Ed Said - 9/29/16 - Mass Hysteria!
Today's show was all over the place. From Obama being overridden to Trump's feud with a beauty queen, with a stop in New Orleans for some statue talk. Hold on tight.
32m Sep 29, 2016
32m
Electric car has motorists seeing green
The electric car is proving to be an environmental winner says Ed Ingalls, owner of Newington-based CT Electric Car. Ingalls was a guest on Front & Center, hosted by Dan Lovallo. He talked about his business installing EV charging stations, the history of his company and the environmental benefits of electric cars.Podcast photo credit: Nerthuz/iStock/Getty Images Plus#electric cars #environment
23m Sep 29, 2016
23m
Ed Said - 9/28/16 - Ed Goes To The Dogs.
Montreal has drawn the scorn of dog lovers everywhere with there recent pit bull ban. Plus: should Olympic athletes get tax breaks for winning?
26m Sep 28, 2016
26m
Frontier Communications launches sports network
Frontier Communications has launched a sports network that focuses on youth, high school and college sports played across Connecticut. Noah Finz, a former sports director for a Connecticut television station, is directing the Vantage Sports Network. On Front & Center with host Dan Lovallo, he discussed the venture.Podcast photo credit: YinYang/E+/Getty Images#sports #youth #high school #college...
22m Sep 27, 2016
22m
Ed Said - 9/26/16 - Time To Debate! Jason Page Talks Tonight's Debates PLUS Accusations of Subversion!
Hillary and Donald square off in the first debate tonight. Jason Page drops in to help Ed preview the event. Plus, calls on policing and subverting the "American Way".
28m Sep 26, 2016
28m
Ed Said - 9/23/16 - Wanting More From Our Leaders, Policing and Race PLUS Global Security Specialist Robert Caltabiano
Ed tweets with CT pols and comments on the importance of being informed. And Global Security Specialist Robert Caltabiano talks about the immigration issue and national security.
19m Sep 23, 2016
19m
Ed Said - 9/22/16 - Broken Trust, IRS Impeachment and "Outrage"
Fox News Radio's Jared Halpern talks about the issues facing the head of the IRS. The issue of trust being broken and the problem with outrage for the sake of it.
35m Sep 22, 2016
35m
Helping small business with digital marketing
More than ever, it is paramount that small businesses have a website. But what about the infrastructure necessary to operate such a site? Robert Massimilian, Senior Marketing Manager of the East Region for Frontier Communications, explains how Frontier can assist businesses in digital marketing. He was a guest on Front & Center with Dan Lovallo.Podcast photo credit: Mikko Lemola/iStock/Getty Im...
23m Sep 21, 2016
23m
Website redesign is a process
Deciding when to redesign your business website and actually implementing the process are two different things. Danielle Cyr, Vice President of Integrated Marketing for Co Communications in Farmington, explains how to undertake redesigning a website. She also discusses other website-related topics on Front & Center with host Dan Lovallo.Podcast photo credit: Christopher Robbins/Digital Vision/G...
20m Sep 21, 2016
20m
Ed Said - 9/20/16 - Why People Can't Talk About the Police and Jared Halpern on Immigration
Another day another unarmed man dead, this time in Tulsa. Is it possible to acknowledge that there is a problem with policing without condemning everyone in uniform? Also, Jared Halpern talks how fingerprint technology has led to errors in immigration.
20m Sep 20, 2016
20m
Ed Said - 9/19/16 - Ed Is Back From Vacation with Prof. Saxe and Election Talk!
Ed is back with Prof. Saxe and his thoughts on where the election stands. Plus the latest on the bombing suspect, civil forfeiture and why Trump is wrong all the way around.
29m Sep 19, 2016
29m
Connecticut making business strides
The state of Connecticut is making strides to create a more business-friendly environment. So says Catherine Smith, the state's Commissioner of Economic and Community Development. On Front and Center with Dan Lovallo , the commissioner and Mike Shanahan, co-founder and president of Winsted-based Cadco, talked about the changing business climate. Shanahan also shared how he has received state as...
48m Sep 16, 2016
48m
Schwartz says be prepared for election year scams
It is a presidential election year - in case you haven't heard - and that means election time scams, says Howard Schwartz, Executive Communications Director of the Better Business Bureau, serving Connecticut. Schwartz, a guest on Front & Center with host Dan Lovallo, talks about such scams, the latest regulations involving telemarketers and much more.Photo credit for podcast: 3D_generator/iStoc...
24m Sep 09, 2016
24m
Christa Sterling talks about the important of continuing education
We are never too old to learn, regardless of age or occupation. That was the message from Christa Sterling, Director of Continuing Education at Central Connecticut State University. On Front & Center with host Dan Lovallo, Sterling talked about the various programs and lectures being offered at CCSU, including Life & Leisure, Professional Development and Tech It Out.Photo credit: Tom Merton/OJ...
26m Sep 08, 2016
26m
Ed Said - 9/8/16 - Bad Business Decisions, Senate Fails to Act on Zika and the Lie of Voter Fraud.
A mattress store in Texas made a commercial in poor taste and is now paying the price. Plus, the Senate failed to do anything about Zika as they continue to be ineffective at their jobs.
30m Sep 08, 2016
30m
How Frank Gulluni made a public-private program work
Frank Gulluni is the Director Manufacturing Technology at Asnuntuck Community College in Enfield, CT. He has a track record of public service dating back more than 50 years. He has been recognized on the floor of the U.S. Congress, honored by a governor and has talked with Presidents of the United States about his success in job training programs he has created. On Front & Center with host Dan ...
48m Sep 07, 2016
48m
Ed Said - 9/7/16 - Higher Education Continues to Fall, Fantasy Football and Lis Wiehl Talks Top Legal Stories.
Safe Spaces and trigger words continue to dominate college campuses, much to their detriment. Lis drops in to talk all things legal AND I decide to rejoin Fantasy Football.
28m Sep 07, 2016
28m
Ed Said - 9/6/16 - Letting Go of Heroes, CT Should go to Pot and Fantasy Football.
Penn State courts controversy by honoring Joe Pa. CT not one of 5 stares with pot on the Nov. ballot which means we are missing out. And I return to fantasy football. For better or worse.
24m Sep 06, 2016
24m
How the private and public sector collaborate on jobs
There is a certain synergy between a greater Hartford, CT manufacturer and a government inspired program that is leading to positive results. Peter Egan, Human Resources Director at Carey & Floyd Manufacturing Inc. in Cromwell, talked about how he is hiring graduates of the Hartford Job Corps Academy, a program which got its start under President Lyndon B. Johnson. Egan was a guest on Front & C...
25m Sep 06, 2016
25m
Timna Tarr talks about flourishing quilt business
Making quilts can be a rewarding business. Just ask quilt artist Timna Tarr, whose work will appear at a show in Suffield, CT the weekend of Sept. 10 and 11. Tarr, guest on Front & Center with host Dan Lovallo, talked about her business and how she - went to school to become an artist - developed an interest in making quilts.Photo credit: Diane Labombarbel/E+/Getty Images#quilts #business #artist
16m Sep 06, 2016
16m
Norcross says Connecticut financial situation not good. How does this bode for business?
Eileen Norcross directs the State and Local Policy Project of the Mercatus Center at George Mason University. Recently, she wrote a column on the state of Connecticut's dire financial situation. Appearing on Front & Center with host Dan Lovallo, she discussed why the state is in dire straits and the possible impact on business.Photo credit: f11 photo/iStock/Getty Images Plus#business #connectic...
9m Sep 01, 2016
9m
Ed Said - 9/1/16 - The Importance of Relaxing, Hot Takes this Morning and Rachel Sutherland on Trumps Visit to Mexico.
I prepare for a long weekend by extolling the virtues of unplugging from the world. Fox News Radio's Rachel Sutherland checks in on Trump's visit to Mexico and the phones were hot right off the bat today. What was the hot topic?
19m Sep 01, 2016
19m
How marketers can get their emails opened
Frustrated as a business, because potential clients are not opening your emails? Danielle Cyr has some advice that might turn the tide. Cyr is Vice President of Integrated Marketing at Co-Communications in Farmington. On Front & Center with host Dan Lovallo, she offered some tips on getting potential clients to open email.#business #email #marketing
7m Sep 01, 2016
7m
Ed Said - 8/31/16 - The Importance of Conversations, Voters Going For the Same Old Same and Lis Wiehl
Talk Radio doesn't have to be a one-way street. Why voters keep making the same mistakes and when a term should be over. Also, Lis Wiehl has the top legal stories of the week.
29m Aug 31, 2016
29m
Will Hartford, Connecticut have to file for bankruptcy?
Hartford, Connecticut's financial crisis has reached the stage where some are predicting the state's capital city could file for bankruptcy. Dan Haar, who writes about business, the economy, politics and the people of Connecticut for the Hartford Courant newspaper, discussed the topic on Front & Center with host Dan Lovallo. #hartford #connecticut #bankruptcy #financial
22m Aug 30, 2016
22m
Ed Said - 8/30/16 - The Freedom of Choice, Jon Decker and The Night Of
The internet gives us lousy, negative clickbait articles and I am tired of it. Fox News Radio's Jon Decker talks about lack of participation in Obamacare. Plus more fallout from the Kaepernick Incident.
40m Aug 30, 2016
40m
The air we breathe indoors is dirtier than outside
The air we breathe indoors is dirtier than outside, so says Vinnie Aspromonti. Appearing on Front & Center with host Dan Lovallo, Aspromonti explained why indoor air can be unhealthy, but how today's air purifiers could save the day. Aspromonti owns three "Aerus Home" franchises in West Hartford, Waterbury and Meriden, Connecticut.#air #pollution #purifiers
23m Aug 30, 2016
23m
Ed Said - 8/29/16 - The National Anthem, sports, and health care featuring Keith Reed & Prof. Alan Saxe
We kick off the inaugural podcast with Keith Reed on Colin Kaepernick's sitting down during the National Anthem and Prof. Alan Saxe talks ObamaCare rate hikes.Photo Credit - PRPhotos
30m Aug 29, 2016
30m
Sen. Linares on why millennials are leaving Connecticut
A recent op-ed piece in the Hartford Courant, from a millennial explaining why he has left Connecticut twice, is causing quite a stir. State Sen. Art Linares, R-33, is a small business owner. On Front & Center with host Dan Lovallo, he explains some of the obstacles millennials are faced with in the Nutmeg State.#connecticut #millennials #taxes #regulations
24m Aug 28, 2016
24m
How to negotiate purchases and keep your computer safe
Predictions are this year's back-to-school sales could be strong. But did you know there is wiggle room to negotiate some merchandise, before you purchase, especially big ticket items? Howard Schwartz, Executive Communications Director of the Better Business Bureau, serving Connecticut, discusses consumer options on Front & Center with host Dan Lovallo. He also talks about how to protect your c...
23m Aug 27, 2016
23m
Connecticut sales tax free week and more
Connecticut is staging a sales tax free week through August 27. Tim Phelan, President of the Connecticut Retailers Merchants Association talks about how the program works on Front & Center with host Dan Lovallo. He also discusses other issues facing members of CRMA.#taxes #sales #merchants
25m Aug 27, 2016
25m
Chris Sacchinelli helps Connecticut businesses grow
Chris Sacchinelli wants Connecticut businesses to grow. The co-founder of Help Grow CT talks about how his business can take other businesses to the next level so that they can thrive rather than just survive. He details the strategy on Front & Center with host Dan Lovallo.#connecticut #business #strategy
48m Aug 25, 2016
48m
Frontier Communications holds job fair Aug. 31
Frontier Communications will be holding a job fair on Aug. 31 at its downtown New Haven facility. Paul Quick, Senior Vice President and General Manager of Frontier Communications' Connecticut operations, talks about the job fair and other Frontier activities on Front & Center with host Dan Lovallo.#job fair #frontier communications #telecommunications
16m Aug 24, 2016
16m
Downtown New Britain is hot and a cure for dry mouth?
Downtown New Britain is hot right now, drawing the attention of developers committed to investing millions of dollars. Greg Bordonaro, editor of the Hartford Business Journal, discusses the exciting projects under exploration in New Britain on Front & Center with host Dan Lovallo. Bordonaro also talks about a Farmington-based start-up, working on a cure for dry mouth.#new britain #downtown #sta...
12m Aug 23, 2016
12m
Manufacturing opportunities abound in Connecticut
Manufacturing jobs in Connecticut are growing, but there are not enough qualified workers to fill the positions. Enter Asnuntuck Community College in Enfield and Frank Gulluni, Director of Manufacturing Technology at the school. Appearing on Front & Center with Dan Lovallo, Gulluni talked about the manufacturing-related courses at the college and how a career in manufacturing could be a prosper...
23m Aug 23, 2016
23m
Wayne Winsley's cause offers a pathway to a new life
Wayne Winsley knew what it was like to grow up impoverished, but he turned his life around, as a talk show host and motivational speaker, and now wants to do the same for others. On this edition of Front &Center with host Dan Lovallo, Winsley talks about "Brave Enough to Fail." He is the executive director of the organization.#poverty #hope #courage #failure
24m Aug 20, 2016
24m
Olympic scams and FTC amends telemarketing regulations
Who knew the Olympics might provide a landscape for scammers? Howard Schwartz, the Executive Communications Director for the Better Business Bureau serving Connecticut, explains how scammers use the Olympics. And the Federal Trade Commission has amended telemarketing regulations. Schwartz covers these topics and more on Front & Center with host Dan Lovallo.#olympics #scams #telemarketers
23m Aug 20, 2016
23m
Biomedical research is a costly process
As health care costs rise, speculation abounds about which industry is to blame. Is it insurance companies, or hospitals, or the pharmaceutical companies or the research institutes? Former Pennsylvania congressman Jim Greenwood explains that it costs millions of dollars to conduct research for new drugs. Greenwood, Chief Executive Officer of the Biotechnology Innovation Organization, talks abou...
20m Aug 20, 2016
20m
Connecticut's onerous property tax burden is everybody's business
A recent survey showed Connecticut residents and businesses carry some of the nation's most burdensome property tax loads. Connecticut State Sen. Paul Formica, a business owner, talks about the property tax albatross on Front &Center with Dan Lovallo. He also offers theories on how the system can change.#property taxes #connecticut #business
20m Aug 20, 2016
20m
Ads right on Target
Danielle Cyr says marketing experts can learn plenty from retailer Target's back-to-school ads. Cyr, Vice-President of Integrated Marketing for Farmington-based Co-communications, discusses the Target ads on Front & Center with host Dan Lovallo. She also talks about website updating and how to tell marketing and public relations firms apart.#marketing #public relations #advertising
17m Aug 20, 2016
17m
Library at Central Connecticut State University paves way for tech and business
On this edition of Front & Center with host Dan Lovallo, we learn about the perfect integration of an on campus university library and technology and business. Martha Kruy, Reference Instructional Assessment Librarian, and Sharon Clapp, Digital Resources Librarian at the Elihu Burritt Library are Dan's guests. The library is located on the campus of Central Connecticut State University in New B...
48m Aug 19, 2016
48m
Hair stylist helps shut-ins
Judy Rush has been a hair stylist for over 30 years, but she says the best part of her profession is going into the homes of shut-ins and styling the hair of those people unable to leave their homes. Rush talks about her career on Front & Center with host Dan Lovallo.#hair stylist #shut-ins #career
25m Aug 18, 2016
25m
DeJonge explains how Brexit could impact Connecticut economy
Great Britain's vote in June to exit the European Union (Brexit) could impact Connecticut's economy. So says Alissa DeJonge, Vice President of Research at the Connecticut Economic Resource Center. DeJonge explains the possible effects, during this interview on Front & Center with host Dan Lovallo.#connecticut #economy #impact
17m Aug 18, 2016
17m
Frontier Communications schedules job fair
Frontier Communications will hold a job fair on Aug. 31 at its New Haven office. Joe Ferraiolo, Area General Manager -New Haven, Frontier Communications, talked about the job fair on Front & Center with host Dan Lovallo. Ferraiolo also talked about Frontier Communications' extensive involvement in the community.#job fair #Frontier Communications #community
11m Aug 14, 2016
11m
Report indicates regional approach is best for Metro Hartford
Rather than acting as 38 separate communities, a new report indicates Metro Hartford, with a population of 1 million people, would benefit acting as a region. Entitled 2016 Metro Hartford Progress, the study suggests that tackling education, transportation, business and other areas regionally would strengthen the entire area. Scott Gaul, Community Indicators Project Director for the Hartford Fo...
18m Aug 13, 2016
18m
Connecticut Tennis Open an economic boom
The Connecticut Tennis Open, which gets underway at the Connecticut Tennis Center at Yale on Aug. 19, is an economic boom for the region. Anne Worcester, the tournament director, says the event will generate $10 million for the business community. Worcester, a guest on Front & Center with host Dan Lovallo, talks about the tournament field, the logistics of the event and how people can obtain ti...
19m Aug 12, 2016
19m
Transportation advocate Jim Cameron talks proposed train and bus fare hikes
Jim Cameron is a well known transportation advocate in Connecticut. His websites, talkingtransportation.blogspot.com and commuteractiongroup.org are must see sites on the topic. In this edition of Front & Center with host Dan Lovallo, Cameron talks about proposed Connecticut Department of Transportation fare hikes on trains and buses in the state. #connecticut #fares #transporation #Jim Cameron
25m Aug 11, 2016
25m
Sen. Hwang rails about train and bus fare hikes by ConnDOT
The Connecticut Department of Transportation's plan to raise fares on Metro-North, Shore Line East and CTTransit buses is not sitting well with one veteran state senator. Sen. Tony Hwang, R-28, discusses the issue on Front & Center with host Dan Lovallo, including the impact fare hikes will have on business.#Connecticut #fares #transportation #trains #buses
23m Aug 11, 2016
23m
Bordonaro talks paid sick leave, gas heat, untaxed property and more
Fifty-nine percent of all property in the city of Hartford, CT is non-taxable. So reports Greg Bordonaro, editor of the Hartford Business Journal. Bordonaro, a guest on Front & Center with host Dan Lovallo, talked about the Hartford situation, a paid sick leave study showing millennials are getting hurt by the law, the expansion of gas pipe lines that has not produced the desired results and ch...
15m Aug 09, 2016
15m
Sen. Kelly wants public hearings on health insurance rates
With insurance companies in the Connecticut health insurance exchange requesting massive premium hikes, state Sen. Kevin Kelly, R-21st, is calling on the majority party in the Connecticut state legislature to schedule a public hearing between the insurance committee and insurance companies to determine why rates are increasing. The senator, a ranking member of the General Assembly's Insurance a...
21m Aug 09, 2016
21m