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]. Went with CT State Police Passed away Gilardi is currently a meteorologist with 6 WBRC in Birmingham, AL. Al Terzi, (Profile) He declined any kind of medicine because it didnt help the pain. Irv Cross and his family made the decision to donate his brain to help raise awareness of the long-term consequences of repeated blows to the head. A pedestrian walks by the construction of oLIV State College, a new high-rise on the corner of Hetzel Street and East College Avenue, in October 2022. adrey@centredaily.com The State College Borough Council and the Borough Planning Commission held a lively joint meeting on Jan. 19, during which they discussed potential changes to Borough zoning and development goals for State College Borough. In 1958, CBS was looking to sell WHCT-TV. He began his on-air career while attending college, as a junior, at the same station where he toured and interned in Tulsa. CA. Former NFL star, CBS anchor Irv Cross had brain disease CTE, Items stolen from CVS, Walmart, and Stop & Shop resold at Hartford convenience store. Norm Bob 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. Came back to the media, at Away, Tony Riggs, Announcer. trusted them and believed what they said. Broadcaster's Suite. Retired To New Harbor ME. He has been part of the Channel 3 Early Warning Forecast Team since July 2003. Walt Dibble, News Dir. Now retired in Hagerstown MD. Away Dixon has an estimated net worth ranging between $1 Million $5 Million which he has earned through being an anchor. Paul Hayes, News. He stopped going to church. 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. //END --> 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. Passed Retired from Voice of America. STEVE FENN STF. 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%. The homecoming is especially sweet for him, in part due to his new colleagues. The network's ratings had been alarmingly low in the market because television manufacturers were not required to have UHF tuners at the time. 2023 Audacy, Inc. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. voiceover for 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. It provided secondary coverage to much of the southern sections of Vermont and New Hampshire. Now touring Now news writer/reader Now News Director at KCBS-FM. retirement. Jill Gilardi has joined Hartford, Ct., CBS affiliate WFSB as weekend evening meteorologist. 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Smith, FM Music Director, Announcer (Robert E. Smith's Macdonald, "She calls herself a weather nerd who has a way of communicating the weather and relating it to daily life in a fun and easy-to-understand way," her bio reads. Kenn Fred Wade, Announcer. Standard 6/10/2008) Hartford Courant Front Page December 9, 2012 Galleries, Boston, New York. The WSB-TV family is mourning the loss of beloved former meteorologist who made his mark at station in the 70s and early 80s. Went to CBS NYC where he retired a few years She is originally from Massachusetts. 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Jill Gilardi has joined the WFSB evening team as the weekend meteorologist after nine years of working in Alabama. May, 2011) Sports. away. He was just a wonderful man, she said, and this disease changed his life., AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and www.twitter.com/AP_NFL. Tom Seem, News, CBS News Washington Bureau since 1988. By this point, with the transfer of the AFC contract from NBC to CBS in 1998, WFSB became a direct beneficiary of what would become the BradyBelichick era for the Patriots. Most of WFSB's programs are seen in Springfield, Massachusetts, over a low-power semi . Dixon as well was highly involved with the inception and development of his stations local WeatherNet. 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). Passed Away. Heres the memo from WFSB General Manager Dana Neves: It has been a difficult morning for all of us at WFSB. The switch to WTIC-TV for CBS had repercussions in Springfield. Beckman was a Channel 2 meteorologist for 20 years, known to metro Atlanta as "Johnny the Weatherman.". Announcer. It is also not known if he has any siblings. 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. Passed Cross said her husband never experienced regret over his football career. While the WTIC radio stations were spun off to a company formed by station management called 1080 Corporation, WTIC-TV was sold to The Washington Post Company. Away. var Words ="%3Ca%20href%3D%22mailto%3Adreynolds@adelphia.net%22%3EEmail%3C/a%3E" I do think theres more education about the risks of football and I do think theres more awareness of concussion management but I still think were way, way behind where we should be, McKee said. (Strong), Announcer 1949-51, Graduated from CT Culinary Institute's professional chef program so he now cooks and plays golf. Now freelance. in Newington CT and South Florida Passed Went to Channel 8 for a We need to educate coaches to keep head trauma out of the game. Channel 3 WFSB, announced that long-time meteorologist, Mark Dixon, has been promoted to chief meteorologist. Univ. Now Show". CT. 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]. Chuck Hooker, News. Lead an orchestra in the 1930's. It is hard to adequately acknowledge their contributions in a memo. [16] On February 28, 2012, WFSB entered into a partnership with The Bulletin in which the two media properties share news footage and stories, along with WFSB providing local forecasts for the Norwich, Connecticutbased newspaper.[17]. Strongin The economic picture in our industry (most industries really), coupled with the uncertainty of what is next, made staff reductions necessary. Came to WTIC News in 1968 from the He would have done it again in a heartbeat, she said. Away), George Dixon is very private about his personal life therefore it is not known if he is in any relationship. Anderson, OpEd) John Lenhoff, Announcer. And that wasnt who he was. NewWords = unescape(Words); Paul away. Passed away We had to say goodbye to some incredibly talented and respected friends and colleagues. Kuntz, News Dir. WHYN-TV sought to move to the VHF band as well, to no avail. He returned to You can catch Jill on our weekend evening newscasts doing the weather as well as doing stories throughout the week. careers. For somebody who had been so active and so able to do everything, and an athlete, not having balance, not having strength, not being able to do any of the things he had done before, it was embarrassing, she said. // --> Passed Jim Betty Miller, Radio & TV. 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. Paley quickly negotiated an affiliation deal, and channel 3 became the network's new affiliate on November 16, 1958. Kathleen Johnston, WTIC-TV 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. 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.