Brian & Company
3,892 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 7 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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Ray and Joe D: Session With Congress
July 16, 2020 13:30 - 12 minutes - 11.8 MBCongressman John Larson talks with Ray about everything happening with the upcoming session, the school systems, and what he has to look forward to in the coming weeks. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
Ray and Joe D: Back to School?
July 16, 2020 13:25 - 9 minutes - 8.41 MBFran Robinowitz is The Executive Director of The CT Association of Public School Superintendents. She updates us on any and all new guidelines for the upcoming school year. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
Ray and Joe D: Big Brothers, Big Sisters
July 15, 2020 13:56 - 7 minutes - 6.94 MBPresident & CEO of Nutmeg Big Brothers Big Sisters, Andy Fleischmann discusses a new mentor recruitment campaign at Nutmeg Big Brothers Big Sisters. They are calling it 50 for Fall because their goal is to attract fifty new mentors prior to the end of this summer. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
Ray and Joe D: Traveling Plans
July 15, 2020 13:54 - 10 minutes - 9.42 MBSuzanne Aresco is The Director Of Travel for the AAA Allied Group. She talks with Ray about travel planning during this craziness, or if we should be planning to travel at all. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
Ray and Joe D: Checking In
July 15, 2020 13:52 - 9 minutes - 8.44 MBKevin Dillon is The Executive Director of Connecticut Airport Authority. He explains that travelers from coronavirus hot-spot states into Bradley Airport are to be required to check in upon arrival See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
Ray and Joe D: Sports Or No Sports?
July 14, 2020 14:32 - 10 minutes - 9.3 MBMike Anthony is The Courant's Sports Columnist. He says with the coronavirus still hanging around, there can't be college sports in 2020. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
Ray and Joe D: Money Problems?
July 14, 2020 14:31 - 9 minutes - 9.06 MBKeith Phaneuf is CTMirror's State Budget reporter. He discusses how the pandemic restricted Connecticut’s credit card and how planned projects would shatter it by $2B See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
Ray and Joe D: Economy From A Pandemic
July 13, 2020 14:45 - 7 minutes - 6.8 MBDECD Commissioner David Lehman discusses the state economic impact from the Covid-19 pandemic. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
Ray and Joe D: Building for Sale
July 13, 2020 14:43 - 6 minutes - 6.3 MBJoe Cooper talks with Ray about the former Lego HQ in Enfield being sold, but it may not be as easy as it seems. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
Ray and Joe D: Census Time
July 10, 2020 15:38 - 8 minutes - 7.42 MBLt. Governor Susan Bysiewicz talks how State officials want businesses to allow 10 minutes for employees to fill out the census form to ensure a complete count today
Ray and Joe D: Absentee Balloting
July 10, 2020 14:55 - 8 minutes - 8.2 MBNora L. Duncan is The State Director of AARP Connecticut. Two items for the General assembly to take up in a special session, one which they are already going to take up but there is some controversy about - absentee balloting; and the other being allowing residents in nursing homes to have cameras in their rooms
Ray and Joe D: End Of Black Friday?
July 09, 2020 15:17 - 10 minutes - 9.31 MBFred McKinney is the Carlton Highsmith Chair for Innovation and Entrepreneurship and director of the People’s United Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship at Quinnipiac University. He explains how the pandemic could bring an end to Black Friday.
Ray and Joe D: Thanksgiving Come Early!
July 09, 2020 15:16 - 10 minutes - 9.51 MBCal and Taryn Miller are from Miller Farms in Avon. They talk about how the pandemic has affected them as well as how you can help out your neighbors by purchasing a turkey from Miller Farms.
Ray and Joe D: Scam Calls
July 09, 2020 15:14 - 8 minutes - 7.77 MBAttorney General William Tong is working to end the nuisance and threat that robocalls and scams present to Connecticut residents. He is pleased the Supreme Court left the Telephone Consumer Protection Act ban on robocalls intact and he talks to us about it.
Ray and Joe D: Police Training
July 08, 2020 13:44 - 7 minutes - 7.15 MBJay Williams is The President of The Hartford Foundation for Public Giving. He discusses a grant to fund a police training program to help bridge the gap between officers and the Black community in Greater Hartford.
Ray and Joe D: End Of The Handshake
July 08, 2020 13:42 - 8 minutes - 7.5 MBDr. Cato T. Laurencin is The CEO of the Connecticut Convergence Institute at UConn Health. He talks about the fact that a single handshake can transfer 124 million bacteria.
Ray and Joe D: Delaying The Re-Opening
July 08, 2020 13:42 - 8 minutes - 7.94 MBGovernor Ned Lamont talks to Ray and Joe about his decision to delay the phase 3 process.
Ray and Joe D w Eric Mittenthal 7/6/20
July 07, 2020 15:03 - 8 minutes - 7.86 MBPresident, National Hot Dog & Sausage Council. Re: Whether one enjoys a frankfurter, frank, wiener, weenie, coney, red hot or hot dog, July is bound to be a delicious month. This month marks National Hot Dog Month, a full thirty-one days that celebrate one of America’s most iconic foods
Ray and Joe D: DMV Opening
July 07, 2020 14:44 - 8 minutes - 8.11 MBDMV Deputy Commissioner Tony Guerrera calls in to talk about what people can expect as they go into the DMV as they re-open.
Ray and Joe D: Voting In Electoral College
July 07, 2020 14:43 - 9 minutes - 8.68 MBTheresa "Tess" Marchant-Shapiro is a professor of political science at Southern CT State University. She calls to discuss the Supreme Court decision that states can require presidential electors (Electoral College members) to vote for the candidate for whom their state elected by popular vote.
Ray and Joe D w Karen Jarmoc 7/6/20
July 06, 2020 15:02 - 7 minutes - 7.15 MBExecutive Director of the CT Coalition Against Domestic Violence. Re: domestic violence related issues have been shown to increase in the month of July - especially around the July 4th holiday.
Ray and Joe D w Mayor Luke Bronin 7/6/20
July 06, 2020 15:01 - 6 minutes - 6.04 MBMayor Luke Bronin, Mayor of Hartford.. Downtown reopening. COVID in the Capital City, City dealing with heat.
Ray and Joe D w Jill Schlesinger 7/6/20
July 06, 2020 15:00 - 8 minutes - 7.66 MBJill Schlessinger, CFP® CBS News Business Analyst. Brought to you by Asset Strategies in Avon. Re: Bungee Cord Economy: Will YOUR Finances Snap Back?
Ray and Joe D: Police-Community Relations
July 03, 2020 13:13 - 10 minutes - 10.1 MBSenator Kevin Witkos is a former police officer and now senator. He talks to Ray about the Police and CT residents current feelings.
Ray and Joe D: Re-Opening The Banks
July 02, 2020 15:29 - 7 minutes - 7.05 MBBruce Adams is The Credit Union League of Connecticut President and CEO. He discusses the reopening of credit unions and bank locations.
Ray and Joe D: Dog Days Of Summer
July 02, 2020 15:28 - 10 minutes - 9.87 MBDr Andrea Dennis from The Bloomfield Animal Hospital talks about heat safety for pets as well as how fireworks affect your pets.
Ray and Joe D: Re-Opening The State
July 02, 2020 15:26 - 12 minutes - 11.3 MBGovernor Ned Lamont talks about schools, phase three, and the budget with Ray
Ray and Joe D: Essential Workers Needed!
July 01, 2020 15:19 - 10 minutes - 9.49 MBJim Bologa is The President & CEO of Porter and Chester Institute. He says that despite the pandemic, healthcare workers and trades people are still deemed essential workers and there is a HUGE demand right now in Connecticut for them.
Ray and Joe D: Fight Racism
July 01, 2020 15:18 - 8 minutes - 7.8 MBSenator Len Fasano talks to Ray about fighting racism without destroying the country.
Ray and Joe D: Helping With Grief
July 01, 2020 15:16 - 8 minutes - 7.9 MBAllison Gamber is the Executive Director Cove Center for Grieving Children. She launched a new program called Caring Connection to better assist individuals with guidance and support for those seeking grief services for their children during this time of uncertainty facing Covid-19.
Ray and Joe D: No Symptoms, Big Problems!
July 01, 2020 15:15 - 7 minutes - 7.14 MBDr. Virginia Bieluch is The Chief of Infectious Diseases at The Hospital of Central Connecticut. She says that scientists are still baffled by asymptomatic covid cases.
Ray and Joe D: Doing Good Things
July 01, 2020 15:14 - 9 minutes - 8.28 MBZach Towne is a biology and anatomy teacher in town at the New England Jewish Academy. He has inspired his high school students to 3D print face shields and donate them to health care workers caring for COVID-19 patients at UConn John Dempsey Hospital
Ray and Joe D: Tax Day
June 30, 2020 13:11 - 9 minutes - 8.68 MBThe New Tax Day is quickly approaching and The Managing Partner for blumshapiro's Connecticut office Andrew Lattimer tells us how to be best prepared for filing if you haven't already done so.
Ray and Joe D: Empty Storefronts
June 30, 2020 13:09 - 9 minutes - 9.02 MBJoe Cooper is The Hartford Business Journal's Web Editor and Real Estate Writer. He discusses the empty storefronts in the Hartford area as well as business in malls.
Ray and Joe D: Changes In Schools
June 29, 2020 14:54 - 9 minutes - 8.38 MBPatrice McCarthy is The Deputy Director and General Counsel for The Connecticut Association of Boards of Education. She discusses the big changes coming to the new school world and explains who is going to pay for all of this?
Ray and Joe D: Update From Hartford
June 29, 2020 14:52 - 9 minutes - 8.91 MBHartford Mayor Luke Bronin calls in to discuss the capital as well as illegal fireworks.
Ray and Joe D: Travelers Recap
June 29, 2020 14:52 - 8 minutes - 8.19 MBAndy Bassette is The Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer for Travelers. He talks to the guys about the week of golf in Cromwell and what they are already doing to look forward to next year.
Ray and Joe D: School Back On Time?
June 26, 2020 13:16 - 9 minutes - 8.31 MBCommissioner Dr. Miguel A. Cardona is The Education Commissioner. He gives his thoughts on what school might look like next session
Ray and Joe D: Casino Safety
June 25, 2020 12:56 - 8 minutes - 7.47 MBJeff Hamilton is Mohegan Sun’s President & GM. He talks to Ray and Joe about the casino reopening and their safety precautions.
Ray and Joe D: Golf In Connecticut
June 25, 2020 12:54 - 9 minutes - 8.62 MBNathan Grube is The Travelers Championship Tournament Director. He talks about the differences and how it is going so far today.
Ray and Joe D: Election Reform
June 25, 2020 12:53 - 9 minutes - 8.36 MBOz Griebel is The Chair of The Serve America Movement. He discusses an election reform survey that is measuring voter support for key election reforms including term limits, open public primaries, ranked-choice voting and a vote-by-mail option for all future statewide and federal elections.
Ray and Joe D: The Cost Of A Pandemic
June 24, 2020 13:45 - 8 minutes - 8.15 MBDave Altimari is a reporter for The Hartford Courant's investigative desk. He joins the morning show to talk about how this pandemic will cost the state more than 1 Billion Dollars or more.
Ray and Joe D: Pet Safety
June 24, 2020 13:43 - 9 minutes - 8.82 MBDr. Andrea Dennis from The Bloomfield Animal Hospital and host of Pet Talk, discusses how people got pets during isolation, but now they are returning to work. What role will that play in the animals attachment to people being alone, maybe even for the first time. It's also getting hot out. Is it okay to take your pets for a walk in this heat?
Ray and Joe D: CT Science Center
June 24, 2020 13:41 - 10 minutes - 9.56 MBMatt Flurey is the President and CEO of The Connecticut Science Center and he discusses about their re-opening plans and how they've fared through the pandemic
Ray and Joe D: Bowling Alley Opening
June 23, 2020 14:17 - 8 minutes - 8.06 MBMarcel Lessard is the owner of Lessard Lanes in Plainville. He talks about re-opening and the steps and precautions they are taking to do so.
Ray and Joe D: Answering Back
June 23, 2020 14:15 - 10 minutes - 9.52 MBKevin Rennie is a Hartford Courant Columnist and was accused of bias by a state senator. He answers back with Ray and Joe.
Ray and Joe D: Policing Today
June 23, 2020 14:14 - 8 minutes - 7.97 MBThemis Klarides joins the morning show to discuss her forum on policing in this current age. Where do we go from here?
Ray and Joe D: Gym Re-Opening
June 22, 2020 15:22 - 8 minutes - 8.17 MBMalibu Fitness Owner Jack Banks also co-owns Powerhouse Gym in Berlin. He talks about the re-opening process, the precautions, and how people are reacting.
Ray and Joe D: Unhappy Americans
June 22, 2020 15:19 - 8 minutes - 8.01 MBDr Carole Lieberman talks about how Americans are the unhappiest they've been in 50 years.
Ray and Joe D: Running For A Cause
June 22, 2020 15:17 - 9 minutes - 9.1 MBTanner Kern ran from the Canadian Border to Connecticut to Raise Money for Foodshare. He recaps his jouney with Ray and Joe.