Since starting her broadcast journey over thirty years ago, Patti Berardi has been dedicated to helping people share their stories through community television.
Berardi, who was born and raised in Branford, explained the key reasons that drew her to television.
As a kid I loved TV [and I also] loved to read, and write. I was naturally inquisitive…and I just really became interested in stories of any kind, whether it was someone’s story or reading a story. I was raised in an environment where my parents were aware of what was going on in our world, but also the world around us. And I think it just became something that I thought could be a career path for me. From there, I became tunnel-visioned…I wanted to make TV [and] make content at a very young age, and was lucky to connect with the right people to push me into going into television,” she said.
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***Pictured here is Jason Souliere (far left), Reilly Stoffelson (left of Berardi) and the late Syd Bolton (far right.) Berardi started her career working with Souliere (now with Cable 14) and Bolton (longtime volunteer at Rogers TV) before he passed away and considers both important mentors in her life.***
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