Megan Fitzgerald
Senior Manager of Projects and Radio ProgrammingMeg Fitzgerald is the senior manager of projects and radio programming. She works with Connecticut Public's senior director and talk show producers to ensure our audio stories are represented digitally. She is a key liaison for our national radio programming. Meg also helps to manage and co-produce special projects like StoryCorps CT, NautiWeek, Where ART Thou?, and other program initiatives across our radio and podcast teams .
Meg started her career in the music and entertainment industry. She has booked artists and special events for art centers throughout the Northeast and mid-Atlantic regions, including The Bushnell and Infinity Music Hall (Hartford, CT), the Warner Theatre (Torrington, CT), and The Kimmel Cultural Campus (Philadelphia, PA). She also programmed stages for the Philadelphia International Festival of Arts and worked with Live Nation.
In 2015, Meg joined Connecticut Public as an associate producer for Infinity Hall Live and The Kate, two nationally distributed public television music series. She also helped launch Connecticut Public's social media strategy in 2019.
When Meg's not diving into storytelling projects and music, she's studying herbalism and plant medicine, including making her tea blends, syrups, and other fun concoctions. She loves nature, art, astrology, and spending quality time with her family and friends.
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On this episode of Audacious, public radio fans show up with objects full of meaning - and the powerful stories behind them - at our live birthday bash. -
This hour, we took listener calls. The conversation winds around the "dumbing down" of the arts, the way people pronounce "to," reading in the bathroom, the evolution of language, and more. -
On this episode of Audacious, catch up with unforgettable guests from the past five years to see what’s changed, what’s stayed, and what still resonates. -
While writing The Trouble of Color, historian Martha S. Jones saw how the complexities of her racial identity had been part of her family for generations. -
On this episode of Audacious, meet birder, Peter Kaestner! He discovered a new bird species, and became the first person to catalogue 10,000 birds! -
We speak with two high school students who have pushed for expanded access to transportation, and we learn about the history of high school activism, including instances of FBI surveillance. -
It has been five years since George Floyd was murdered. We'll discuss whether rates of police violence have changed and try to understand the broader historical context of 2020's protests. -
On this episode of Audacious, giving isn’t just for the rich. You’ll meet people who prove that everyday generosity can be radical, joyful, and deeply human. -
In this hour, we talk about what it's like to be a student journalist today with the Executive Director of the Student Press Law Center and a panel of student journalists. -
On this episode of Audacious, a ritual expert helps us understand why these small acts matter, and past guests reveal the personal rituals they live by.
