As the area continues to mop up and recover from the historic flooding, one local community is learning just how hard they were hit. Southbury is facing a massive recovery effort… an estimated $100 million in damage to public infrastructure. The flooding, which hit the town on August 20, pushed buildings off their foundations and severely damaged key facilities, including the Southbury Public Library. Some local business owners say they remain unsure when their buildings will reopen after being displaced in some cases by as much as 18 inches of water. While town leaders hope for FEMA aid to rebuild and protect against future storms, they admit that the path to recovery is expected to be long.
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.