Pat Sheehan is a retired American TV journalist. Sheehan has spent his entire TV journalism career at WTNH-TV, WFSB-TV, and WTIC-TV, as a reporter, and then an anchor, that made him a Connecticut Television icon. He was inducted into the

Society of Professional Journalists The Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ), formerly known as Sigma Delta Chi, is the oldest organization representing journalists in the United States. It was established on April 17, 1909, at DePauw University,2009 SPJ Annual Report, letter ...

Hall of Fame in 1998. He was inducted into the Boston/New England Chapter of the

National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) is an American professional service organization founded in 1955 for "the advancement of the arts and sciences of television and the promotion of creative leadership for artistic, edu ...

in 1997. Sheehan graduated from the University of Connecticut, led fundraising campaigns among alumni, and later served as Chairman of the Board of the UConn Foundation. After serving on the steering committee that developed the university’s UConn 2000 rebuilding program, he established an alumni-based grassroots organization called the UConn Advocates to support university initiatives at the Connecticut General Assembly.

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