After 27 years of dedicated service, Ridgefield bids farewell to Officer Fernando Luis, the town’s first school resource officer, who retired from the police force on March 13th. Joining the Ridgefield Police Department in 1997, Luis transitioned from patrol officer to the pioneering SRO role in 2001, supporting Ridgefield High School until 2022. Throughout his tenure, Luis not only ensured campus safety but also educated students on vital topics like internet safety and substance abuse prevention. Beyond his policing duties, Luis coached girls’ soccer and earned numerous awards for his outstanding service.
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.