A Danbury man is headed to prison for his part in a shooting that took place three years ago. 32 year old Andrew Fermin was sentenced in state superior court in Danbury, on two counts of second degree assault and criminal possession of a firearm, in connection with a shooting back in January 2020 at Castello Restaurant that left two people injured. Fermin was ordered to spend 10 years in jail, suspended after five, plus five years probation for the firearm possession charge; one year in jail for one of the assault charges; and four years in jail, suspended after one year, plus five years probation for the other… all as part of a plea deal with prosecutors. Fermin has been in custody since his arrest in March 2020.
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.