Catherine Shen
Host, Where We LiveCatherine is the Host of Connecticut Public’s morning talk show and podcast, Where We Live. Catherine and the WWL team focus on going beyond the headlines to bring in meaningful conversations that put Connecticut in context.
Before her current position, Catherine was Connecticut Public’s education reporter for just over a year. She covered a variety of stories like student mental health, childcare shortages, and teacher burnout. She joined Connecticut Public's newsroom in 2021. The Los Angeles native came to CT Public after a decade of print and digital reporting across the country.
She started her journalism career in the Los Angeles fashion scene. While that was an exciting time, Catherine ultimately needed to get back to her news roots. She was soon traipsing all across California’s Central Coast as a freelance news reporter for several newspapers, where she broke stories about local government, law enforcement, and education. She also covered crime, healthcare, business, as well as arts and culture.
After finding herself on the East Coast, she continued reporting in New Jersey, covering a mix of academic news, nonprofit projects, and human feature stories both off and on camera. Then she moved to Connecticut and started reporting for the New Britain Herald, where she won several Connecticut Society of Professional Journalists awards for her coverage on the COVID-19 pandemic, social justice movements, and police accountability.
Catherine received an undergraduate degree in broadcast journalism from Washington State University’s Edward R. Murrow College of Communication. While an undergraduate student, she was a reporter for the university newspaper and its student-run television station, Cable 8 News. She’s also a proud member of the Asian American Journalism Society.
In her downtime, she tries her best to catch up on her reading list but often fails due to a variety of distractions, including reorganizing her bookshelves, scavenging library book sales, and thinking about reading books.
Catherine can be reached at cshen@ctpublic.org.
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Fibroids are incredibly common, affecting up to 80% of women by age 50, yet they remain widely misunderstood. We explore what fibroids are, the symptoms to look out for, and how to advocate for the care you need. -
With nearly 140 state parks and forests to visit, Connecticut offers no shortage of outdoor places to explore. We hear what it takes to maintain and preserve these parks, and efforts to make them accessible to all residents. -
In late June, the Supreme Court issued decisions on birthright citizenship, asylum and temporary protected status. Today, we break down how these decisions will affect Connecticut's immigrants. -
Arthur Sze had an untraditional path to becoming the U.S. Poet Laureate. He discusses poetry, the power of language and bridging worlds through the art of translation. -
How will you preserve your family history? We cover how oral historians in Connecticut and beyond are preserving stories, traditions, and languages through audio. -
Smell, and its control over culture and politics, is often undervalued and misunderstood. -
Over 60 years ago, environmentalist Rachel Carson sounded the alarm on DDT. This hour, we explore her legacy and another controversial class of chemicals: PFAS. -
It's our annual Young Adult summer reading show. Today, join us for a conversation on developing a good reading routine with readers of all ages. -
In April, 18-year-old Rihan was detained for two weeks by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. He joins to tell his story for the first time, and in his own words. -
Millions of Americans are part of the "sandwich generation," balancing the demands of raising children while caring for aging loved ones.
