Prominent TV News Personality Departs Station After Helping Residents Recover $1 Million

Caitlin Burchill of NBC CT announced that Friday was her last day on the air at the local television station.

"NEXT CHAPTER: Today is my last day at NBC Connecticut. It’s been an amazing 6 years sharing so many of your stories! THANK YOU for your support and trust!!!" Burchill said. "I'll be staying in Connecticut, but I'm ready for change…and so excited for the next challenge ahead!

"I'm wrapping up my time here as the #NBCCTResponds team celebrates a huge milestone: we’ve now helped Connecticut consumers recover $1 MILLION since launching in 2016. What an honor it’s been to work alongside such dedicated colleagues. Thank you, Steve Pancione, Alyse Rzemek, and Lorraine Roe!" Burchill added.

The news was first reported by The Laurel.

According to NBC Connecticut's website, "NBC Connecticut Responds is committed to connecting you to your hard-earned cash. We are the only station in Connecticut with a designated reporter dedicated to researching your consumer concerns and a team of experienced professionals throughout our company digging behind the scenes."

TV news station adding 2 new journalists

In other television news, two multi-skilled journalists recently joined Hartford-based Fox61, having recently moved to Connecticut from Texas and Georgia.

Before joining Fox61, Priscilla Meza was a morning anchor at a station in Wichita Falls, Texas.

"I’d like to officially announce I am now working in Hartford, Connecticut as a reporter for Fox 61!" Meza wrote on Facebook. "I just want to take this moment to thank everyone for reaching out and sending me well wishes during my last week in Wichita Falls, Texas! I appreciate everyone for their support and viewership."

She added that she has some things to learn about the region.

"I’m very excited to get to know New England and all it has to offer," Meza wrote. "As well as tell the stories of the communities here."

Since the beginning of the year, Fox61 has seen several staff departures and arrivals, as have other Connecticut stations.

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A Houston native, Meza graduated from Texas State University, and spent time studying in Spain, according to her bio.

Also joining Fox61 is Solen Aref, who most recently was with a FOX61’s sister station in Macon, Georgia.

"June 15 is my last day at WMAZ," Aref wrote on Facebook in early June. "I'm taking a reporting job up in Hartford, CT. I’ll be doing the same job there- but focusing on Connecticut's cold cases, and more health stories, which are my biggest passions. Georgia was an answered prayer and the adventure of a lifetime."

Aref hails from Kent, Washington, and graduated from Washington State University.

She interned at a Fox61 sister station in Seattle, and one of her specialties is "creatively using social media" to tell community-based stories, according to her bio.

New reporter joins WTNH-TV

Over at New Haven-based News 8, Zuri Hoffman recently joined the station as a fill-in anchor and reporter.

"Excited to share some personal news — I’ve officially joined the talented team at News 8 here in Connecticut!" Hoffman wrote on Facebook. "I’m thrilled to now call this beautiful state home and to continue doing what I love most: telling meaningful stories that matter to this community. Grateful for this new chapter and all that lies ahead!"

According to her LinkedIn profile, Hoffman recently left WBBH in Fort Myers, Florida, where she was an anchor and reporter, and held similar positions prior to that at WPTZ-TV in Burlington, Vermont.

Hoffman obtained her BA in Journalism from Temple University.