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Kara Sundlun
Kara Sundlun
Kara is a three-time Emmy award-winning journalist and anchor with WFSB-TV, a Gray Local Media Station. Kara joined WFSB in 2000 and has covered many of the biggest stories in Connecticut history. She grew up in Detroit, graduated from University of Michigan. She has worked in Rhode Island, Grand Rapids, Michigan, interned at the White House and at CNN’s Washington Bureau. She sits on the boards of Dress for Success Hartford and the Denise D’Ascenzo Foundation. She is currently the co-host of Great Day Connecticut weekdays at 3pm and anchors the noon and 4pm newscast. In addition, Kara is the Chief Digital Anchor at WFSB and host of Kara’s Cures Podcast. Kara is a mother of two and lives in Hartford with her husband Dennis.
Ann Nyberg
Ann Nyberg
Ann Nyberg has spent more than 40 years in television news. She is the longest-serving female news anchor/reporter in Connecticut television history and is WTNH-TV’s longest-serving anchor/reporter in the station’s history. She anchors multiple weekday newscasts, and produces and hosts her own show called “NYBERG.” It spotlights innovators, entrepreneurs, and those in the arts, among other people. In November 2015, Nyberg was inducted into the prestigious Silver Circle. Nyberg has also been named “Best News Anchor” in “Connecticut Magazine” for many years. She began her journey in broadcast journalism immediately following graduation from Purdue University, where she earned a degree in journalism. Nyberg was a television journalist in Indiana and Oklahoma before making Connecticut her home. Ann’s contributions to our community and the vitality of the television industry are vast. In 1993, she founded the Toy Closet Program at Yale-New Haven Hospital, which has provided hundreds of thousands of toys to children of all ages to help ease their trauma. A lover of the arts, Nyberg is a founding board of trustees member of the Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center in Old Saybrook and in 2018, Nyberg was awarded the “Spirit of Katharine Hepburn Award,” given annually to an individual who embodies the spirit, independence and character of the legendary actress. In 2023, she received the Distinguished American Award from the National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame/New Haven County chapter. In 2024, Nyberg received an Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from the University of New Haven.
Danny Lyons
Danny Lyons
Since first stepping onto the airwaves at WLIZ, West Palm Beach on his 18th birthday in 1972, 4 years at his hometown radio Station WWCO, Waterbury, Danny has become a familiar and trusted voice across the state. His career has taken him to WAVZ and KC101 in New Haven to WTIC-FM in Hartford, and ultimately to WEBE in Fairfield County, where he has proudly held his post for an extraordinary 38 years and counting. His voice also reached far beyond Connecticut, broadcasting across 30+ states via 66 WNBC in New York City. A champion for community and philanthropy, Danny has led signature events such as WEBE’s Christmas Wish and KidsFest, and raised millions for organizations including the American Cancer Society, Easter Seals, Special Olympics, St. Vincent’s Hospital’s Swim Across the Sound, and especially the Ronald McDonald House of Connecticut, where he served as an early board member and remains a passionate supporter. Known as a gifted emcee, voice-over talent, and live event host, Danny has earned accolades both on and off the air, even winning a charity dance competition in support of Ronald McDonald House after recovering from triple bypass surgery. Beyond the microphone, Danny cherishes time with his partner Lynne Polino, their granddaughter Cecilia, son Justin, daughter-in-law Jules, and their dog Charlie. With his warmth, dedication, and unmistakable voice, Danny Lyons has not only entertained generations of listeners but also cemented his legacy as a true Connecticut institution.
Joe Furey
Joe Furey
Meteorologist Joe Furey is currently a co-chief Meteorologist at WTNH and WCTX. He has held this position since October 2017 extending his long career in CT radio and television. Joe grew up in Norwalk and attended Villanova University. Joe went on to be with Dr. Mel Goldstein at Western Connecticut State University for 5 years as a graduate student and then he became Assistant Director of the Western Connecticut State University Weather Center. In the mid 80’s Joe worked in TV at News 12 Connecticut while doing weather on many radio stations including KC101, WAVZ and WICC. In the late 80’s Joe moved to the Hartford area and became the Director of the New England Weather Service in Hartford with clients that included Northeast Utilities, WTIC 1080, Fox 61. Joe has been a meteorologist with WFSB as well. He recently celebrated 40 years of forecasting weather and was inducted into the prestigious Silver Circle by the New England Emmy Association in December of 2024.
Ray Dunaway
Ray Dunaway
Ray Dunaway started his career in CT on WTIC in 1992. He graduated from Trinity College in Hartford, worked in Detroit, Dallas, and Kansas City before landing at AM 1080, where he would become a mainstay until his retirement in December of 2021. His laid-back approach to radio, charm and wit endeared him to his listeners. In his decades of work at WTIC-AM he covered important state stories including the Michael Skakel trial, the CT state income tax debate, Governor Rowland’s resignation, the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School as well as the most important national stories during those years. His was the first voice heard in the morning among tens of thousands of Great Hartford (and beyond) listeners. He gave of his time, hosted, and supported endless CT charities.
Juan Castillo
Juan Castillo
Juan Castillo has been with WYBC in New Haven since 1989. He joined the station as an on air announcer and is currently Director of Operations, and Afternoon Drive host. As a young man, Juan fell into trouble with the law. That experience instilled a commitment to make the most of his second chance. He worked for the Department of Corrections as a parole officer and became Regional Director of the Bridgeport and New London field offices. Upon joining WYBC, Juan immersed himself in improving the station’s public service and community involvement while inviting listeners to take “ownership” of the station. His success and the success and longevity of WYBC is attributed to his integrity, professionalism and belief in the important connection between YBC and the community. Juan Castillo resides in Hamden.
Klarn Depalma
Klarn Depalma
Klarn DePalma has had a storied career in Connecticut Broadcasting for more than three decades. A graduate of the University of Connecticut, he began his career in sales at WFSB, then a Meredith Media Group station, and quickly rose through leadership roles, including Local Sales Manager, Director of Sales, and ultimately Vice President and General Manager of four stations. For 13 years, he guided WFSB to consistent dominance in news and digital operations while building strong partnerships with organizations and nonprofits across the state. Klarn has been deeply involved in advancing the industry, serving as Chairman and a longtime board member of the Connecticut Broadcasters Association, as well as a member of the Television Bureau of Advertising’s Board of Governors. His civic leadership includes serving on the Connecticut Science Center Board, where he helped establish the Weather Lab, The Bushnell, and Channel 3 Kids Camp. In 2022, he was named Senior Vice President of Group Sales and Sponsorships for Nexstar Media Group. He lives in Old Saybrook, Connecticut.
Dick Robinson
Dick Robinson
Dick’s nearly seventy years in radio began in Ware, MA and included stops in Holyoke, Springfield, and Providence, RI before landing at WDRC in Hartford. He was a DJ, hosted record hops, and perhaps most notably founded the Connecticut School of Broadcasting, where thousands of Connecticut broadcasters got their training in the industry. Dick’s love for broadcasting has continued with his international radio show “Dick Robinson’s American Standards by the Sea.” Dick is also involved with philanthropic work through his non-profit, The Society for the Preservation of the Great American Songbook.
Dom Bordonaro
Dom Bordonaro
Dom was a broadcast engineer for nearly forty years, beginning with New City in Worcester, MA and retiring in 2019 from Connoisseur Media as its Chief Engineer. He was a highly skilled engineer whose talent, commitment, and dedication extended beyond engineering. His technical expertise and meticulous preparation kept stations on the air. His knowledge contributed to managing through simulcasts, buying and selling stations, moving out of buildings, building studios, installing new antennas/transmitters, launching new automation, and understanding the latest equipment as the world evolved to where almost everything has an IT component. Dom was a once-in-a-generation broadcaster.
John & Carol Babina
John & Carol Babina
After having met at UConn, John and Carol Babina worked with noncommercial radio stations for more than six decades. They founded WMNR, now an all-classical radio station in Monroe, and founded and mentored high school and college radio stations throughout the state. They were instrumental in the technical upgrades and fund-raising that allowed WMNR to become affiliated with the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. WMNR Fine Arts Radio celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2023 and boasts some 60,000 listeners.
Mark Davis
Mark Davis
Mark Davis is the multi-Emmy Award winning Chief Political Correspondent for News 8 and WTNH.com. Mark’s political expertise and excellent reporting skills have made him one of the most popular broadcasters in the state for four decades. Mark has been ‘on the air’ in Connecticut for 37 years and a broadcaster for more than 50. He co-hosted the state’s first Saturday morning news/information/magazine program, “Good Morning Connecticut,” and has filled several anchor slots on various editions of News 8. For most of the 1980s, he could also be heard on the highest-rated weeknight radio call-in program in Connecticut, “Dial Mark Davis” on WTIC AM. He was voted best local TV reporter in the state two years in a row by the readers of “Connecticut Magazine.”
Scot Haney
Scot Haney
Scot Haney keeps Connecticut updated with the most accurate weather forecasts especially tailored to the morning commute on Channel 3/WFSB-TV. He also co-hosts “Great Day Connecticut ” weekdays on Channel 3 at 3 p.m. Scot started his on-air career in Topeka, KS as a weekend weatherman and a weekday general assignment reporter and joined WFBS-TV in 1998. In addition to his extensive on-air work, Scot makes hundreds of community appearances each year, volunteering to help raise millions of dollars in funds and bring awareness to a variety of causes.
Al Terzi
Al Terzi
Al Terzi of Middletown has news anchored at three of Connecticut’s TV network affiliates over the past 47 years. He began his career at WTIC/WTIC-FM/WTIC-TV as a Staff Announcer in 1968. When the Washington Post bought the stations in 1973, Al remained as Newscaster and Talk Show Host at the new WFSB-TV 3 (CBS). In 1980, he became a prime anchor at WTNH-TV 8 (ABC) until January 1994, when he returned to Channel 3. In July 2012, he joined FOXCT as the newest member of its anchor team. And, while he stepped down as a daily anchor last year, he remains a Co-Host of the station’s weekly political show, The Real Story.
Arnold Dean
Arnold Dean
Arnold D’Angelo of Rocky Hill, known as “The Dean of Sports”, joined WTIC-AM in 1965, was its Sports Director and the originator of the station’s Sports Talk, and did play-by-play for a wide range of live sports broadcasts. He also hosted many music shows on the station.
Posthumously honored
Bill Glynn
Bill Glynn
Bill Glynn of Wethersfield is the “voice” of high school sports and professional Minor League Baseball in Connecticut, having done play-by-play for more than 60 years. He began his broadcasting career with WMRD in Middletown (then WCNX) when the station went on the air in 1948 and worked fulltime for more than 30 years. While no longer fulltime, he continues to be an active broadcaster there.
Brad Davis
Brad Davis
Brad Davis of Bloomfield began working at a radio station in Chicopee, Mass. in 1956, after service in the U.S. Marines. He was hired by WTIC-TV (now WFSB) to host a new show that became Connecticut’s answer to Dick Clark’s American Bandstand. That popular Brad Davis Show premiered in 1958 and ran for 11 years. Prior to joining WDRC, he also did radio work at WTIC-AM. And, since 1977, he has continuously hosted his own early morning talk show on WDRC-AM that now also is heard on WMMW-AM, WWCO-AM and WSNG.
Ed Henry
Ed Henry
Ed Henry of Middletown, whose “Polish Melodies Show” has aired every Sunday on the same station WMRD (then WCNX, and now WMRD in Middletown and WLIS in Old Saybrook) for 65 consecutive years, may be the longest continually serving host in Connecticut broadcast history – still going strong with an adoring audience in four states and worldwide (via the Internet).
Joe Dimaggio
Joe Dimaggio
Joe DiMaggio of Wethersfield began his career at WVIT in 1968 and, for 47 years has been its most dedicated employee. When he started in the industry he worked on 16mm and black & white film as a Camera Operator. He has done everything from lighting shows to operating master control, and then to his long career in engineering management, taking the station through the decades into today’s HD technology.
John Ramsey
John Ramsey
John Ramsey of West Hartford entered the industry as a part-time announcer at West Hartford’s WWUH in 1970, and became a Broadcast Engineer in 1978. He currently is General Manager of WWUH/University of Hartford, is Secretary of Chapter 14 of the Society of Broadcast Engineers, is President of the Torrington Community Radio Foundation (licensee of WAPJ in Torrington), and is the Webmaster of HartfordRadioHistory.com
Richard Ferguson
Richard Ferguson
Richard Ferguson of Westport retired in May 2006 after more than 40 years in radio. He served as Chief Operating Officer and later as Executive Vice President of Cox Radio starting in April 1997 when Cox acquired NewCity Communications, a radio group he co-founded and led as President/Chief Executive Officer. Dick was a member of the Cox Radio Board from 1997 through 2006, and continues to consult Cox Radio on acquisitions and strategic planning. During these years, he has also served multiple terms as Chairman of the National Association of Broadcasters. Prior to founding NewCity Communications, he was president of the Katz Broadcasting Company.