Connecticut Sports Writers' Alliance
- Feb 27, 2018
Tom Yantz to Receive Art McGinley Award from Connecticut Sports Writers' Alliance
HARTFORD — A longtime sports reporter for the Harford Courant will be honored for his years of service by the Connecticut Sports Writers’ Alliance at one of the state’s most prestigious sports awards dinners. Tom Yantz, who recently retired after a 42-year career at the newspaper, has been selected the recipient of the Art McGinley Award, named for the late sports editor and columnist of the Hartford Times and also a popular toastmaster in Connecticut. Yantz covered high scho
Connecticut Sports' Writers Alliance
- Feb 25, 2018
CSWA member Jim Bransfield passes away
We're so sad to share the news that sportswriter Jim Bransfield of the Middletown Press passed away on Saturday after a short illness. He was a longtime writer at the Middletown Press, a great friend to us at the Alliance, a well-respected teacher in Middletown and an outstanding supporter of the Middletown area. Jim was a member of the Alliance and was serving as recording secretary. Read more from our friends at Hearst Media. “Jim was the consummate journalist,” Middletown
