Profile)Announcer. Mark Dixon Career. Corrections. Its great to have another native New Englander on the team!. As we move forward in the coming days and weeks if you have questions or need to talk, I encourage you to meet with your supervisor, Leslie or me. CT proposal causes confusion, concern. Gilardi worked at WBRC in Birmingham since 2013, according to the company's website. This email address is already subscribed to the selected list(s). All of this undoubtedly has you asking, whats next? This was a one-day event, the reduction plan at WFSB is complete. Announcer. 945 talking about this. "@wfsbnews was basically in my backyard growing up. Hawthorne, Passed Away, Robert 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. focus group research. John Burgeson / Connecticut Post Jill Gilardi has joined the WFSB evening team as the weekend meteorologist after nine years of working in Alabama. This was part of a strategy move by the Post to give its various subsidiaries their own independent identities, which worked well at first. She joined the station's weather team in 2013. The degenerative brain disease that festered inside the former Philadelphia Eagles cornerback had triggered depression, mood swings and the type of memory loss that forced him into isolation. Broadcaster's Suite. A.J. Phil 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. Network News. Now writer in Cincinnati OH. OpEd) Passed Now retired in 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). Gilardi has worked at WBRC in Birmingham, Ala., since 2013. Slifer's first day was Monday, and he came to WFSB from WCSH 6 and WLBZ 2, part of the NEWS CENTER Maine Media team. ;), 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." This position helps to evaluate and establish standards for station weather coverage. In 2007, the station launched a digital subchannel branded as Eyewitness News Now. Passed Away Was News Dir. 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. It is also not known if he has any siblings. Passed away Clede, (Profile) Former morning man at WDRC Radio 1360.Passed Away Passed Now CT Corp. for Special Revenue. He really didnt want to be with people, said his widow, Liz Cross. places, other Retired in 1995 New Britain CT. Former NFL star, CBS anchor Irv Cross had brain disease CTE, Items stolen from CVS, Walmart, and Stop & Shop resold at Hartford convenience store. function encrypt_mail(){ var cry0,cry1,cry2,cry3,cry4,cry5,cry6,cry7,cry8,cry9; cry1=''; cry6='Email'; cry2+='gmail.com'; if (cry6) cry4=cry6; else cry4=cry2 ; document.write(cry1+cry2+cry3+cry4+cry5);}encrypt_mail(); Sargent, { while. Connecticut Property Taxes In Every Town: Who Pays The Most? Ken Garee, Weatherforecaster. Ronald Rolly, TV studio crew, on air with the Ron Rolly Puppets on "Hap Univ. Strongin Former forecaster in Wyoming, Oregon, and New Mexico.. Connor Lewis I still think theres a very cavalier attitude toward CTE. remembrances. 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Job Summary/Description: The Chief Meteorologist prepares and presents accurate and up-to-date weather forecasts and warnings across multiple platforms: multiple on-air newscasts, 24/7 weather channel, station website and partner radio station (s). In 2009, he received the Pro Football Hall of Fames Pete Rozelle Radio-Television Award. Yolanda Carerra, News. 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%. Larrye deBear, Asst News Dir., Governor's Office. In response, WHYN-TV switched its affiliation to ABC (previously, some ABC programs had been seen on WWLP). Former morning man at WDRC Radio 1360. Irv Cross, of course, was not alone in misery among his former NFL brethren. (See function encrypt_mail(){ var cry0,cry1,cry2,cry3,cry4,cry5,cry6,cry7,cry8,cry9; cry1=''; cry6='Email'; cry2+='aol.com'; if (cry6) cry4=cry6; else cry4=cry2 ; document.write(cry1+cry2+cry3+cry4+cry5);}encrypt_mail(); Meredith announced on March 20, 2015, a multi-station affiliation agreement for three of Katz Broadcasting's networks, with WFSB putting Escape (now Ion Mystery) on DT2 and Laff on DT3.[10]. away. John Russo, Weather forecaster. only feature reporting in a daily Estate in Old Lyme CT. It is at OU that he earned a Bachelor of Science in Meteorology. Hartford Courant Front Page December 9, 2012. Prior to Hearst, she worked at a local news station in Connecticut. 07/01/2007) (Cortland 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. Paul Galleries, Boston, New York. Franz Passed away Remembrance Roast Away. Ive stayed within the Gray TV family and now work at WFSB Channel 3 Eye Witness News!! Now Just Restaurants business Ross Miller, Vice President of Programming. Academy, Vallejo, CA. In the late 1980s, Post-Newsweek moved its corporate offices from Washington, D.C., to space located alongside Broadcast House making the station the company's flagship. Don Gorman, Radio news. Standard 6/10/2008) Hartford Courant Front Page December 9, 2012 Ed 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. John Stevens (Joseph Bourret). Passed Away Turkington, CONNECTICUT, CT Jill Gilardi is joining the WFSB 3-TV team as a meteorologist doing weekend evening newscasts and stories throughout the week. 1976. Now freelance. It is hard to adequately acknowledge their contributions in a memo. We hear that the layoffs at WFSB dont end with anchor Dennis House. CT. Jean Colbert, Director of Women's Activities. Now pres. ", Meteorologist Jill Gilardi joins the WFSB weekend weather team. Christine and Salt celebrated Mark's big promotion by giving him a veeeeeerrrrrry DIFFICULT weather quiz. as PIO then New Britain General Hospital. Jim 1953-55. broker in Wethersfield Passed Away. function SetNewWords() var NewWords; away Newspaper Names that show as links take you to Then most moved on to other ", Reflecting on the Career of The Worlds Greatest Counterfeiter. Part of Audacy. "I can't wait to take you all on my new adventure!". You On May 3, 2021, Gray Television announced its intent to purchase the Meredith Local Media division for $2.7 billion. Passed Away WFSB was the only Connecticut station that participated in the "analog nightlight" program, with the analog signal remaining in operation until June 26. www.wticalumni.com: A site that was created by Bill Clede and carried on by David Kaplan featuring pictures, audio, information and trivia about the old WTIC AM/FM/TV before its sale by the Travelers in 1974. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=WFSB&oldid=1142699675, This page was last edited on 3 March 2023, at 22:26. When he was with me, he really didnt want to be with me. Richard She has served audiences in St. Joseph and Springfield, Mo., before moving to WOWT in Omaha, Neb., in 2011. In addition to his AMS certification, he also holds a bachelor of science degree in. Bill Hennessey, Announcer. Jay Passed away. WFSB announced Thursday that it was making further staffing cuts. Phil Becker, Announcer/News reader. The switch to WTIC-TV for CBS had repercussions in Springfield. Miner, Radio. Bill Hanson, Announcer. Its great to have another native New Englander on the team!, Content WriterThe Brandon AgencyMyrtle Beach, South Carolina, Jill Gilardi Joins WFSB Hartford as Weekend Evening Meteorologist, An error has occurred, please try again later. Retired in South Windsor CT. Lou Palmer (Puma), Announcer. Now Retired. Announcer. Mark Dixon promoted to Chief Meteorologist at WFSB, Christine and Salt wanna know, is Scot Haney mad? Weekend Meteorologist at WFSB TV Rocky Hill, Connecticut, United States. Charles Bagley, Dir Travelers WeatherService. Announcer. Norm He has been part of the Channel 3 Early Warning Forecast . Al Terzi, (Profile) Went to the Hartford Courant then sailed away on his Dewey Passed Away Ken Allen, Announcer. WGCH Radio in Greenwich CT. The station also played a role in a nadir for the New York Giants in the 1970s, as the station was outside of the NFL's 75-mile (121km) blackout radius and the team was entering a long period of futility which meant it couldn't sell out its games, well before the New England Patriots could begin to compete equally in the market. 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. Now at CT Public Radio. All rights reserved. Media Services. Dixon is very private about his personal life therefore it is not known if he is in any relationship. since 1985. Arnold Dean, (Wethersfield Lon Landis, Announcer. 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. Show". Though Hartford would be disappointed when the team decided to build a new stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts, rather than coming to Connecticut, the team's later success and a shift away from the market's longtime enthusiasm for the Giants meant that WFSB would attain successful ratings growth after four years without any NFL games. Brad Davis, (Profile-1994) (Profile-2002) I wanted to share a few, as follows: Temporary and permanent schedules will be announced in the next few days. Yes, he has a Bat Phone now and no, he will never ever stop geeking out over weather. Then freelance. Ludden, came up } SetNewWords(); Away, Tony Riggs, Announcer. Passed Away. Orville Andrews, Ranger Andy on "The Ranger Station". } SetNewWords(); Venit, (Profile 1), (Profile 2) Meteorologist for WFSB Eyewitness News in Rocky Hill/Hartford, Connecticut. You can catch Jill on our weekend evening newscasts doing the weather as well as doing stories throughout the week. Homes He cultivated an interest in weather at an early age. and reporter. Honorary Member of WTIC Alumni. [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. of Hartford Hawks { As we go forward there will be significant changes in our operation. The announcement was made to the staff at an employee meeting held in Studio A on January 15, 1973. Mark earns an annual salary ranging between $40,000 $ 110,500. It was originally intended to be built in downtown Hartford at Main and Trumbull streets, adjacent to the station's longtime home on Constitution Plaza. She is originally from Massachusetts. Rocky "Im pumped!!!". Believed to be 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! Retired CT Dept. Chuck Hooker, News. 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. Passed Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology from the University of Albany, SUNY. Retired Weatherman. series called "Indiana's Own." Vanda (Thompson) Komp, Announcer on Mind Your Manners. Dick 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. Passed Away. Jill Gilardi Joins WFSB Hartford as Weekend Evening Meteorologist By Kevin Eck on Nov. 10, 2022 - 10:35 AM Jill Gilardihas joined Hartford, Ct., CBS affiliate WFSBas weekend evening.