Daily Archives: March 31, 2009

Jim K’s Last Gift To Us

It was perhaps Jim Kuykendall’s last little gift to his colleagues at the Courant to bring so many of them together under one roof. The gathering at Newington’s Church of Christ, Congregational  was a reminder of the newspaper staff as it used to be — larger, stronger, and happier. There were lots of people there from those [...]

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Chicago’s Other Bankrupt Newspaper

The Chicago Sun-Times joins the bread line.

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Olivia’s Book Hits The Street

This from alum Oliva Gentile… Dear friends, I’m really happy to announce that my book, LIFE LIST, a biography of a phenomenal but little-known woman, goes on sale today! You can find out much more at my funky new website, www.oliviagentile.com. If you have a moment, could you please help me get the word out [...]

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TVification Dissection Begins

What to make of the TVification of The Hartford Courant… (based on little information)… and the new publisher (based on even less information). The new publisher appears to be a TV guy more than a newspaper guy, and like his predecessor, a businessman rather than a journalist in temperment and experience. He is way more [...]

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