The Hartford Times was a daily afternoon newspaper

Newspaper

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 serving the Hartford, Connecticut

Hartford, Connecticut

Hartford is the capital of the U.S. state of Connecticut. The seat of Hartford County until Connecticut disbanded county government in 1960, it is the second most populous city on New England's largest river, the Connecticut River. As of the 2010 Census, Hartford's population was 124,775, making...

 community from 1826 to 1976. Several accomplished individuals contributed to the newspaper, including Brit Hume

Brit Hume

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, as a reporter; the television writer Robert Palm; the American painter

Painting

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, James Britton, employed as a staff artist; and the editorial cartoonist

Cartoonist

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, Edmund S. Valtman

Edmund S. Valtman

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, who won a 1962 Pulitzer Prize

Pulitzer Prize

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 for his 1961 cartoon

Cartoon

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, "What You Need, Man, Is a Revolution Like Mine." The newspaper additionally owned the Hartford radio stations, WTHT-AM 1230 (1936–1954) and WTHT-FM 106.1 (1948–1950).