Chris Polansky
General Assignment/Breaking News ReporterChris Polansky joined Connecticut Public in March 2023 as a general assignment and breaking news reporter based in Hartford. Previously, he’s worked at Utah Public Radio in Logan, Utah, as a general assignment reporter; Lehigh Valley Public Media in Bethlehem, Pa., as an anchor and producer for All Things Considered; and at Public Radio Tulsa in Tulsa, Okla., where he both reported and hosted Morning Edition.
His work has also appeared on WNYC’s Gothamist, NPR.org, and NPR’s Morning Edition, All Things Considered, Weekend Edition, and newscasts. In 2020, Chris, Carter Moore and Dani Hayes jointly won the Utah SPJ award for best continuing coverage (radio) for their Utah Public Radio reporting on the disappearance and murder of Lizzy Shelley and the
trial of suspect Alexander Whipple.
Chris is a graduate of Hunter College and the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism, both at the City University of New York. He’s a New Jersey native and perpetually disappointed Mets fan who enjoys loading up his van for hiking and camping trips with his dog, Trout Fishing in America. He plays replacement-level third base in various wood bat baseball leagues. He’s also a proud alumnus of Bike & Build, an affordable housing nonprofit with which he’s bicycled coast-to-coast twice: from Portland, Maine, to Santa Barbara (2014), and from Nags Head, North Carolina, to San Diego (2016).
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The U.S. senator said he was inspired to attend immigration court amid an uptick in immigration enforcement in Danbury and around Connecticut in recent weeks. -
The U.S. senator said he is seeking accountability after a week of heightened immigration enforcement left the city shaken. -
The university prohibited reporters from covering the event on campus. -
Danbury’s mayor says he believes “the worst” is yet to come. -
Volunteers work to help people find more details about their loved ones. -
Once finished, the submarine-maker expects up to 5,000 employees to work out of the site. -
Brown sharks, dusky sharks, and sand tiger sharks are among the species thriving. -
State officials are leaning into public education to help residents best live with bears as their population continues to grow. -
U.S. Rep. John Larson, who has served Connecticut's 1st Congressional District for nearly 30 years, lost the Democratic primary to former Hartford Mayor Luke Bronin, who said it was time for new leadership and a fresh perspective in Washington. -
The invasive bugs were first spotted in Connecticut in 2020.
