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By Jamie DeLoma
Special Correspondent
September 25, 2007 12:00 AM
Bill Gonillo, the face of sports in Fairfield and
New Haven counties at News 12 Connecticut for more than a decade, was found
dead Sunday in his Woodbridge home. He was 44.
Gonillo died of diabetes and hardening of the
arteries, according to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.
Before joining News 12, Gonillo worked at radio
WELI-AM 960 in New Haven, where he covered Yale University sports, the Hartford
Whalers and the Boston Celtics.
As word spread of Gonillo's death, area coaches and
sports directors mourned him.
"No one did more than Bill Gonillo to see that
youth sports in our area was properly recognized," said Tom Chiappetta, executive director of the Fairfield County
Sports Commission. "His coverage provided a nightly recap of all that
was important on the Fairfield County sports scene, whether
it was the biggest game in the area or making sure the local game between two
hard-working teams was given the same amount of visibility and air
time."
John Kuczo, executive secretary for the Fairfield
County Interscholastic Athletic Conference, said Gonillo's
presence was always welcome.
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