ARTICLES ABOUT WILI’S WAYNE NORMAN
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 Willimantic Chronicle did a feature story on Wayne’s 25th anniversary at WILI in August 1995. 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 .