He was a news professional for 30 years and served as the top editor of three newspapers. His “Professor News” column appears Thursdays in The Hartford Courant. His radio commentary can be heard at 6:47 a.m. Wednesdays and again at 10:45 a.m. Saturdays on WQUN, 1220 AM, and at 8:35 a.m. Fridays on the five stations of WNPR Connecticut Public Radio, including 90.5 FM in Hartford/New Haven.