On Wednesday, the trial of a former Danbury teacher accused of sex abuse continued at State Superior Court in Danbury. Jurors yesterday heard a phone call between that former teacher… Kenneth Gardner… and his accuser, that had been recorded last December. The 53 year old Gardner has plead not guilty to 14 felony charges. Gardner worked as a sixth grade science teacher at Broadview Middle School. He resigned in February 2022 after an investigation was launched into the allegations against both him and his wife, Lisa Gardner. The couple were both arrested in May 2022. Lisa Gardner currently is awaiting trial after pleading not guilty.
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.