Brian & Company
3,892 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 10 hours ago - ★★★★★ - 1 ratingBrian Shactman wakes Connecticut up with all the information you need to start your day. News, weather, traffic and sports plus, interviews with the people making the news each day. It’s the perfect way to start your day informed and entertained – Mornings with Brian & Company 5:30am-9am!
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Episodes
Ray and Joe D: Growth in CT
November 12, 2020 15:46 - 9 minutes - 8.48 MBKeith Phaneuf from CTMIRROR.ORG discusses his latest article. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Ray and Joe D: People Helping People
November 12, 2020 15:45 - 8 minutes - 8.21 MBSister Theresa from The House of Bread calls in to discuss their big “Hunger Drive-Thru” coming up to feed families in need. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Ray and Joe D: Update On Schools
November 12, 2020 15:44 - 9 minutes - 9.11 MBCommissioner of The CT Department of Education Miguel Cardona discusses the state of schools, students, and teachers. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Ray and Joe D: Holiday Season
November 12, 2020 15:40 - 9 minutes - 9.18 MBHalley Allaire from Allaire Elder Law discusses the holidays and when getting together with parents/family over Thanksgiving looking for signs that they may need help, and making sure they have their legal docs in place. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Ray and Joe D w Dr. Michael T Conner 11-11-20
November 11, 2020 14:30 - 9 minutes - 9.03 MBThe Superintendent of Middletown Public Schools Dr. Michael T. Conner talks to Ray and Joe about how they are doing in the pandemic. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Ray and Joe D: New Officers
November 11, 2020 14:20 - 9 minutes - 8.58 MBNew Britain Chief of Police Christopher Chute joins Ray and Joe to talk about the 32 new police officers that were inducted last Friday. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Ray and Joe D: Election Reflection
November 11, 2020 14:19 - 8 minutes - 8.13 MBChristine Stuart from CTNEWSJUNKIE.COM discusses final election thoughts as well what the new legislative leaders will have in the coming months. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Ray and Joe D: Veteran's Day
November 11, 2020 14:18 - 10 minutes - 9.29 MBCommissioner of The Department of Veterans Affairs Thomas Saadi speaks on the importance of Veteran's Day. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Ray and Joe D: Remembering Alex Trebeck
November 10, 2020 14:12 - 8 minutes - 7.38 MBMatt Buckler is with the Journal Inquirer. He talks about the importance and legacy of the Great Alex Trebeck. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Ray and Joe D: Patriots Dynasty
November 10, 2020 14:11 - 9 minutes - 8.55 MBJeff Benedict is The Author of “The Dynasty,” an insider’s history of the Patriots franchise over the past quarter-century of greatness. He discusses Brady, Belichick, and Kraft as well as The Sale that Never Happened. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Ray and Joe D: Thank You To Veterans
November 10, 2020 14:10 - 9 minutes - 8.88 MBJoel Johnson from Johnson Brunetti and Amy Schuster, The Owner of Lucky You Flowers team up to talk about their Say Thank You To Veterans campaign. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Ray and Joe D: Regulating Eversource
November 09, 2020 15:15 - 8 minutes - 8.18 MBMarissa Gillett is The Chairman of PURA. She discusses the latest Eversource request and how the battle is going with them. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Ray and Joe D: Stepping In To New Role
November 09, 2020 15:11 - 8 minutes - 7.9 MBNew Senate Minority Leader Kevin Kelly checks in to discuss his new role replacing Sen Fasano, and his focus on gaining senate seats in 2022. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Ray and Joe D: Assisted Living During Covid
November 09, 2020 14:33 - 9 minutes - 8.65 MBCarlene Rhea is The Director of Assisted Living and Resident Services at McLean. She talks to Ray and Joe about the impact of COVID and if it should impact your decision to move a loved one right now. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Ray and Joe D: Election Fraud?
November 09, 2020 14:28 - 9 minutes - 8.44 MBAtty. Chris Mattei, former Assistant U.S. District Attorney in Connecticut, discusses President Trump's claims of election fraud. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Ray and Joe D: Battery Incentives
November 06, 2020 16:11 - 9 minutes - 8.43 MBWayne Pesce is The President of The Connecticut Food Association. He explains the story in The Hartford Business Journal: As storms become more frequent, CT grocers want battery incentives. Also what does the supply chain look like now heading into winter and the cold and Flu season. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Ray and Joe D: Election Results?
November 06, 2020 16:10 - 9 minutes - 9.08 MBDavid Lightman checks in with his weekly visit with Ray and Joe to discuss the latest. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Ray and Joe D: Phase 2.1
November 06, 2020 16:10 - 7 minutes - 7.16 MBGovernor Ned Lamont talks to Ray and Joe about the new rolled back guidelines that go in effect today! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Ray and Joe D: Testing At Schools
November 06, 2020 16:09 - 9 minutes - 9.09 MBJeff Leake, The Connecticut Education Association President discusses state COVID-19 testing pilot program for schools. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Ray and Joe D: Voter Turnout
November 04, 2020 16:48 - 9 minutes - 8.48 MBMayor Luke Bronin talks about voter turnout in the capitol city as well as the impact Phase 2.1 will have on the city. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Ray and Joe D: Election News
November 04, 2020 16:46 - 8 minutes - 8.2 MBBill Curry, White House counselor to President Clinton and a two-time Democratic nominee for governor of Connecticut, fills us in on election results. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Ray and Joe D: State Election Results
November 04, 2020 16:45 - 9 minutes - 9.1 MBChris Keating is the Courant's Capitol Bureau Chief. He checks in with some State Election Results See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Ray and Joe D: Winner, Winner!
November 04, 2020 16:45 - 9 minutes - 8.5 MBMatt Ritter calls in as he was the winner and looks ahead to what he will continue to do. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Ray and Joe D: Election Day
November 03, 2020 15:13 - 9 minutes - 8.34 MBSecretary of The State Denise Merrill calls as the polls open on Election Day. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Ray and Joe D: Crashes Increasing
November 03, 2020 15:12 - 9 minutes - 8.69 MBAmy Parmenter is the Manager of Public and Government Affairs for The AAA Allied Group. She explains with the time change comes more car crashes and also, we could see gas drop below $2 a gallon before the year's end. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Ray and Joe D: Latest Election News
November 02, 2020 16:58 - 9 minutes - 8.78 MBChristine Stuart from CT News Junkie previews the elections. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Ray and Joe D: New Haven Update
November 02, 2020 16:57 - 7 minutes - 6.71 MBMayor of New Haven Justin Elicker updates us about the schools, and the effect of Phase 3. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Ray and Joe D: Open Enrollment
November 02, 2020 16:57 - 8 minutes - 7.71 MBJames Michel is the CEO of Access Health CT. He explains Open Enrollment and how you can be covered. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Ray and Joe D: Hartford Symphony
October 29, 2020 14:46 - 9 minutes - 8.51 MBCarolyn Kuan is the Conductor of The Hartford Symphony Orchestra. On the scheduled weekend of each Masterworks concert this season, we are premiering a new online episode of Masterworks In-Depth, which is a deep dive into the composers and music we had programmed for that month’s concerts, hosted by Carolyn Kuan. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Ray and Joe D: State Election Update
October 29, 2020 14:45 - 9 minutes - 8.8 MBLiz Kurantowicz is a Republican strategist and principal with The Drury Group. She updates the State Election Races. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Ray and Joe D: Voting
October 29, 2020 14:44 - 10 minutes - 9.87 MBDan Haar is a Columnist and Associate Editor at Hearst Connecticut Media. He says that voters are using drop boxes, not mail; absentees less than forecast. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Ray and Joe D: Distance Learning
October 28, 2020 14:25 - 9 minutes - 8.42 MBDr. Julian Ford is a Prof. Of. Psychology at UConn Health. He discusses how to help cope with distance learning, especially in older teens. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Ray and Joe D: Election Time
October 28, 2020 14:24 - 8 minutes - 8.01 MBAna Radelat is The CT Mirror Washington DC Correspondent. She discusses next week's election with Ray and Joe. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Ray and Joe D: Election is Looming
October 27, 2020 15:43 - 7 minutes - 7.33 MBProf Scott McLean is a Quinnipiac University Professor of Political Science. The Election is one week away, what if anything at this point can candidates do to change a voters mind. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Ray and Joe D: Technology Going Too Far
October 27, 2020 15:42 - 9 minutes - 8.71 MBLon Seidman from lon.tv discusses tech news and reviews and also talks about a woman suing Apple over a gambling app. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Ray and Joe D: Manufacturing On The Up
October 26, 2020 13:56 - 9 minutes - 8.64 MBChris DiPentima is The CBIA president and CEO. The 2020 Connecticut Manufacturing Report, See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Ray and Joe D: Election Crunch Time
October 26, 2020 13:36 - 6 minutes - 6.43 MBJR Romano is The State Republican Party Chairman. He talks about what he expects going into the election. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Ray and Joe D: Drive Up Flu Shot
October 26, 2020 13:35 - 8 minutes - 7.93 MBWethersfield Mayor Mike Rell discusses the cool fact that The History Channel was recently on location at the Hurlburt Dunham House filming for their upcoming series on food that built America. Also, they are doing a drive up flu shot clinic so people don’t have to get out of their car, just roll up their sleeves. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Ray and Joe D: Domestic Violence
October 23, 2020 13:31 - 9 minutes - 8.49 MBCaptain Gary Wallace formerly of the Middletown Police Department, is now the Director of Community Engagement at the Community Health Center in Middletown. He discusses the sixth annual Walk to End the Silence walk to raise awareness of Domestic Violence See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Ray and Joe D: Good News From The Travelers
October 23, 2020 13:27 - 8 minutes - 8.26 MBNathan Grube and Andy Bassette from Travelers and The Travelers Championship discuss the total money raised from the 2020 tournament. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Ray and Joe D: Week Recap in D.C.
October 23, 2020 13:24 - 10 minutes - 9.56 MBDavid Lightman from McClatchy Newspapers in Washington D.C. recaps the debate and the confirmation of Judge Barrett. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Ray and Joe D: Economic Forecast
October 23, 2020 13:22 - 9 minutes - 8.98 MBFred Carstenson is The Director of UConn’s Connecticut Center for Economic Analysis. He talks to Joe D about the long-term Connecticut economic forecast. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Ray and Joe D: Popular Vote
October 22, 2020 15:52 - 8 minutes - 8.09 MBVermont State Senator Christopher Pearson talks with Ray and Joe about The 37 States and DC that are totally ignored in the Presidential Election. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Ray and Joe D: High School Football
October 22, 2020 15:50 - 11 minutes - 10.5 MBSports Columnist for The Hartford Courant Mike Anthony discusses high school football being played despite the Governor's warnings. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Ray and Joe D: Debate Tonight
October 22, 2020 15:50 - 8 minutes - 8.2 MBDr. Kenneth Long is A Professor of History and Political Science University of Saint Joseph and he previews tonight's presidential debate. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Ray and Joe D: Medical Field
October 22, 2020 15:48 - 8 minutes - 8.04 MBDr. Bob Russo is The Interim Executive Director of the Connecticut State Medical Society. He talks about what the medical society is doing for its members during incredibly challenging times. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Ray and Joe D: Voter Registration
October 22, 2020 15:47 - 9 minutes - 8.4 MBCT Secretary of State Denise Merrill joins the guys to remind everyone to register to vote. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Ray and Joe D: Teen Safety
October 21, 2020 14:53 - 8 minutes - 8.25 MBTony Guerrera is The Deputy Commissioner of the DMV. National Teen Driver Safety Week is this week. He explains what to do to be sure your teen is safe behind the wheel. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Ray and Joe D: Traveling Again
October 21, 2020 14:52 - 8 minutes - 7.58 MBPeter Greenberg is The Host of Eye On Travel. He says The US exceeded 1 million daily air travelers for the first time since March. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Ray and Joe D: Crumbling Foundations
October 21, 2020 14:51 - 8 minutes - 8.16 MBMichael Maglaras is The Superintendent of The Connecticut Foundation Solutions Indemnity Company. Well, the fund ran out of money for foundation repairs, so now what? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.