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Newsline With Brigitte Quinn – Promoting Local Mental Health Awareness

To wrap up a Friday installment of “Newsline,” Brigitte first welcomed to the program Dr. Hilary Blumberg, a Professor of Psychiatry at the Yale School of Medicine, to talk about the Walk at Sherwood tomorrow to promote suicide and mental health awareness (00:00). Jack Rowles, performer, producer, and director of “The Capitol Fools,” dropped by to talk about their upcoming political satire and comedy performance tomorrow at UConn’s Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts (16:01). Finally, theater and movie reviewer Ed Katz dropped in to offer thoughts and analysis on a new SNL movie, a new Netflix series, a recent opera performance, and the classic “Rocky Horror Picture Show” (25:30)

Wanted: More Pet Therapy Animals In Connecticut

There is a low supply and high demand in CT for Pet Therapy teams. Annie Peters, President & CEO of Pet Partners and the Association of Animal Assisted Intervention Professionals (AAAIP), joins Lisa Wexler to talk what it takes to become a good team. Do you have a potential therapy pet? Lisa did this course with Sugar and it was one of the most gratifying experiences of her life.

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Melissa in the Morning: State Rep. Jason Perillo

Representative Jason Perillo represents the 113th Assembly District which covers Shelton. Perillo is up for reelection in November. We asked him about the work he has done since first elected to office in 2007 and his latest work for the state, including restoring voter confidence in local elections.

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Melissa in the Morning: High Resting Heart Procedure

A landmark national clinical trial is underway in Bridgeport for patients with high resting heart rate. St. Vincent’s Medical Center is the first institution in New England to do this procedure. We spoke with Dr. Joseph Tiano, a member of the team performing the procedure, about the heart health breakthrough and who would qualify to participate in the clinical trial.

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Melissa in the Morning: Early Voting in CT

It’s the first time Connecticut is offering early voting for a general election. Monday, October 21st marks the start of early voting. We got all the details about what to expect from Secretary of the State, Stephanie Thomas. A list of each town’s designated early voting polling location can be found online at myvote.ct.gov.

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Melissa in the Morning: Manresa Island

It’s being called ‘an island for all.’ What will Manresa Island in Norwalk become now that major investments are going into restoration and transformation of the 125-acre property? We spoke with Jessica Vonashek, the Executive Director of the Manresa Island Corporation.
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CT Today With Paul Pacelli – Is A Universal Basic Income A Good Idea?

Host Paul Pacelli opened Thursday’s “Connecticut Today” wondering if Connecticut should follow Massachusetts’ lead in a controversial anti-poverty program (00:32). East Lyme GOP State Rep. Holly Cheeseman discussed her opposition to loosening Connecticut’s current retail marijuana advertising laws (07:42). University of New Haven Practitioner in Residence in Public Administration and Political Science Dr. Patricia Crouse offered her thoughts on the current White House race and polling data (15:19)

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Newsline With Brigitte Quinn – Puppy Dogs And The Yankees

It was a feel-good Thursday show on Newsline, as Brigitte first spoke to Bruce Cameron, author “My Three Dogs,” a book telling the story of three dogs separated from their human after an accident and their determination to find their way back home (00:00). Also joining Brigitte was author and Westport native Tim Manners to discuss Waite “Schoolboy” Hoyt, the subject of his new book “Schoolboy: The Untold Journey of a Yankees Hero” (15:30), especially with the Yankees in the post-season and potentially heading to the World Series!

The Lisa Wexler Show – Otherworldly Destinations For Halloween With Nat Geo’s Erika Engelhaupt

National Geographic science journalist, Erika Engelhaupt, joins Lisa Wexler to talk about her latest book: GO TO HELL: A Traveler’s Guide to Earth’s Most Otherworldly Destinations.

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CT Today With Paul Pacelli – How Is This Possible?

Host Paul Pacelli opened Wednesday’s “Connecticut Today” highlighting a Connecticut Mirror story about a recent special needs high school graduate who couldn’t read or write (00:33). Hearst Connecticut Media columnist and senior editor Dan Haar talked about his current project, speaking with more state voters (06:51), while CBS News correspondent Alli Novello joined us from Pennsylvania on the White House campaign trail (13:21)

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