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 talk show producers to ensure our audio stories are represented digitally. She is a key liaison for national radio programming. Meg has also managed and co-produced special projects like "Generation: The media we love & how it shapes us," "StoryCorps CT," "Where ART Thou?" and other program initiatives.
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 Ensemble Arts Philly (formerly The Kimmel Cultural Campus, Philadelphia, PA). She also programmed events 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 astrology and herbalism. She loves nature, art, tea, the stars, and spending quality time with her family and friends.
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Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw is known for her pioneering work on critical race theory and intersectionality— both of which are terms she coined. She joins us to discuss her new book, 'Backtalker: An American Memoir.' -
Guests share stories of prophetic dreams, gut feelings, and premonitions that later proved true, from lottery wins and love to danger, death, and mystery. -
This hour, we are taking a look at childbirth and postpartum health in Connecticut. We'll hear a firsthand account of postpartum depression and we'll learn about the disparities in Connecticut. -
What makes an object worth keeping? These stories explore memory, family, imagination, grief, identity, love, and the surprising ways ordinary things become charged with meaning. -
Beth Simone Noveck previously served as Deputy Chief Technology Officer in the White House. She joins us to talk about how we have to make a choice about how we will use AI. -
What else can a harp do? Tony Pederson plays for the dying. And William Close invented the Earth Harp, with strings that stretch across landscapes and up skyscrapers. -
From 4,941 holes in 24 hours to more than 1,100 courses visited, meet the people who delight in the competitive, adventurous and joyful side of mini golf. -
This hour, we are taking a look at weight stigma. We talk about the relationship between anti-Blackness and anti-fatness, and we hear how weight stigma impacts things like medical care and employment. -
We hear from Civic Works, a new organization that plans to build community in New Haven. We also talk to two legal experts about strategies for advancing DEI in the current political moment. -
The wild true story of the artists behind Secret Mall Apartment. Plus, Chion heads to two local malls for an insider tour, and hears stories from the front lines: from Build-A-Bear to the carousel.
