Walter Smith Randolph
Investigative EditorWalter Smith Randolph is the Investigative Editor and Director of The Accountability Project at Connecticut Public Broadcasting. The New York City native comes to CT Public after a decade of reporting at local tv stations across the country.
At Cincinnati’s CBS station, Walter specialized in local government reporting while also investigating Cincinnati’s childhood poverty crisis. In Kalamazoo, Michigan, Walter’s work as an investigative reporter exposed waste, fraud, abuse and corruption which led to resignations and reform in school districts, police departments and courthouses. At Flint, Michigan’s NBC station, Walter’s one-man band reporting helped uncover The Flint Water Crisis which earned him his first regional EMMY nomination. Walter got his start as a reporter, producer and anchor in Elmira/Ithaca, New York.
When not reporting, Walter is mentoring emerging journalists and advocating for diverse newsrooms with the National Association of Black Journalists where he was elected national Treasurer in 2020 and re-elected in 2022. He’s also taught journalism at Western Michigan University and Northern Kentucky University.
He’s a proud member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., NABJ, Investigative Reporters & Editors (IRE) and the Ida B. Wells Society for Investigative Reporting. He also serves as Alumni Board Chair for the Newmark J-School at CUNY.
Walter is a graduate of Villanova University and he holds a master’s degree in journalism from the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at the City University of New York.
He enjoys traveling, spending time with family and friends and cheering on his Villanova Wildcats.
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Nearly 80,000 vehicles in Connecticut have classic plates. And alongside Chevys and Fords, there are plenty of 90s-era automobiles on the list. -
TAP is growing from three reporters to five with the addition of two fellows
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Retailers can start selling adult-use cannabis this January. This hour on Where We Live, we break down what dispensaries might look like in our state and hear what retailers are doing to prepare to open up to the public.
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A review by Connecticut Public's Accountability Project found scant evidence that cannabis businesses satisfied some prior commitments for community support.
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School shootings like Parkland and Uvalde continue across America. But some Sandy Hook parents believe the country is making progress on gun control even though it may not seem so.
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This hour on Where We Live, we hear from experts on the state of ARPA spending in Connecticut. How is money being used to support housing, education and infrastructure?
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A Superior Court judge rejected the town's bid to withhold an 11-page document that describes incidents involving former Chief Mark Rinaldo.
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About 40% of all use-of-force incidents reported by Connecticut law enforcement agencies in the past two years involved someone officers determined to be either “emotionally disturbed” or suicidal. Some communities are experimenting with new approaches to bring those numbers down.
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With Roe v. Wade overturned, and abortion becoming less available, will we see more children placed in foster care and parents seeking adoption? This hour on Where We Live, we speak with experts and learn whether or not we should expect to see an increase in adoption.
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This comes just days after Connecticut Public’s Accountability Project reported that some home health aides were paying for meals they never received.
