Colleen Van Tassell
Veteran journalist and co-editor/publisher of the revived New Haven Advocate arts quarterly, formerly a columnist and reporter at the paper in the 1990s–2000s (pseudonym "Miss B").
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Sep 10, 2026
BrendanHOST
I know that, you know, you're sort of a self-taught journalist from what I know.
Colleen Van TassellGUEST
Well, I took a couple of journalism courses in college at an all-women's Catholic college that has no longer existed, exists in New Rochelle.
Colleen Van TassellGUEST
I went on to I worked at the I took a job at the Naugatuck Daily News and they hired me because primarily because I had a car.
Colleen Van TassellGUEST
And that's sort of where I learned how to cover fires and do hard news and stuff like that.
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BrendanHOST
Thank you.