Connecticut Style Comes to News Channel 8!

Connecticut Style Comes to News Channel 8!

NEW HAVEN, Conn., Jan. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- A brand new show focused on the local people, places and entertainment styles in Connecticut is coming to News Channel 8! Connecticut Style premiers February 16th at 12:30pm! The show will be hosted by News Channel 8's Sonia Baghdady and Desiree Fontaine. Airing every weekday, Connecticut Style will focus on many topics that viewers can relate to in everyday life including: health & fitness, fashion, home decorating ideas, great meals to prepare, medical breakthroughs, community causes, and much more!

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"Connecticut Style is the perfect platform to enlighten and engage our viewers in a casual and entertaining setting," said Jon Hitchcock Vice President and General Manager WTNH & WCTX TV. "And we can think of no team better to bring our viewers Connecticut Style than Desiree and Sonia!"

Connecticut Style will be produced every weekday in the News Channel 8 studios. An interactive website component will offer fun and informative online content to complement the broadcast.

If you think your business, community organization or event has real Connecticut Style, please contact Connie Fitch at 203-784-8812 or Connie.fitch@wtnh.com to find out more about possible participation in the program.

Connecticut Style, hosted by Sonia Baghdady and Desiree Fontaine will premiere February 16th at 12:30pm, following News Channel 8 at Noon.

About LIN TV

WTNH-TV, an ABC affiliate, and WCTX-TV, a My Network TV affiliate, are both LIN Television stations. LIN TV Corp., along with its subsidiaries ("LIN TV" or "the Company"), is a local television and digital media company, owning and/or operating 29 television stations in 17 U.S. markets, all of which are affiliated with a national broadcast network. LIN TV's highly-rated stations deliver important local news and community stories, along with top-rated sports and entertainment programming, to 9% of U.S. television homes, reaching an average of 10 million households per week.

LIN TV is also a leader in the convergence of local broadcast television and the Internet through its television station web sites and a growing number of local online innovations that reach 15% of U.S. broadband households. LIN TV is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "TVL". Financial information about the company is available at www.lintv.com.

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CONTACT: Mary Lee Weber, WTNH, +1-203-784-8829, Marylee.weber@wtnh.com

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