The Danbury City Council has approved a new city budget backed by Mayor Roberto Alves, keeping the tax levy increase below one percent. The plan passed by a 19 to 1 vote after the council agreed to lower the proposed mill rate to 25 point 23 mills, a 0 point 96 percent increase. Mayor Alves says the budget focuses on maintaining services while limiting the burden on taxpayers. It includes added police staffing, funding for a planned west side fire station, full support for public schools, and continued road and infrastructure work.
City officials say the plan was helped by an additional 1 point 4 million dollars in state education aid, part of more than 14 million dollars in total state support for the coming year.
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.
