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WAYNE NORMAN | THE WAYNE NORMAN SHOW | AWARDS | PHOTOS

ARTICLES ABOUT WILI’S WAYNE NORMAN

Read about Wayne Norman’s 2018 induction into the Connecticut Broadcasters Association Hall of Fame here.

Matt Buckler of the Journal-Inquirer reviewed Wayne and Joe’s broadcast of a UConn game on March 2nd, 2015. Read the commentary here.

WILI’s Wayne Norman was featured in the Hartford Courant in November 2013. To read the story, click here.

Wayne was the keynote speaker at Windham High School’s 2010 graduation ceremony. Click here for details.

LEBANON LIFE magazine did a feature story on WILI’s Wayne Norman in June 2005. To read the story, click here.

HARTFORD MAGAZINE did a feature story on WILI’s Wayne Norman and his UConn book in March 2005. To read the story, click here .

The Norwich Bulletin ran a story about Wayne broadcasting a St. John’s basketball game on 1050-AM radio in New York in the 2002 NCAA Tournament. To read the story, click here.

In July 2000, The Chronicle ‘s T.C. Karmel wrote a feature on Wayne Norman Show. To read the story, click here.

The Dean of ECSU’s School of Continuing Education, Dr. Jerry Lamb was a guest on the Wayne Norman Show in September 1999, and wrote about his experience in his column in the Norwich Bulletin . To read the article, click here .

Broadcast columnist Matt Buckler of the Manchester Journal-Inquirer reviewed Wayne’s UConn basketball work in 1998. To read the article, click here.

The Willimantic Chronicle did a feature story on Wayne’s 25th anniversary at WILI in August 1995. To read the story, click here.

Bill Pike, retired editor of the Willimantic Chronicle wrote a column about Wayne in 1994. To read the story, click here.

In January 1991, the Willimantic Chronicle asked Wayne “20 Questions.” To read the story, click here.

In April 1987, the Norwich Bulletin profiled Wayne. To read the story, click here.

Wayne lost his voice in 1980 and was off the air for nearly three months. To read a Hartford Courant story on his recovery, click here. To read a Willimantic Chronicle story on his recovery, click here. To read a Norwich Bulletin story on his recovery, click here.

In May 1979, the Willimantic Chronicle did a front page feature story on Wayne, complete with 12 photos. To read the story, click here.

In August 2003, Wayne Norman teamed with WILI’s John Tuite to broadcast live play-by-play of a Boston Red Sox game at Fenway Park. WILI was the ONLY station in New England allowed to do such a broadcast. To see the articles, click here .

In February 2004, then-Lt. Governor Jodi Rell proclaimed Wayne a “Connecticut Treasure.” To read a Willimantic Chronicle story on the award, click here .

Many newspapers statewide did feature stories on Wayne Norman’s 1000th UConn Network broadcast on September 30, 2004. To view the stories, click here .