On Wednesday, Detectives with the Danbury Police Department arrested 38-year-old Diego Vizhco, for falsely reporting a robbery on Newtown Road on September 10. Vizhco initially told police that he and his family had been kidnapped at gunpoint in the parking lot of Stop and Shop Supermarket on Newtown Road, after which he was forced to drive to the Bank of America on Main Street, withdraw cash and then drive back to Newtown Road. He claimed that the alleged gunman took the money and fled. But now, after a thorough investigation, detectives have determined that the robbery never occurred… the whole thing was made up. Vizhco is facing charges including 2nd Degree False Incident Report. He was jailed, and his bond was set at $10,000.
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.