CONNECTICUT BROADCASTERS ASSOCIATION
www.ctba.org ● 860-305-2038
PICTURED (left to right):
Standing: CBA Past Chairman Don DeCesare; Joe DiMaggio; Richard Ferguson; Gerry Brooks; Denise D'Ascenzo; John
Ramsey; Michelle Arnold Bassos (daughter of the late Boyd E. Arnold); and CBA Chairman Klarn DePalma.
Seated: Jean Henry (wife of the late Ed Henry); Brad Davis; Al Terzi; Arnold Dean Jr. (son of the late Arnold D’Angelo
[Dean]; Pablo de Jesús Colón Jr.; and Bill Glynn.
Photo Credit: JKoteen Photography
MEDIA CONTACT: Laura Soll, CBA Communications 860-688-4499 or Cell 860-833-4466
TWELVE OUTSTANDING BROADCASTING PROFESSIONALS INDUCTED INTO
“CONNECTICUT BROADCASTERS ASSOCIATION HALL OF FAME”
Inaugural Ceremony Held at CBA’s 60th Annual Convention
HARTFORD, CONN., October 23, 2015 – Twelve (12) outstanding broadcasters were inducted into the
inaugural “Connecticut Broadcasters Association Hall of Fame” on October 20, 2015. The group of inductees
was officially honored at a Luncheon Ceremony at the Hilton Hartford, as part of the Connecticut Broadcasters
Association’s (CBA) 60th Annual Convention. More than 340 broadcasting professionals attended the event, as
did Connecticut Lt. Gov. Nancy Wyman and U.S. Cong. Elizabeth Esty.
“It is a great honor for the Connecticut Broadcasters Association to recognize these 12 remarkable individuals
with this celebration,” explains Klarn DePalma, Chair of the Connecticut Broadcasters Association, and Vice
President and General Manager of WFSB-TV 3 Hartford, Conn. and WSHM-TV 3 and WGGB-TV 40 in
Springfield, Mass. “As part of the event, each individual was introduced with a colorful video vignette that
summarized their long and distinguished service to the broadcasting industry and to Connecticut."
The 2015 inductees of the Connecticut Broadcasters Association Hall of Fame are (alphabetically):
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The late Boyd E. Arnold of Canton;
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Gerry Brooks of Glastonbury;
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Pablo de Jesús Colón Jr. of Stratford;
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Denise D'Ascenzo of Guilford;
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Brad Davis of Bloomfield;
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The late Arnold D’Angelo (Dean) of Rocky Hill;
Joe DiMaggio of Wethersfield;
Richard Ferguson of Westport;
Bill Glynn of Wethersfield;
The late Ed Henry of Middletown;
John Ramsey of West Hartford; and
Al Terzi of Southington.
All 12 CBA Hall of Fame honorees were elected unanimously by CBA’s Board of Directors.
The Hall of Fame was created to complement the organization’s established program of Lifetime Achievement
Awards. Over the last decade, the CBA has presented Lifetime Achievement Awards to Bud Finch, Dr. Mel
Goldstein, and Bob Steele – all legendary on-air talent – and Paul K. Taff, a multi-decade broadcast executive
who concluded his career as the highly regarded President of the Connecticut Broadcasters Association.
Since its establishment in 1955, the Connecticut Broadcasters Association has been a respected industry
leader in legal, governmental, education and community issues on both the State and National levels. Members
include broadcast TV stations, radio stations, vendors and companies with a business interest in broadcasting,
educational facilities, and individuals with involvement in the broadcasting industry. Member radio and TV
stations make it their priority to inform residents about a wide variety of issues, and participate in the
association’s public service campaigns that include the Connecticut Department of Public Safety’s Office of
Statewide Emergency Telecommunications - Emergency Alert System (EAS) and AMBER Alert programs,
among other efforts. For more information about the Connecticut Broadcasters Association, visit www.ctba.org
or call 860-305-2038.
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