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 visit was part of a tour involving right-wing political groups. -
Rep. Mary Mushinsky says the miniature alcohol bottles contribute to drinking problems and pollute Connecticut roads and waterways. -
The rallies took place in Bridgeport, New Haven, Willimantic and Hartford. -
“You are making history,” one House leader told Pemberton. -
Betsy McCaughey has also been a New York Post columnist and Newsmax host. -
Seals and migratory birds are the stars of the show on Long Island Sound. -
El programa “no logró generar ingresos suficientes de forma consistente y predecible”, afirmó la aerolínea en un comunicado. -
The program “did not deliver enough consistent and predictable revenue,” the airline said in a statement.
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The crash remains under investigation. -
Connecticut’s state forensic lab says impaired drivers are increasingly testing positive for driving under the influence of both alcohol and multiple types of drugs.
