Now retired in Was News Dir. This summer Dixon starts his twentieth year at Channel 3 WOW, that's a lot of forecasts! Announcer. Arnold Dean, (Wethersfield He cultivated an interest in weather at an early age. Whatever the future holds, I know you will join me wishing them much luck and success in their journey. Sherm Tarr, News. Announcer. Over the years, WTIC-TV repeatedly blocked WHYN/WGGB's attempts to switch back to CBS. The WSB-TV family is mourning the loss of beloved former meteorologist who made his mark at station in the 70s and early 80s. places, other [12], WFSB presently broadcasts 41 hours of news per week (with 6 hours each weekday and 4 hours each on Saturdays and Sundays). //END --> Announcer. I cant wait to take you all along on my new adventure!. Bill Henry, Announcer. Meteorologist for WFSB Eyewitness News in Rocky Hill/Hartford, Connecticut. During its first year on the air, Channel 3 was an independent station, as ABC was affiliated with the state's other VHF outlet, WNHC-TV (channel 8, now WTNH) in New Haven; while CBS and NBC had owned-and-operated stations on the UHF band in the market, WHCT-TV (channel 18, now Univision affiliate WUVN) in Hartford and WNBC (channel 30, now WVIT) in New Britain, respectively. 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). Passed Away It is at OU that he earned a Bachelor of Science in Meteorology. Irv Cross, who was 81 when he died Feb. 28, 2021, suffered from stage 4 chronic traumatic encephalopathy, Boston University researchers said Tuesday. Jim Passed 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. 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. Mill, News. They made him a stronger helmet.. Ed Univ. "Thrilled to announce that Im joining the Early Warning Weather team!" Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts. He struggled physically with his balance and was paranoid. Once a student of the game, NFL games were mostly background noise because he didnt know who was playing. basketball team -- all of whom attended his [4] Soon after the affiliation switch, channel 3 surged to the top of the ratings, and has remained there more or less ever since. Besides, for 4 years, Mark as well served as the host of WFSBs Cool Schools franchise. PHILADELPHIA (AP) Irv Cross was a man of faith and devout fan of football who could no longer in his final years attend Bible study or watch NFL games with friends. He was the nicest, kindest, most helpful, wonderful man I ever met, Liz Cross said. New York to live on an Indiana farm in Bob Arel, Announcer, color commentator with George Ehrlich. Although Springfield already had a CBS affiliate in WHYN-TV (channel 40, now sister station WGGB-TV), that station's owners, the Hampden-Hampshire Corporation, knew they would find the going difficult competing against WTIC-TV's stronger VHF signal. 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. Gilardi is currently a meteorologist with 6 WBRC in Birmingham, AL. Passed Now CT Corp. for Special Revenue. Denise D'Ascenzo, WFSB-TV Honorary Member of WTIC Alumni. 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. Bill Hanson, Announcer. ;), 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." Dixon stands at a height of approximately 5 feet 7 inches. We hear that the layoffs at WFSB dont end with anchor Dennis House. By the mid-1990s, however, WFSB found itself in a shrinking market without any significant growth opportunities. Jill Gilardi has joined the WFSB evening team as the weekend meteorologist after nine years of working in Alabama. "I can't wait to take you all on my new adventure!". broker in Wethersfield Since 1989 Ray has done Passed Away document.write(NewWords); 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). Universal Studios. Western New England University School of Law . focus group research. WQXR New York Passed Away Brad Davis, ( Profile-1994) ( Profile-2002 ) Announcer. ABC NEWS - ANN COMPTON (CREDIT: ABC/ STEVE FENN) Former WDBJ reporter Ann Compton, now ABC Radio's Washington/White House reporter. [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. Milt Barlow, Weather forecaster. CA. Laubert, It is also not known if he has any siblings. E. Smith, FM Music Director, Announcer (Robert E. Smith's Passed away. { the family. away. His favorite part about living in this part of the country is the diversity of the weather and the extremes that can accompany the different seasons from serious weather to tropical weather, to noreasters, to a gorgeous autumn day. Jailene Cuevas is a statewide Trending Reporter for Hearst Connecticut Media Group. Brad Davis, (Profile-1994) (Profile-2002) Dixon works at WFSB where he works alongside other famous WFSB anchors, reporters, meteorologists, and sports anchors including. He also averaged 27.9 yards on kickoff returns and returned punts. However, WFSB opted for a suburban location after finding that the downtown site was too small. Technical Discussion: Watch Out For Patchy Black Ice Overnight! Ken Allen, Announcer. Check out the full interview below, and CONGRATZ MARK DIXON!! In 1958, CBS was looking to sell WHCT-TV. Toward the end, Liz Cross said, he saw things that werent there.. Cross joined CBS in 1971, becoming the first Black network sports show anchor. Before his gig in Maine, Slifer was a meteorologist at WVNS 59 News in Ghent, West Virginia. Announcer. of Hartford Hawks Teresa Hamilton Hall . Kenn Venit & Associates, talent coaching and away. WKYU public radio. John LaBella, Announcer. Dr. George Howe, Weather, Passed away. Announcer. 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. 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. Now in San Pedro CA. This was part of a strategy move by the Post to give its various subsidiaries their own independent identities, which worked well at first. Studied at UConn. [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. Gerry (Slim Coxx) Miclette, Downhomer. voiceover for A.J. John Lenhoff, Announcer. Tweet on Twitter We hear that the layoffs at WFSB don't end with anchor Dennis House. 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! The last two shows requiring such accommodation moved off WFSB's schedule in 2022: Dr. Oz in January when it was ended by the syndicator, and then Live with Kelly and Ryan in September, when that show moved to WTNH. Now News Director at KCBS-FM. Away. Passed Away, Robert CONNECTICUT Mike Slifer, an American Meteorological Society Certified Broadcast Meteorologist, has joined WFSB-TV's weather reporting team, he announced last week on social media. 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. Away), George A post shared by Christine and Salt 96.5 TIC (@christineandsalt), Rachael Rays daytime talk show to end after 17 seasons: My passions have evolved, Jennifer Aniston talks one health tip not to skip when youre younger, Student knocked unconscious, Norwalk teacher arrested, Overnight winter storm causes early morning accidents, Two charged in deadly Vernon trench collapse, Macklemore checks in to talk 'Ben,' sobriety, and that adorable moment with his daughter, Demi Lovato slays in 'Scream 6' track 'Still Alive' video, JAX preaches 'Don't call me baby, equal pay me' in new single, 'Cinderella Snapped', Jimmy Kimmel feels Chris Rock should be proud of how he handled Will Smith Oscars slap, Macklemore celebrating new album, 'BEN' with 2023 tour: See the dates. It is therefore not known when he celebrates his birthday. 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! Lives in Port St. Lucie FL and plays golf. Retired in South Windsor CT. Now freelance. Gilardi worked at WBRC in Birmingham since 2013, according to the company's website. Now freelance writer, narrator and TV producer. away. Post 03/01/1973) (Lifestyles in CT WISH-TV Indianapolis in 1980 as anchor He left the network in 1994, and later served as athletic director at Idaho State and Macalester College in Minnesota. away in Newington CT and South Florida Passed Strongin As of September 2022, the station's only syndicated program on weekdays is Inside Edition. Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. also Technical) AMS Certified. The homecoming is especially sweet for him, in part due to his new colleagues. Estate in Old Lyme CT. Theater of Melody) In addition to his AMS certification, he also holds a bachelor of science degree in. It is hard to adequately acknowledge their contributions in a memo. Ralph Eno, News. Retired in 1995 New Britain (Rocky Coxx) Miclette, Jr., Downhomer Passed You can catch Jill on our weekend evening newscasts doing the weather as well as doing stories throughout the week. This email address is already subscribed to the selected list(s). var Words ="%3Ca%20href%3D%22mailto%3Adreynolds@adelphia.net%22%3EEmail%3C/a%3E" Jan Kathleen Johnston, WTIC-TV Kern, Announcer, Left to return to England around 1972. VP Joseph 1 of 18. & Donohue LLC, Passed away Passed Away. In addition, he hosts "Science Sunday" a segment that was done in partnership with the Connecticut Science Center, airing every weekend. Gilardi is currently a. Ginny Wiltse, News. Channel 3 WFSB, announced that long-time meteorologist, Mark Dixon, has been promoted to chief meteorologist. A CT bill would expand it. Slifer wrote on Facebook. 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. She continued, "I am so thankful for my past endeavors and excited for my future with WFSB. West Palm Beach FL. Ken Garee, Weatherforecaster. 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. Most of WFSB's programs are seen in Springfield, Massachusetts, over a low-power semi-satellite station, WSHM-LD (channel 3.7). The station is owned by the Meredith Local Media subsidiary of Des Moines, Iowa -based Meredith Corporation. 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. Bertel, (Profile) WTIC radio had been with NBC Radio for over thirty years. Franz away. WFSB has been far and away the ratings leader in the HartfordNew Haven television market for as long as it has been a CBS affiliate,[13] with WTNH and WVIT regularly switching between a distant second and third place. Passed Away We need to educate young athletes that this is a risk that they are undertaking. Announcer. Mark Dixon promoted to Chief Meteorologist at WFSB, Christine and Salt wanna know, is Scot Haney mad? Sargent, It was the disease that did that.. 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! 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. Passed She joined the station's weather team in 2013. Now writer in Cincinnati OH. F. Crowley, 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. 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. Yes, he has a Bat Phone now and no, he will never ever stop geeking out over weather. and reporter. Passed away December 21, 1977. // --> John Russo, Weather forecaster. . Now retired in Riverton CT. (Courant Get TVSpy delivered straight to your inbox. [22] The sign-off included a clip of the first sign-on of WFSB when they were WTIC and it repeated itself before the actual switch occurred. Went with CT State Police Now at CT Public Radio. Larry Blair, Announcer. Miner, Radio. Bill Heard, News. 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. 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]. Willimantic Chronicle. Now news writer/reader Nominated for multiple Emmy Awards for weather anchoring; he has as well won the award for Best Weathercast from the Connecticut Associated Press Broadcasters Association on numerous occasions. You Jim Thompson, Announcer. Jean Tucker Kravsow, News. Retired in about 1975 living in 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. Theres a lot of denial.. His fascination with the weather continued as he grew up in the heart of Tornado Alley. This summer Dixon starts his twentieth year at Channel 3 WOW, that's a lot of forecasts! The only person he wanted to be with was me. Jim Betty Miller, Radio & TV. anchor. // --> Heres the memo from WFSB General Manager Dana Neves: It has been a difficult morning for all of us at WFSB. Steele, (Profile) Robert Maxwell, Harpist with studio orchestra 1939-40, Composed Kenn Johnny Beckman died on Sunday. 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. Rocky 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. Stage 4 is the most advanced stage of CTE, showing the kind of damage that often causes cognitive and behavioral issues in those exposed to repetitive head trauma. On May 3, 2021, Gray Television announced its intent to purchase the Meredith Local Media division for $2.7 billion. Bill 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. Passed away Jill Gilardi has joined Hartford, Ct., CBS affiliate WFSB as weekend evening meteorologist. Ellsworth, The Sid Stewart, News. Annandale VA. Olivia Passed Away.