BRIDGEPORT—Fran Schneidau, whose voice was instantly recognizable to news radio listeners throughout the state, has died at the age of 79, according to WCBS 880. Schneidau got her start in Bridgeport, at radio station WICC after a stint as a stockbroker, according to her LinkedIn profile. She went on to work for WCBS, where she covered the news from Westchester County, N.Y. and Connecticut for 39 years. Schneidau retired from WCBS radio in February with accolades from colleagues and those she covered. Governor Dan Malloy commemorated her career with a proclamation applauding her lifelong commitment to journalism. “It’s her devotion to individual human beings that comes across so vividly and vivaciously,” Sen.
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