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When Hank Guerrero appears on video conference to chat about his new role as general manager at NBC Connecticut and Telemundo Connecticut, he’s at his desk in an open-collar shirt — much as he appears in his official headshot from the station. The smiling, relaxed and youthful GM look appears authentic to the man, but it’s also very much in line with a station policy that’s trying to speak to a younger, perhaps more unbuttoned demographic.

Gov. Ned Lamont's office announces deal with Mohegan Tribe and Connecticut Lottery Corp. that addresses the state's move to authorize sports wagering and

Published February 26. 2021 10:44AM  Jon Lender, The Hartford Courant Right up to the last moment, the Lamont administration has been conspicuously quiet about whether it will extend the controversial $250,000, no-bid contract it entered Dec. 1 with the public relations firm of ex-TV news reporter Duby McDowell to handle COVID-related communications for the Department of Health (DPH).  But finally on Thursday, just days three days before Sunday’s expiration of the $83,000-a-month agreement, DPH’s acting communications director, David Dearborn, confirmed that arrangements are underway to...

State employee says he was fired for questioning $10K COVID fine FacebookTwitterEmail 3 1of3Bridgeport Mayor-elect Joseph Ganim consults with Av Harris prior to a press conference to announce a transition task force at the Public Library main branch on Monday Nov.16, 2015 in Bridgeport, Conn. Harris, who was a spokesman for the Secretary of the State's office, is assisting Ganim with media communications.Cathy Zuraw / Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less 2of3 Av Harris has been filling in as spokesman for Bridgeport Mayor Joe Ganim.File / Cathy Zuraw / Hearst Connecticut Me...

Duby McDowell and Kevin Rennie will no longer be co-hosts of WFSB, Channel 3′s weekend Face the State news-interview show after this Sunday’s broadcast, following criticism that McDowell had a conflict of interest because of her private public-relations firm’s new $250,000, no-bid contract with the administration of Gov. Ned Lamont, a fellow Democrat for whom she has expressed public support. McDowell and Rennie, who is a Courant columnist, were hired as a team in October to replace recently departed “Face the State” host Dennis House — and now they’re both leaving after a proble...