John LaBella, Announcer. Robert Maxwell, Harpist with studio orchestra 1939-40, Composed Reply . Dixon is a meteorologist at WFSB where he forecast weekdays on Channel 3 Eyewitness News from 4:00 to 6:30 pm and at 11 pm. CA. Many viewers northeast of Hartford got a better signal for CBS programming from WNAC-TV (now WHDH) in Boston or WPRO-TV (now WPRI-TV) in Providence, Rhode Island, while those southwest of Hartford with an outdoor antenna were able to watch the network via New York City flagship station WCBS-TV. NewWords = unescape(Words); CONNECTICUT, CT Jill Gilardi is joining the WFSB 3-TV team as a meteorologist doing weekend evening newscasts and stories throughout the week. Gilardi has "covered blizzards, ice storms, floods, heat waves, tornado outbreaks, flash freezes, tropical systems, and arctic outbreaks," according to her WBRC biography. Connor Lewis - Facebook Now news writer/reader Dana Whalen, News. and with former director of the F.B.I.'s co-defendants, and with investigators of the WTC attack who . All rights reserved. Announcer. Passed Away Passed away Larrye deBear, Asst News Dir., Governor's Office. focus group research. Away. Now Dir. The station is owned by the Meredith Local Media subsidiary of Des Moines, Iowa -based Meredith Corporation. John Burgeson / Connecticut Post Jill Gilardi has joined the WFSB evening team as the weekend meteorologist after nine years of working in Alabama. Yolanda Carerra, News. Bruce Norm Beckman was a Channel 2 meteorologist for 20 years, known to metro Atlanta as "Johnny the Weatherman.". Studied at UConn. } SetNewWords(); Lives in Port St. Lucie FL and plays golf. Media Services. Went to the Hartford Courant then sailed away on his Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts. trusted them and believed what they said. since 1985. (Shutterstock) CONNECTICUT Mike Slifer, an American Meteorological Society Certified Broadcast Meteorologist, has joined WFSB-TV's weather reporting team, he announced last week on social. Once a student of the game, NFL games were mostly background noise because he didnt know who was playing. Yes, he has a Bat Phone now and no, he will never ever stop geeking out over weather. with: 'This is Bob In 1958, CBS was looking to sell WHCT-TV. Now Real WTIC Alumni Site 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!" WFSB signed on the air on September 23, 1957, as WTIC-TV, owned by the Hartford-based Travelers Insurance Company, along with WTIC radio (1080 AM and 96.5 FM). A platform that gave him an opportunity to showcase all of the fun and unique things happening at schools all across the state. supervisor and freelance writer. play-by-play for the We need to do more managing of athletes by monitoring them better. 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. 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! WHYN-TV sought to move to the VHF band as well, to no avail. The network's ratings had been alarmingly low in the market because television manufacturers were not required to have UHF tuners at the time. away. Richard Passed away Remembrance Roast [9] The new studio opened in 2007. Christine and Salt celebrated Mark's big promotion by giving him a veeeeeerrrrrry DIFFICULT weather quiz. New York to live on an Indiana farm in Announcer. In 2009, he received the Pro Football Hall of Fames Pete Rozelle Radio-Television Award. On May 3, 2021, Gray Television announced its intent to purchase the Meredith Local Media division for $2.7 billion. Cross joined CBS in 1971, becoming the first Black network sports show anchor. WFSB (channel 3) is a television station licensed to Hartford, Connecticut, United States, serving the HartfordNew Haven market as an affiliate of CBS. Richard's Anchor Eric Parker included in Channel 3 staff cuts anchor. Janschewitz, Announcer var NewWords; Bill Hennessey, Announcer. Ken Garee, Weatherforecaster. Came back to the media, at Christine and Salt celebrated Mark's big promotion by giving him a veeeeeerrrrrry DIFFICULT weather quiz. WFSB - Wikipedia Connecticut news broadcast around the Hartford, New Haven, and Springfield vicinities. Then most moved on to other Anderson, Check out the full interview below, and CONGRATZ MARK DIXON!! ;), Mark Dixon, newly promoted WFSB Chief Meteorologist, Kourtney Kardashian glows in gorgeous green bikini, This week's new music on Audacy All New: Nicki Minaj, Macklemore, Morgan Wallen, and more, BTS' J-Hope and J. Cole shock fans with new collab, "Elan loved learning." E. Smith, FM Music Director, Announcer (Robert E. Smith's Dixon is very private about his personal life therefore it is not known if he is in any relationship. away Newspaper Where are they now? - Roanoke Times Passed Away The channel feed features advertising specific to Fairfield County, rather than the Connecticut Valley. You can catch Jill on our weekend evening newscasts doing the weather as well as doing stories throughout the week. Whatever the future holds, I know you will join me wishing them much luck and success in their journey. The disease can be diagnosed only after death. N. Thomas Eaton, VP News. Life 12/2006) (Htfd Courant places, other F. Crowley, Dixon likes to keep his personal life private and hence has not yet disclosed the year and month he was born. retirement. WGGB-TV40, Springfield MA. Mark Dixon promoted to Chief Meteorologist at WFSB, Christine and Salt wanna know, is Scot Haney mad? Lon Landis, Announcer. Public relations. 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]. Now retired in Vernon CT. "@wfsbnews was basically in my backyard growing up. Its important to highlight cases like Irv Cross because he was able to live a long and successful life where CTE didnt dramatically impair him, he said. Annandale VA. Passed Away [6] To get the WFSB call letters, the Post had to convince Framingham State College in Framingham, Massachusetts, to give up those call letters, which were used on the college's low-power FM radio station, whose call letters were changed to WDJM-FM as a result of the switch. As only a junior in high school, He interned at KJRH-TV, and when it came time for college, Dixon moved on to the University of Oklahoma, a top school in the country for meteorology and the best for severe weather research and forecasting. For the radio station known as WFSB from 1970 until 1974, see, federally mandated transition from analog to digital television, "Fates & Fortunes (Death notice for Frederick Sessions Beebe)", Meredith Corporation to acquire Hartford Conn., television station, "Gray Television Closes on Acquisition of Meredith Corporation's Local Media Group", "WFSB Wins the May Ratings Race in Hartford | Hartford", "November 2015 Ratings Results for Hartford | Hartford", "WFSB's 'Face the State' beats national Sunday shows in Hartford/New Haven", "Denise D'Ascenzo Dies: Emmy Winning News Anchor For WFSB-TV In Connecticut Was 61", https://transition.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/tvq?call=WFSB, "UPDATED List of Participants in the Analog Nightlight Program". Passed Connecticut Property Taxes In Every Town: Who Pays The Most? Bill Sep 27, 2013. Clede, (Profile) Mark Dixon (Anchor) Bio, Wiki, Age, Wife, WFSB, and Net Worth MC and played with "Hi Boys and their Radio Rangers". Jim Former forecaster in Wyoming, Oregon, and New Mexico.. Connor Lewis Now reporter Torrington Register Citizen. Now newspaper publisher. Ken Allen, Announcer. Betty Miller, Radio & TV. Laubert, AMS Certified. Liz Cross said her husband, who was diagnosed with mild cognitive dementia in 2018, often sat in a chair and grimaced from headaches that werent going away. This email address is already subscribed to the selected list(s). A member of the American Meteorological Society, he has been recognized by his peers with the prestigious AMS Seal of Approval. Floyd Richards, (Profile) (2nd Ed You can catch Jill on our weekend evening newscasts doing the weather as well as doing stories throughout the week. Paley quickly negotiated an affiliation deal, and channel 3 became the network's new affiliate on November 16, 1958. Retired in about 1975 living in William E. Flower, News. This summer Dixon starts his twentieth year at Channel 3 WOW, that's a lot of forecasts! Most of WFSB's programs are seen in Springfield, Massachusetts, over a low-power semi-satellite station, WSHM-LD (channel 3.7). broker in Wethersfield Shes also worked St. Joseph and Springfield, Mo., before working at WOWT in Omaha. According to its latest report, the BU CTE Center said it has diagnosed 345 former NFL players with CTE out of 376 former players who were studied, a rate of 91.7%. Before his gig in Maine, Slifer was a meteorologist at WVNS 59 News in Ghent, West Virginia. Away 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. Conklin, Announcer/Producer (Reminiscences) Vanda (Thompson) Komp, Announcer on Mind Your Manners. John Russo, Weather forecaster. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts. Bertel, (Profile) Lead an orchestra in the 1930's. The economic picture in our industry (most industries really), coupled with the uncertainty of what is next, made staff reductions necessary. He was afraid someone would ask him a question, Liz Cross said, and he wouldnt know the answer.. Ginny Wiltse, News. Theres a lot of denial.. (Shutterstock) CONNECTICUT, CT Jill Gilardi is joining the WFSB 3-TV team as a meteorologist doing weekend evening newscasts and stories throughout the week. Web [11] As a result, WFSB (along with WGGB and WSHM-LD) became Gray's first stations in southern New England. in a RV. WGCH Radio in Greenwich CT. Retired in South Windsor CT. Heres the memo from WFSB General Manager Dana Neves: It has been a difficult morning for all of us at WFSB. WQXR New York Passed Away (Profile) is a link to a 1973 But at the end, it was a struggle.. Network head William S. Paley decided that it was better to have CBS air its programming on a VHF station, even if it was only an affiliate. [5], In 1962, the WTIC stations moved to Broadcast House, a state-of-the-art facility in the Constitution Plaza development in Downtown Hartford. He was drafted in the seventh round by Philadelphia in 1961, was traded to the Los Angeles Rams in 1966 and returned to the Eagles in 1969 as a player coach for his final season. Gilardi said that she made the move in part to be closer to family. Passed Away We need to educate young athletes that this is a risk that they are undertaking. With no network affiliation, WTIC-TV devoted much of its airtime to movies, syndicated programs, and three daily newscasts (including one at 10:00p.m.).[3].