Category Archives: Departures

Bill Ryan Has Died

I am sorry to report that Bill Ryan, former Courant columnist, master reporter and a natural-born story-teller, has died. Here’s his obituary.

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Cohen Departs Conservatively

This comment from Laurence Cohen is making the rounds: …after 16 years, my regular Courant column-writing days are over. Still doing columns for Hart. Business Journal, Waterbury R-A, and Banker & Tradesman, in Boston. Larry has been writing for The Courant in some capacity or another for a long, long time; and of course everyone’s [...]

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Helen Ubinas Announces Her Departure

Helen Ubinas has always been blunt. So it is no surprise that she stays in character while announcing her departure from The Courant. This is a huge loss for the newspaper and hopefully a fresh start for Helen, who has put many a deserving big shot — from the governor on down — in his [...]

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Decades Of Experience, Talent Dismissed

Here is as complete a list as I could muster as to which of the Courant’s fine journalists were let go in the latest round  of layoffs.  The amount of talent and experience represented here is staggering. Lew Bresee from editorial, longtime reporter Grace Merritt, photo techs Emelda Alexander and Kathy Willard, Copy Desk chief  [...]

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