Marc Robbins
Sports Reporter
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Marc is a veteran award winning broadcaster with more than 30 years of experience, spending the last 25 years in Connecticut. This is Marc's second stint at WFSB. In addition to Marc's role in Sports and News at WFSB, he works at ESPN Radio as a Sportscenter Anchor.
Marc is a native of Massachusetts, and a graduate of Arizona State University.
Marc lives in Southern CT, with his wife Mary and his daughter Addison.
Education
Updated: Mar. 17, 2023 at 10:33 PM EDT
|By Marc Robbins and Evan Sobol
The UConn men will open up NCAA Tournament play on Friday afternoon in Albany, New York, against Iona College.
Updated: Mar. 13, 2023 at 2:29 PM EDT
|By Rob Polansky and Marc Robbins
The University of Connecticut women’s basketball team will take on Vermont in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
Updated: Mar. 13, 2023 at 2:26 PM EDT
|By Rob Polansky and Marc Robbins
There was speculation about whether or not the University of Connecticut men’s basketball team would get a third or fourth seed.
Updated: Mar. 7, 2023 at 9:01 PM EST
|By Marc Robbins
It’s been a long time coming and it’s going to take a long time to complete the project, but renovations are coming to Rentschler Field in East Hartford.
Updated: Feb. 28, 2023 at 6:25 PM EST
|By Marc Robbins and Kristina Russo
No one was more excited about Winter Storm Anthony than the ski areas in Connecticut.
Updated: Feb. 27, 2023 at 5:47 PM EST
|By Marc Robbins
Superintendents have been busy Monday, making calls and preparing crews to manage the expected snowfall later this evening and well into tomorrow.
Updated: Feb. 21, 2023 at 12:26 PM EST
|By Evan Sobol and Marc Robbins
A teen is facing charges following a stabbing in West Hartford Monday night.
Updated: Feb. 20, 2023 at 7:50 PM EST
|By Marc Robbins and Zoe Strothers
Powder Ridge in Middlefield was open today, just like it is every Presidents Day.
Updated: Feb. 14, 2023 at 4:24 AM EST
|By Marc Robbins
There have been several recent instances of objects flying through the sky.
Updated: Feb. 9, 2023 at 9:48 PM EST
|By Marc Robbins and Zoe Strothers
Many in Connecticut believe every day is Pizza Day, and that’s because our stately pizza can’t be beat!
Updated: Feb. 9, 2023 at 1:56 PM EST
|By Jay Kenney, Rob Polansky and Marc Robbins
An 18-year-old motorcycle rider was found to be responsible for a crash that killed him and a 15-year-old girl who was in an SUV back in September.
Updated: Feb. 7, 2023 at 7:04 PM EST
|By Marc Robbins
Advocates for the free school lunch program are pushing for state officials to re-implement the program.
Updated: Feb. 6, 2023 at 12:26 PM EST
|By Rob Polansky and Marc Robbins
Granby Public Schools confirmed to Channel 3 that a knife was found at one of its schools.
Updated: Jan. 31, 2023 at 7:41 PM EST
|By Marc Robbins
One local town has seen an uptick in thefts from private mailboxes.
Updated: Jan. 31, 2023 at 6:17 AM EST
|By Olivia Kalentek, Rob Polansky and Marc Robbins
Crews battled a massive 3-alarm fire at an egg farm in Bozrah over the weekend.
Updated: Jan. 24, 2023 at 6:58 PM EST
|By Rob Polansky and Marc Robbins
The state’s comptroller gave an update on the state’s “hero pay” program.
Updated: Jan. 23, 2023 at 9:20 PM EST
|By Marc Robbins
An update to the car tax could bring relief to many Connecticut car owners.
Updated: Jan. 17, 2023 at 8:13 PM EST
|By Marc Robbins
Eyewitness News headed to Zuppardi’s Slice Shop in Ansonia to learn how to make some of the most historic pizza, not only in Connecticut, but the entire country.
Updated: Jan. 16, 2023 at 6:52 PM EST
|By Marc Robbins
Dr. Martin Luther King always included children in the civil rights movement.
Updated: Jan. 11, 2023 at 6:54 AM EST
|By Evan Sobol, Marc Robbins, Marcy Jones and Jay Kenney
A Waterbury police officer was fired for his behavior during a traffic incident last month, the department announced.
Updated: Jan. 9, 2023 at 9:02 PM EST
|By Marc Robbins
The price off eggs is skyrocketing.
Updated: Jan. 3, 2023 at 5:36 PM EST
|By Marc Robbins
An East Hampton High School basketball coach remains on suspension after an incident during a game last month.
Updated: Jan. 2, 2023 at 5:16 PM EST
|By Marc Robbins
A new year means new resolutions.
Updated: Dec. 30, 2022 at 11:44 PM EST
|By Marc Robbins
Luigi’s in Old Saybrook, which is one of the oldest shoreline restaurants, suffered severe damage from flooding waters on Christmas.
Updated: Dec. 28, 2022 at 3:23 AM EST
|By Marc Robbins
2022 was one of the deadliest years for pedestrians in Connecticut.
Updated: Dec. 27, 2022 at 12:36 AM EST
|By Marc Robbins
The day after Christmas is a big day for Connecticut residents to hit the malls.
Updated: Dec. 22, 2022 at 12:22 PM EST
|By Marc Robbins, Rob Polansky and Matt McFarland
Connecticut’s shoreline is expected to see some of the heaviest rains and the fiercest wind from a storm Thursday night through Friday.
Updated: Dec. 21, 2022 at 5:44 AM EST
|By Olivia Kalentek, Jay Kenney, Marcy Jones and Marc Robbins
A 16-year-old boy was shot and killed while riding his bike on Valley Street in New Haven.
Updated: Dec. 16, 2022 at 7:46 PM EST
|By Marcy Jones, Rob Polansky, Audrey Russo and Marc Robbins
The northwest corner of Connecticut was forecasted to potentially have the greatest impact from Friday’s nor’easter.
Updated: Dec. 13, 2022 at 7:34 PM EST
|By Marc Robbins
Dog owners across the country are dealing with a rise in the cases of dog flu.
Updated: Dec. 12, 2022 at 7:11 PM EST
|By Marc Robbins
Roughly 5,000 pounds of food and several hundred books were distributed to families facing some insecurities during the holidays.
Updated: Dec. 12, 2022 at 2:09 PM EST
|By Kristina Russo and Marc Robbins
The I-84 Westbound Exit 57 to the Route 15 South Ramp is back open after a bus crash Monday.
Updated: Dec. 7, 2022 at 6:14 PM EST
|By Marc Robbins
Young people have turned to education as a way out of the war-torn area.
Updated: Dec. 6, 2022 at 5:56 PM EST
|By Marc Robbins and Evan Sobol
Waterbury police made seven arrests in a two-day period last week that involved murder cases over the past four months.
Updated: Dec. 5, 2022 at 6:29 PM EST
|By Marc Robbins
Now that the UConn Huskies have their bowl assignment, the question for fans is how and when to get to Myrtle Beach for the game against Marshall.
Updated: Nov. 28, 2022 at 8:12 PM EST
|By Evan Sobol and Marc Robbins
A man is facing charges after he invaded a Norwich family’s home while armed with an assault rifle, according to police.
Updated: Nov. 14, 2022 at 8:44 PM EST
|By Marc Robbins
The Huskies had a big win this weekend, making them bowl eligible for the first time since 2015.
Updated: Nov. 12, 2022 at 12:22 AM EST
|By Marc Robbins
The wind from Nicole may present some problems for those out driving Friday night.
Updated: Nov. 8, 2022 at 12:28 PM EST
|By Rob Polansky and Marc Robbins
Voter turnout in Connecticut appeared to be high, at least as of noon on Election Day.
Updated: Nov. 7, 2022 at 12:22 PM EST
|By Audrey Russo, Rob Polansky and Marc Robbins
A suspect accused of shooting a man in West Hartford and leading police on a manhunt across state lines was captured.
Updated: Oct. 31, 2022 at 6:02 PM EDT
|By Marc Robbins and Evan Sobol
The family of a man killed in a shooting and car crash in Southington is speaking out.
Updated: Oct. 31, 2022 at 4:53 PM EDT
|By Evan Sobol and Marc Robbins
Chick-fil-A restaurants in Greater Hartford are holding a fundraiser to help support the families of fallen Bristol Police Lt. Dustin DeMonte and Sgt. Alex Hamzy.
Updated: Oct. 26, 2022 at 12:33 PM EDT
|By Marc Robbins
Rose’s Berry Farm in Glastonbury has closed up for the foreseeable future.
Updated: Oct. 24, 2022 at 7:42 PM EDT
|By Marcy Jones, Jay Kenney and Marc Robbins
For the second time in four weeks, local healthcare workers in Willimantic went on strike.
Updated: Oct. 20, 2022 at 1:18 PM EDT
|By Rob Polansky and Marc Robbins
The Hartford Public Schools District said it bought metal detectors that will be rotated throughout its high schools.
Updated: Oct. 19, 2022 at 6:49 PM EDT
|By Marc Robbins and Evan Sobol
Hospitals throughout Connecticut are dealing with a surge of respiratory illness in toddlers and young children.
Updated: Oct. 19, 2022 at 12:31 PM EDT
|By Olivia Kalentek, Rob Polansky, Marc Robbins, Audrey Russo, Ayah Galal, Marcy Jones, Roger Susanin, Dylan Fearon and Dennis Valera
Arrangements have been made to lay Sgt. Alex Hamzy and Lieutenant Dustin DeMonte to rest.
Updated: Oct. 18, 2022 at 7:28 PM EDT
|By Marc Robbins
There are growing worries among homeowners that rising oil prices could make it difficult to afford filling up their tanks.
Updated: Oct. 13, 2022 at 7:32 PM EDT
|By Marc Robbins
We continue our coverage of the shooting deaths of 2 Bristol police officers.
Updated: Oct. 10, 2022 at 8:10 PM EDT
|By Marc Robbins
The countdown is on for Halloween.
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