Below is the article from the Hartford Courant
who will the replacement be? What about a secondary anchor in Boston who wants a main anchor job?
Joanne Nesti Calls It A Career After 25 Years
November 1 2006
Joanne Nesti will cap a 25-year broadcasting career as one of the best-known news anchors in the state when she leaves WVIT, Channel 30, next month.
WVIT president and general manager David Doebler said it was Nesti's decision to leave after the Dec. 22 broadcast.
"Joanne has been a consummate pro every single day when it comes to journalism, and when it comes to serving the people in the state of Connecticut," Doebler said. "She is a spectacular talent. We wish her all the happiness in the world."
Her announcement to colleagues Tuesday and her intention to announce it to viewers during the 11 p.m. newscast didn't necessarily come as a surprise, Doebler said.
Nesti cut back her work a year ago, stepping down from co-anchoring the 6 p.m. news with Gerry Brooks late last year to work part time, concentrating solely on the 11 p.m. newscast.
Since last year, she had a one-year contract for the 11 p.m. slot, filling in for Brooks as needed on the 6 p.m. newscast.
She's co-hosted with him during high-profile political debates this year, including a widely watched July debate between Joe Lieberman and Ned Lamont and a gubernatorial debate at the station last month.
Born in the Bronx, Nesti grew up in Wallingford, attended Holy Trinity School in Wallingford and Mercy High School in Middletown. After graduation from Trinity College in Burlington, Vt., she worked as a substitute teacher in Bristol before going to broadcasting school. She first worked in radio in Waterbury and at Hartford's WPOP-AM, alongside her future TV co-anchor, Brooks.
She was named WVIT co-anchor in October 1982 and has since won a number of awards, including an Emmy in 1994 for the station's coverage of a carbon monoxide poisoning death in Suffield.
Doebler said Nesti's departure will be noted with some special programming next month, and plans for future anchor lineups would be announced shortly.
who will the replacement be? What about a secondary anchor in Boston who wants a main anchor job?
Joanne Nesti Calls It A Career After 25 Years
November 1 2006
Joanne Nesti will cap a 25-year broadcasting career as one of the best-known news anchors in the state when she leaves WVIT, Channel 30, next month.
WVIT president and general manager David Doebler said it was Nesti's decision to leave after the Dec. 22 broadcast.
"Joanne has been a consummate pro every single day when it comes to journalism, and when it comes to serving the people in the state of Connecticut," Doebler said. "She is a spectacular talent. We wish her all the happiness in the world."
Her announcement to colleagues Tuesday and her intention to announce it to viewers during the 11 p.m. newscast didn't necessarily come as a surprise, Doebler said.
Nesti cut back her work a year ago, stepping down from co-anchoring the 6 p.m. news with Gerry Brooks late last year to work part time, concentrating solely on the 11 p.m. newscast.
Since last year, she had a one-year contract for the 11 p.m. slot, filling in for Brooks as needed on the 6 p.m. newscast.
She's co-hosted with him during high-profile political debates this year, including a widely watched July debate between Joe Lieberman and Ned Lamont and a gubernatorial debate at the station last month.
Born in the Bronx, Nesti grew up in Wallingford, attended Holy Trinity School in Wallingford and Mercy High School in Middletown. After graduation from Trinity College in Burlington, Vt., she worked as a substitute teacher in Bristol before going to broadcasting school. She first worked in radio in Waterbury and at Hartford's WPOP-AM, alongside her future TV co-anchor, Brooks.
She was named WVIT co-anchor in October 1982 and has since won a number of awards, including an Emmy in 1994 for the station's coverage of a carbon monoxide poisoning death in Suffield.
Doebler said Nesti's departure will be noted with some special programming next month, and plans for future anchor lineups would be announced shortly.