Connie & Maury find Hartford home. (syndicated television show featuring Connie Chung and Maury Povich will air on WFSB-TV of Hartford, CT)(Brief Article)

Broadcasting & Cable, February, 1997 by Littleton, Cynthia

HOLLYWOOD--After extensive presentations to broadcasters at last month's NATPE convention, DreamWorks Television is quietly lining up stations for its upcoming strip hosted by Connie Chung and Maury Povich. Among the first to commit a prime access slot to the half-hour strip for fall 1998 is Post-Newsweek Stations' CBS affiliate WFSB(TV) Hartford, Conn.

DreamWorks officials declined to comment, but some outlets in the Young and Gannett broadcast groups are said to be interested in the show. "We think Connie and Maury are two talented folks who will do a top-notch show and get a lot of [audience] sampling," said Bill Ryan, president of Post-Newsweek Stations. DreamWorks is still shopping for a distribution partner on the show, but the heads of...

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