Bill Gonillo Remembered
(Bridgeport Bluefish Website)
The
Bluefish lost a valued member of our extended family on September 22 with the
passing of Bill Gonillo, the sports anchor of Cablevision News 12 Connecticut.
Bill was a
constant fixture at the Ballpark at Harbor Yard from the team's initial season
right through to this year. He would be there to shoot footage, conduct
interviews and offer in-depth coverage, often racing back to
Bluefish CEO
Mary-Jane Foster remarked, "Bill was a great, generous, giant spirit of
humor and kindness who also happened to love sports. We will so miss the guy
who loved the Bluefish and was such an extraordinary fan. He never, ever failed
to do the best that he could for us. I will miss his genuine affection for the
Bluefish and his infectious humor. We will all miss his dedication to sports of
all kinds and caliber in
Bill wore a
number of hats, also co-anchoring a Saturday-morning Yankees show on ESPN
radio. He spent the last 12 years at Channel 12, after stints with Yale football,
the Hartford Whalers and other media outlets around the state.
Next season,
the press box at