Media Information

The CIAC appreciates all of the print, broadcast and online media that cover the student-athletes and high school teams throughout the state of Connecticut. The media has an important job to do, and our state media does an outstanding job conveying the great accomplishments across our state. We encourage everyone involved in high school athletics to be friendly and professional in their dealings with the media, and to do whatever they can to help media professionals continue to provide excellent coverage of the games and stories that solidify the importance of athletics as part of a complete educational experience.

Name	School/Organization
Marc Allard	Norwich Bulletin
Sean Bowley	Connecticut Post
Don Boyle	Sporting News CT
George DeMaio	WELI Radio
Bob Ehalt	Connecticut Sports Writers Alliance
Ned Griffin
Ken Lipshez	Connecticut Sports Writers Alliance
Tony Meliso	CTSN
Joe Morelli	New Haven Register
Joe Palladino	Waterbury Republican-American
John Pierson	WTNH-TV
Dave Ruden	Stamford Advocate
Tom Yantz	Hartford Courant
Joe Zone	WSFB-TV

In an effort to provide the best possilble service to the news media, the CIAC has established the following policies in regard to coverage of CIAC post-season events. These policies were enacted in consultation with the CIAC Media Advisory Committee, and are subject to change. Any questions or suggestions regarding these policies can be directed to Joel Cookson at jcooksoncasciacorg  (jcooksoncasciacorg)  .Media credentials are issued by CIAC to appropriate persons employed by, and responsible to, recognized media entities. All media must obtain media credentials from CIAC in order to gain admission to CIAC finals and have access to areas designated for the media, such as sidelines and press boxes/tables. Credential requests must be completed and approved by CIAC two (2) days prior to the designated contest. Media credentials are non-transferrable. The CIAC has the right to refuse or revoke media credentialsif the applicant has falsified information on their request form or for improper conduct.

Media may now obtain an annual media credential to be used for the school year. This pass is for admission to CIAC regular season games and state tournaments events, with the exception of state finals in football, hockey and basketball. Media should contact the venue’s site director/athletic director in advance in order to secure work space at a press box/table. Applications for annual credential must be signed and submitted by an editor/director.

Applications for either championship game coverage credentials or annual media credentials can be made via the “Credentials/Broadcast Forms” tab on this page.

The CIAC neither provides nor is responsible for media parking at state tournament venues. If the media personnel require special arrangements in relation to parking at an event, those arrangements must be made between the media personnel and the parking venue or site director prior to the tournament event.

The majority of CIAC tournament sites will have a media pass list at the main admissions gate. The media pass list will be created by the site director in collaboration with the CIAC prior to the tournament event. In all other situations the media will be directed to the “Will Call” window and will be required to present their own media credential.

Radio stations interested in broadcasting CIAC state tournament games must gain approval from the CIAC. A contract can be obtained from the “Broadcast Applications” tab on this page, completed, then sent back to the CIAC for approval. A $100 rights fee is required to be paid for all quarter-final and semi-final contests. A $200 rights fee is required to be paid for all finals by class or state open contests.

All entities interested in webcasting or streaming live or tape delay on the Internet must gain approval from the CIAC. A contract can be obtained from the CIAC website, completed, then sent back to the CIAC for approval.

• A $100 Rights fee is required to be paid for audio only of all quarter-final and semi-final webcasts.
• A $200 Rights fee is required to be paid for audio and video of all quarter-final and semi-final broadcasts.
• A $200 Rights fee is required to be paid for audio only of all finals by class and state open contests.
• A $300 Rights fee is required to be paid for audio and video of all finals by class and state open contests.

Passes will be issued to all media members who receive credentials. These passes will allow access to the site press box/press table, and sidelines when designated. Only those reserving credentials will be given passes. These passes are non-transferrable. Every effort will be made to provide all media personnel with adequate seating and work space; however, media personnel must understand that certain facilities in which CIAC contests may be held will have limited seating.

Only media personnel with credentials approved by CIAC will be allowed to take photographs at CIAC state tournament events. Any photos taken by the media will be used for the sole purpose of print/electronic news coverage. Any media outlet taking photos at any CIAC state championship event with the intent to sell must be preapproved by the CIAC.

A representative from member schools who have advanced to the state tournament are allowed, at their own expense, to take photos at their school’s tournament event. Any photos taken by school representatives will be used for school purposes only and cannot be taken with the intent to sell. School photographers must obtain media credentials from CIAC in order to obtain access to areas designed for the media.

Only media personnel with approved credentials by the CIAC will be allowed to videotape at CIAC state tournament events. Any media outlet preapproved for full game video must provide one copy of video to the CIAC upon request. No unauthorized duplication or sale of a CIAC tournament game tape will be permitted without authorization by the CIAC. Media outlets videotaping for the sole purpose of news highlights on TV or the Internet cannot exceed a total of five (5) highlights per event, and each highlight is not to exceed 90 seconds in length. Areas for videotaping by the news media will be designated by the venue site director.

Representatives from member schools who have advanced to the state tournament are allowed, at their own expense, to videotape their school’s tournament event. Videotapes taken by the participating school representatives will be used for school purposes only and cannot be taken with the intent to sell. School videographers must obtain media credentials from CIAC in order to obtain access to areas designed for the media.

Due to the limitations of some tournament sites the interviews may be held on the contest field or court. In such instances, all reporters and photographers are to respect the privacy of team bench areas and the official post contest ceremonies. All people are to respect the decisions of the coaches regarding their rights to privacy for post contest team meetings. When possible a person will be appointed to act as liaison between the media and the teams. Team locker rooms are absolutely off limits to any media.

The CIAC recognizes the importance of prompt and timely reporting of state tournament results. The site director will allow reporters 60 minutes post game to work on their stories and will arrange for the best possible facilities to accommodate them. Reporters are asked to complete their work in a timely manner since in most cases phone and Internet lines, when available, will be shared.

Media credentials are issued by CIAC to appropriate persons employed by, and responsible to, recognized media entities. All media must obtain media credentials from CIAC in order to gain admission to CIAC finals and have access to areas designated for the media, such as sidelines and press boxes/tables. Credential requests must be completed and approved by CIAC two (2) days prior to the designated contest.

• We are not currently accepting applications for any championship game events. The application form becomes available one-two weeks prior to an event

Media may now obtain an annual media credential to be used for the school year. This pass is for admission to CIAC regular season games and state tournaments events, with the exception of state finals in football, hockey and basketball. Media should contact the venue’s site director/athletic director in advance in order to secure work space at a press box/table. Applications for annual credential must be submitted by an editor/director.

• Download Annual Credential Application

Radio, television and/or internet entities interested in broadcasting CIAC state tournament games on a live or tape-delayed basis must gain approval by submitting a broadcast application form. The appropriate rights fee (if any) must be paid by the entity prior to broadcasting the event. If online credential applications are being submitted for the event the entity needs to submit that form online so they can be issued the proper credentials.

• Download Broadcast Application

• Bristol Observer
• Bristol Press
• Connecticut Post
• Danbury News-Times
• Greenwich Time
• Hartford Courant
• Manchester Journal Inquirer
• Meriden Record
• Middletown Press
• Milford-Orange Bulletin
• New Britain Herald
• New Haven Register
• New London Day
• Norwalk Hour
• Post-Chronicle
• Shore Publishing
• Shoreline Times
• Southington Observer
• Stamford Advocate
• The Bulletin
• Torrington Register
• Waterbury Republican
• Willimantic Chronicle

Entity/Website	City/Town	Phone
Bristol Press bristolpress.com	Bristol	860-584-0501
Connecticut Post ctpost.com	Bridgeport	203-333-0161
Greenwich Time greenwichtime.com	Greenwich	203-964-2441
Harbor News shorepublishing.com	Madison	203-245-1877
Hartford Courant courant.com	Hartford	860-241-6200
Journal Inquirer journalinquirer.com	Manchester	860-646-0500
Middletown Press middletownpress.com	Middletown	860-347-3331
New Haven Register nhregister.com	New Haven	203-789-5200
News-Times newstimes.com	Danbury	203-744-5100
Norwalk Hour thehour.com	Norwalk	203-846-3281
Norwich Bulletin norwichbulletin.com	Norwich	860-887-9211
Record-Journal myrecordjournal.com	Meriden	203-235-1661
Stamford Advocate stamfordadvocate.com	Stamford	203-964-2200
The Day theday.com	New London	860-442-2200
Torrington Register Citizen registercitizen.com	Torrington	860-489-3121
Waterbury Republican-American rep-am.com	Waterbury	203-574-3636
Willimantic Chronicle thechronicle.com	Willimantic	860-423-8466

Entity/Website	City/Town	Phone
CPTV SPORTS cptvsports.org
NEWS-12 news12.com		203-849-1321
SPORTING NEWS CT sportingnewsct.com
WELI-960 960weli.com		203-281-9600
WFSB-3 wfsb.com		860-728-3333
WTIC-61 fox61.com		860-527-6161
WTIC-1080 connecticut.cbslocal.com		860-677-6700
WTNH-8 wtnh.com		203-784-8888
WVIT-30 nbcconnecticut.com		860-521-3030

Entity/Website	City/Town	Phone
Advocate/Weekly ct.com	Hartford	860-548-9300
Amity Observer acorn-online.com	Shelton	203-926-2080
Berlin Citizen berlin.ctcitizens.com	Kensington	860-828-6942
Beth-Wood News	Orange	203-795-0666
Bethel Beacon bethelbeacon.com	New Milford	860-354-2261
Bloomfield Journal bloomfieldjournal.com	Bloomfield	860-236-3571
Branford Review branfordreview.com	Guilford	203-488-2535
Bridgeport Inquirer inqnews.com	Hartford	860-522-1462
Bridgeport News acorn-online.com	Shelton	203-926-2080
Bristol Observer bristolobserver.com	Southington	860-621-6751
Brookfield Journal	New Milford	860-354-2261
Cheshire Herald cheshireherald.com	Cheshire	203-272-5316
Citizen News	New Fairfield	203-746-4669
Citizen’s News mycitizensnews.com	Naugatuck	203-729-2228
Clinton Recorder clintonrecorder.com	Clinton	860-669-5727
Darien News dariennewsonline.com	Darien	203-655-7476
Darien Times darientimes.com	Darien	203-656-4230
Dolphin dolphin-news.com	Groton	860-694-3514
East Hartford Gazette easthartfordgazette.com	East Hartford	860-289-6468
East Haven Advertiser	Branford	203-488-2535
East Haven Courier theday.com	Madison	203-245-1877
Easton Courier acorn-online.com	Shelton	203-926-2080
Enfield Press enfieldpress.wenpub2.com		413-562-4181
Fairfield Citizen-News fairfieldcitizenonline.co	Fairfield	203-255-4561
Fairfield County Times	Westport	203-226-8877
Fairfield County Weekly ct.com	Bridgeport	203-382-9666
Fairfield Minuteman minutemannewscenter.com	Fairfield	203-255-8877
Glastonbury Citizen glcitizen.com	Glastonbury	860-633-4691
Granby Drummer granbydrummer.org	Granby	860-653-0110
Greater New Milford Spectrum newmilfordspectrum.com	New Milford	860-354-2273
Greenwich Citizen greenwichcitizen.com	Greenwich	203-422-5230
Greenwich Post acorn-online.com	Greenwich	203-861-9191
Groton Times theday.com	New London	860-437-1150
Guilford Courier theday.com	Madison	203-245-1877
Hamden Chronicle hamdenchronicle.com	Milford	203-876-6800
Hamden Journal thehamdenjournal.com	Shelton	203-926-2080
Hartford News	Hartford	860-296-6128
Hat City Free Press	Danbury	203-730-9397
Heritage Villager	Southbury	203-264-0123
Housatonic Times housatonictimes.com	New Milford	860-354-2261
Huntington Herald huntingtonherald.com	Shelton	203-926-2080
Kent Good Times Dispatch	New Milford	860-354-2261
Lakeville Journal tcextra.com	Lakeville	860-435-9873
Litchfield County Times countytimes.com	New Milford	860-354-2261
Litchfield Enquirer litchfieldenquirer.com	New Milford	860-567-8766
Lyme Times theday.com	Lyme	860-437-1150
Main Street News ctmainstreetnews.com	Old Saybrook	860-767-3434
Milford Mirror acorn-online.com	Shelton	203-926-2080
Milford Weekly milfordweekly.com	Milford	203-876-6800
Monroe Courier acorn-online.com	Shelton	203-926-2080
Montville Times theday.com	New London	860-437-1150
Mystic River Press sunpublishingco.com	Mystic	860-536-9577
Mystic Times theday.com	New London	860-437-1150
New Britain Herald newbritainherald.com	New Britain	860-225-4601
New Canaan Advertiser acorn-online.com	New Canaan	203-966-9541
New Canaan News-Review newcanaannewsonline.com	New Canaan	203-972-4400
New Haven Advocate ct.com	New Haven	203-789-0010
New Haven Inquirer	Hartford	860-522-1462
New London Times theday.com	New London	860-437-1150
Newington Town Crier zwire.com	Newington	860-236-3571
Newtown Bee newtownbee.com	Newtown	203-426-3141
North Central News thenorthcentralnews.com	Somers	860-698-9328
North Haven Courier theday.com	Madison	203-245-1877
North Haven Post	Milford	203-876-6800
Norwalk Citizen-News norwalkcitizen-news.com	Norwalk	203-849-1600
Orange Bulletin zwire.com	Orange/Woodbridge/Bethany	203-876-6800
Our Town Newspaper	Orange	203-795-0666
Pictorial Gazette pictorialgazette.com	Old Saybrook	860-388-3441
Plainville Citizen plainville.ctcitizens.com	Plainville	860-410-1855
Putnam Town Crier putnamct.us	Putnam	860-963-1050
Redding Pilot acorn-online.com	Ridgefield	203-438-6544
Regional Standard	Colchester	860-537-2341
Reminder Community News remindernews.com	Vernon	860-875-3366
Ridgefield Press acorn-online.com	Ridgefield	203-438-6544
Rivereast News Bulletin glcitizen.com	Glastonbury	860-633-4691
Rocky Hill Post zwire.com	Rocky Hill	860-236-3571
Sherman Sentinel	Sherman	860-354-3428
Shore Line Times shorelinetimes.com	Guilford	203-453-2711
Sound shorepublishing.com	Madison	203-245-1877
Southington Citizen southington.ctcitizens.co	Southington	860-620-5962
Southington Observer southingtonobserver.com	Southington	860-621-6751
Stamford Times thestamfordtimes.com	Norwalk	203-354-1010
Stonington Times theday.com	New London
Stratford Bard stratfordbard.com	Milford	203-876-6800
Stratford Star zwire.com	Shelton	203-926-2080
Suffield Observer	Suffield	860-668-7442
Thames River Times theday.com	New London	860-437-1150
The Source shorepublishing.com	Madison	203-245-1877
Thomaston Express foothillsmediagroup.com	Thomaston	860-283-4355
Tiempo	Meriden	203-317-2335
Town Times towntimes.ctcitizens.com	Middlefield	860-349-8000
Town Times zwire.com	Watertown	860-274-6721
Tribuna Connecticut tribunact.com	Danbury	203-730-0457
Trumbull Times acorn-online.com	Shelton	203-926-2080
Valley Courier theday.com	Madison	203-245-1877
Valley Gazette acorn-online.com	Shelton	203-926-2080
Waterbury Inquirer	Hartford	860-522-1462
Waterbury Observer waterburyobserver.com	Waterbury	203-754-4238
Waterford Times theday.com	Waterford/Quaker Hill	860-437-1150
West Hartford News westhartfordnews.com	West Hartford	860-236-3571
West Haven News westhavennews.com	Milford	203-876-6800
Westchester County Times	Westport	203-226-8877
Weston Forum acorn-online.com	Ridgefield	203-544-9990
Westport Minuteman minutemannewscenter.com	Westport	203-226-8877
Westport News westport-news.com	Westport	203-226-6311
Wethersfield Post zwire.com	Wethersfield	860-236-3571
Wilton Bulletin acorn-online.com	Ridgefield	203-438-6544
Wilton Villager thehour.com	Norwalk	203-762-0400
Windsor Journal	Windsor	860-236-3571
Windsor Locks Journal	Windsor Locks	860-236-3571
Winsted Journal winstedjournal.com	Winsted	860-738-4418