Governor Ned Lamont is directing U.S. and state flags in Connecticut to remain lowered at half-staff today in remembrance of the nearly 3,000 people who were killed in the 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States. Of the nearly 3,000 victims on September 11th, 161 had ties to Connecticut. Flags in Connecticut are also currently lowered to half-staff in honor of a Hartford Police Officer who died last Wednesday night while serving in the line of duty.
Ed Histed
Ed launched his radio career in 1975 and has spent more than five decades in the broadcasting industry. During that time, he has served in a wide range of roles including Air Personality, News Director, Sales Manager, Operations Manager, and General Manager at numerous radio stations in various markets across the country. Beyond on-air and management responsibilities, Ed has also worked extensively on the technical side of broadcasting. His background includes RF engineering and information technology, with particular experience configuring digital automation systems and remote voice-tracking platforms used by stations across the country. Ed was also among a select group of industry professionals invited by Google to its California headquarters following the company’s acquisition of Scott Studios. He was one of just 12 broadcasters nationwide chosen to participate in discussions and provide input during the design and rollout of Google’s digital broadcast automation platform. Although the majority of Ed’s career—spanning roughly four decades—was rooted in music radio, he transitioned into news and information programming in 2012. He says the move into spoken-word broadcasting was a natural evolution after decades of experience in multiple areas of the industry.