WTIC Public Affairs

John, "Willy" Hallihan talks about this years 95th annual event Feb 12-14th at Satre Hill in Salisbury. Like everything else this past year, there will be some changes. Attendance each day will be limited to the first 400 tickets sold. This total reflects 25% of the facility's capacity as required by State of Connecticut regulations. However additional people will be admitted as spectators leave.

Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Chairman Rodney Butler discusses the push for legalized sports betting and how the coronavirus pandemic has affected Foxwoods

Jay Kaplan, Director Roaring Brook Nature Center. Winter is still going strong and there are plenty of activities to do to keep the family entertained safely. 

The latest on the COVID-19 pandemic with Dr. Manisha Juthani with the Yale School of Medicine

Sean Hayes, CEO of Powder Ridge Mountain Park & Resort, Brownstone Exploration & Discovery Park. 

Bridging the 'digital divide' with Tilson Vice President Elin Swanson Katz  

Patrick Comins, Executive Director of The Connecticut Audubon Society. 

DEEP Commissioner Katie Dykes and municipal officials discuss Connecticut's 'waste crisis'  

Tara Willerup, Vice Chairman of the Simsbury Free Library’s Board of Trustees. Students Unveil A Monument To Civil Rights Icon M. L. King in Simsbury -Glass and Stone Memorial Commemorates Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Coming of Age in Connecticut-

Connecticut Conference of Municipalities CEO Joe DeLong discusses the legislative session and the pandemic.

Incoming State House Speaker Matthew Ritter discusses the new legislative session

Jack Pott, Director of Music and Arts at Asylum Hill Congregational Church. Along with Jim Grigsby, member of the Asylum Hill Cong. Church Committee. January 6, 7, & 8 at 7:00pm, January 9 & 10 at 2:00pm Invite your family and a few (socially distanced) friends over to see this year’s video performance of the Boar’s Head and Yule Log Festival. Performances will be live streamed...

Year-in-review of the news with Christine Stuart of CTNewsJunkie.com and Ken Dixon of Hearst Connecticut Media

 Taylor Pratt, Director of the Right Place. The Right Place offers Nationally Accredited Early Childhood Education to children, ages three to five, at two Centers in Hartford, and helps children to acquire the skills they need to be successful learners when they enter kindergarten. To reinforce the importance of parents’ roles in their child/ren’s success, parents take part in wor...

Former University of Hartford archeologist Richard Freund discusses the roots of Christmas and his latest research.

An exit interview with retiring Connecticut State Colleges and Universities President Mark Ojakian.

Sen. Chris Murphy discusses COVID-19, the election and his new book. 

Captain Bramwell Applin discusses The WTIC NewsTalk1080 Holiday Store on Camp CONNRI. for more information visit wtic.com/holiday

Kathy Kogut with the Christmas Tree Growers Association talks myths and facts about real Christmas trees. 

Tim Phelan, with the Connecticut Retail Merchants Association, discusses holiday shopping during the pandemic. 

Jim Cameron, founder the Commuter Action Group, discusses mass transit in the pandemic and transportation funding. 

Don Scott, president at Canton Historical Museum. Collinsville, Connecticut Festival Of Trees Canton Historical Society 11 Front Street Collinsville, CT 06019 Open Daily – Free Admission!! Masks will be required per order by CT Gov. Ned Lamont November 14 - December 13, 2020 Sunday – Wednesday & Saturday: 10 AM – 4PM Thursday – Friday: 10AM – 8PM Website: www.cantonmuseum.org Facebook: cantonh...

Dr. Philip Armstrong, with the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, discusses increasing mosquito populations and species in Connecticut.

Matt Fleury President & Chief Executive Officer Connecticut Science Center.