Sydney Boyo is a reporter and Multimedia Journalist Associate at NBC Connecticut. Sydney's previous experiences at CNBC's San Francisco bureau and ESPN have honed her skills in digital tech documentaries and video content production.
Sydney earned a B.S. in Communications from the University of Miami, specializing in Broadcast Journalism and International Studies; she brings a wealth of knowledge to her role.
A proud member of the NABJ and hailing from Atlanta, Sydney is passionate about storytelling and connecting with her audience. When not chasing stories, she enjoys reading, playing tennis, watching sports, and exploring new destinations. Sydney is excited about covering diverse narratives across Connecticut and following along with Connecticut’s many basketball teams.
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Juneteenth celebrations take place across Connecticut this week
Several Juneteenth celebrations are expected to be held in Connecticut this week. “It very important to come together to help make change,” Sylvia D. Reid, an attorney and attendee of the Juneteenth flag raising inside the capitol building, said. “We can’t allow our freedoms to be demolished or diminished.” The federal and state holiday, which is on Thursday, commemorates...
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NBA star Andre Drummond to host free basketball camp this summer
On Tuesday, NBA player and former UConn star Andre Drummond paid a visit to his hometown court in Middletown. “Anytime I come home, I step foot in this gym,” said Drummond. “Just to really give myself that moment of realism of where it all started for me.” Drummond grew up playing at the Northern Middlesex YMCA, which he calls his…
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Geno Auriemma's charity golf tournament returns for its 24th year
Approximately 170 golfers attended UConn women’s basketball head coach Geno Auriemma’s charity golf tournament at the Hartford Golf Club in West Hartford on Monday. “It’s just something that I was asked to do a long, long time ago,” said Auriemma. “It just kept getting bigger and bigger and bigger.” The tournament is a part of a charity series that...
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Thousands of runners celebrate Father's Day in Branford
More than 2,000 runners, walkers and joggers took to the streets in Branford on Sunday for an annual road race. “I think it’s important for every community to have events like this,” said race founder Ray Figlewski. “When we started the race, the whole idea was to get the town together.” The race also benefits local and national charities including…
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Police ID teen shot and killed in New Haven early Sunday morning
An 18-year-old Stratford man was shot and killed in New Haven over the weekend. Police said they found Jhavare Smith lying on the sidewalk in the area of Tilton Street and Mansfield Street early Sunday morning. Neighbors told NBC Connecticut on Sunday morning that they heard gunshots. Smith was shot around 3 a.m. and taken to Yale-New Haven Hospital where…
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Dozens of adaptive athletes overcome the odds to complete the Gaylord Gauntlet
The Gaylord Gauntlet, a 5k trail and obstacle run, returned to Wallingford on Saturday morning. Over 1,000 people participated in the race, including 30 adaptive athletes. For adaptive athlete David Angelillo, this day was years in the making. Four years ago, Angelillo got into a dirt biking accident. “I was diagnosed with a traumatic brain injury,” Angelillo said. “I was…
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Hartford man, 77, to receive honorary diploma
On Thursday, Gerald “Mike” Fothergill will walk across the graduation stage at 77 years old. Fothergill attended Hartford Public High School in the 1960s and was set to graduate in 1968, but an expulsion took that opportunity away from him. His expulsion came in the aftermath of the assassination of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Fothergill and his classmates…
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Military families have joint baby shower in Groton
On Tuesday, 20 military families had a joint baby shower at the Submarine Force Museum in Groton. “It’s very overwhelming, because you do have to buy a lot,” expecting mother Melinda Helner said. “It kind of takes off that burden of trying to figure out how I’m going to acquire everything.” The annual celebration is part of a partnership...
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Community calls for help to clean up historic cemetery in Hartford
The Spring Grove Cemetery in Hartford has been around since 1845, but the private cemetery is reliant on donations and remains undermaintained. The historic cemetery spans 34 acres and is home to military veterans including those dating back to the Civil War. “It was beautiful up until the pandemic,” Elaine Hatcher said. “As other private cemeteries in the state did,…
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Local businesses prepare as Hartford Taste returns for its fourth year
For the fourth year, the Hartford Taste festival will take place in the Capital City. “It’s a celebration of all things Hartford,” MetroHartford Alliance President and CEO David Griggs said. “Not just our food, but also our music and our art. It’s everything that makes Hartford unique.” The two-day event will start at noon on Friday and will feature...
