October 10th is World Mental Health Day, and Brigitte wanted to talk about it. Why is it important to have a day dedicated to mental health awareness? Romy Drucker, Education Program Director of the Walton Family Foundation, explained (00:00). After that, Brigitte welcomed Rob Blanchard, Democratic state Senate candidate for the 28th District, to the…
A busy mid-week Wednesday on “Newsline,” as Brigitte first spoke to Steve Goldstein, an adjunct professor at NYU, about where the majority of people today are getting their news from (00:00). After that – Brigitte was happy to have “That Garden Guy,” Lee Ganim, on to discuss plant- and garden-related topics as we head into…
What are some good tips in terms of preparing for college? How to apply, standardized testing – Brigitte spoke with Priyanka Shingala, the founder of “Let’s Talk College,” about all that and more (00:00). After that, Mark Ellwood, host of Bloomberg’s “Travel Genius” podcast, also dropped by to talk about everything travel-related with Brigitte, and…
Host Brigitte Quinn kicked off a Monday “Newsline” by having a chat with the Director of CT Tourism, Rachel Lenda, about the best places to see fall foliage and other favorite CT spots (00:00), while CBS correspondent Jotam Confino checked in live from Tel Aviv (15:49) with the latest on the Israel/Hamas conflict, which launched…
Brigitte opened a Friday show with a discussion with singer Melissa Newman, daughter of Joanne Woodward and the late Paul Newman, about her upcoming appearance at the Wilton library this Sunday (00:00), while Alex Putterman of the CT Insider joined Brigitte as well for a chat about issues across the state, including Connecticut’s housing crisis…
Brigitte checks in with the American Red Cross’s CEO Richard Brannigan (00:00) about their efforts to help southern states affected by Hurricane Helene, and also had a chat with Interval House’s CEO Mary-Jane Foster about recent domestic violence incidents in Connecticut (16:30)