Eric Aasen
Executive EditorEric Aasen is executive editor at Connecticut Public, the statewide NPR and PBS service. He leads the newsroom, including editors, reporters, producers and newscasters, and oversees all local news, including radio, digital and television platforms. Eric joined Connecticut Public in 2022 from KERA, the NPR/PBS member station in Dallas-Fort Worth, where he served as managing editor and digital news editor. He's directed coverage of several breaking news events and edited and shaped a variety of award-winning broadcast and digital stories. In 2023, Connecticut Public earned a national Edward R. Murrow Award for coverage that explored 10 years since the Sandy Hook Elementary School mass shooting, as well as five regional Murrow Awards. In 2023 and 2024, Connecticut Public earned regional Murrow Awards for Overall Excellence. In 2015, Eric helped lead a KERA team that won a national Online Journalism Award. In 2017, KERA earned a station-record eight regional Murrow Awards, including Overall Excellence. Eric joined KERA after more than a decade as a reporter at The Dallas Morning News. A Minnesota native, Eric has wanted to be a journalist since he was in the third grade. He graduated Phi Beta Kappa from DePauw University in Indiana, where he earned a political science degree. He and his wife, a Connecticut native, have a daughter and a son, as well as a dog and three cats.
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The Hartford Artisans Weaving Center offers hand-weaving classes and an artisan program for the blind, visually impaired, and those over 55. -
The Mystic Aquarium says Chappy the gray seal suffered from a condition in which his intestines were twisted, cutting off the blood supply to a large portion of his gastrointestinal tract. The aquarium says its staff is devastated. -
It was an offer he apparently could refuse: Dan Hurley has reportedly turned down a six-year contract worth $70 million to stay at UConn. -
The report concludes there was a failure to respond effectively to known state trooper falsification of traffic stop data in 2018, as well as a failure to address information that indicated potentially broader problems with the accuracy of racial profiling data. -
There were no reports of significant damage in Killingly. There were road closures on Wednesday due to downed trees and power lines. -
The storms brought several inches of rain in a short amount of time, as well as strong winds. -
Smoke from Canadian wildfires is creating unhealthy air in Connecticut and state officials are encouraging residents to be on alert. -
Video of the president's remarks were quickly shared via social media and “God save the Queen” was trending on Twitter. -
"Whoever scrawled this swastika and message of white supremacy is a miserable, small, hate-filled person who wants us divided and afraid,” Mayor Luke Bronin said in a statement. -
A powerful winter storm will bring rain and snow to Connecticut through Wednesday.
