A Danbury man who was rescued from the roof of a burning New Milford house, has now been arrested and is facing charges of arson and criminal mischief for what investigators say was hit part in that fire. 54 year old Jeremy Rawson is accused of being behind the fire at a home on Kent Road last March that was ruled at the time by investigators, as “incendiary in nature.” New Milford Police say Rawson was rescued from the roof of the burning home last March, by a New Milford resident who said Rawson was sitting hunched over on the roof , wearing only a T-shirt and socks, and bleeding profusely from a laceration on his neck. Rawson is being held on a $200,000 bond at the New Haven Correctional Center .
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.