecticut. Passed Away This summer Dixon starts his twentieth year at Channel 3 WOW, that's a lot of forecasts! Now First Selectman in Lyme CT. John Erikson, Travelers Weather Service Passed Away. Dana Whalen, News. Gilardi studied weather at one of the country's top schools for meteorologists, Lyndon State College in Vermont, and earned the Certified Broadcast Meteorologist Seal from the American Meteorological Society. With local PBS member CPTV as partner on December 1, 2008, WFSB launched Connecticut Sports Network, which covered 41 high school championships and 20 small colleges.[19]. Brad Davis, (Profile-1994) (Profile-2002) Now retired in Vernon CT. The success of the Patriots would inspire Meredith to launch a station specifically for the Springfield market to the north to allow it to benefit from the revenue of two separate stations. Tony Announcer. Owned by Gray Television, the station maintains studios on Denise D'Ascenzo Way in Rocky Hill and a transmitter on Talcott Mountain in Avon, Connecticut. 2023 Audacy, Inc. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts. 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. (See Away only feature reporting in a daily This position helps to evaluate and establish standards for station weather coverage. He left the network in 1994, and later served as athletic director at Idaho State and Macalester College in Minnesota. Newington CT. (Passed Away) 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. Bob site // --> Kern, Announcer, Don Robertson, Announcer. Bill Additionally, in his duties as a meteorologist, he has actively been a part of the Connecticut Science Center, dating back to when it was only a parking lot in Hartford. She is a Massachusetts native and studied weather at Lyndon State College in Vermont where she earned the Certified Broadcast Meteorologist Seal from the American Meteorological Society, according to WBRC. Annandale VA. The station's digital signal is multiplexed: Even though Fairfield County is part of the New York City market where CBS flagship WCBS-TV is based, WFSB targets viewers in the area through "WFSB Fairfield County" on a fourth digital subchannel and the digital tier of Optimum systems. Mark has managed to keep his personal life away from the limelight hence he has not disclosed any information about his parents. City, then to NBC