WFSB makes staffing cuts, citing COVID-19 pandemic

WFSB's headquarters in Rocky Hill. (Ken Gosselin / Hartford Courant)WFSB-TV made cuts to staff Thursday in an effort, company officials said, to address the impact of the lingering COVID-19 pandemic.

The cuts come about two weeks after longtime anchor Dennis House announced that he was leaving the station.

“Today, [WFSB parent company] Meredith [Corp.] announced initiatives to address the ongoing COVID-19 crisis and position our business for future growth,” Dana Neves, WFSB’s general manager, said, in a wirtten statement. “They include cost-control measures as well as a reallocation of resources to higher-growth areas. These decisions are always difficult to make, and we will miss our…