WGBY debuts Connecting Point, a new half-hour nightly magazine-style program that will focus on of-the-moment topics of interest to viewers in western New England. Interviews, analysis, field reports, commentary and other segments will cover topics in science, health and fitness, the arts, social issues, and the environment, among others.
Connecting Point’s first season of programs will include a preview of the 2011 regional economic outlook, a look at Springfield’s 375th anniversary, and an assessment of the knowledge corridor rail project.
Friday night’s program will focus on public affairs under the auspices of The State We’re In. “The State We’re In has been looking at Massachusetts and national politics and current events for more than 30 years and we will continue that tradition within the Friday night edition of Connecting Point,” said the public affairs program’s longtime host Jim Madigan. “Viewers will still see state and local leaders and political candidates and commentators discussing all the hot issues.”
“I am honored to be among the team that is launching Connecting Point,” Saldo said. “It seems cliché to say I am honored…but this truly is an outstanding honor.”
Saldo is hard at work helping to map out the show’s first season. “Substantive, lively discussion about important issues facing the residents of western Massachusetts, as well as the inside scoop on how you can spend your free time in the area—that’s what viewers can expect from Connecting Point,” she said.
