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The Carla Squatrito Scholarship is named in honor of business leader Carla Squatrito of Carla’s Pasta. An immigrant in 1968, and a stellar entrepreneur of today, Carla has built an extraordinary company in Connecticut through hard work, leadership and her entrepreneurial spirit. She and her family are supporters of Connecticut Public and recognize the important […]

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The Knight Media Forum is the most important annual gathering of journalists, funders, information theorists and others interested in the future of the news media in this country.
Watch the live stream ctpublic.org/knightforum on February 26 and 27.

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Submitted Films Will Be Nominated to Be Featured in the Eighth Annual PBS Online Film Festival CPTV is seeking entries for short films from local filmmakers. The films submitted will be nominated for inclusion in the eighth annual PBS Online Film Festival, a showcase for powerful and engaging stories from filmmakers across the country. The festival has […]

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Featuring the Best of Public TV’s How-To Programs Connecticut Public Television recently launched a third channel! Create treats culinary enthusiasts, armchair travelers, home-improvement buffs, and budding artists alike to public TV’s best cooking, travel, home improvement, gardening, and arts & crafts shows. Educational and entertaining series and specials — from America’s Test Kitchen to Rick Steves’ Europe to […]

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In this essay, author Steve Cambria asks “What’s not to love about this enduring Turkey Day classic?” What makes Thanksgiving morning in Manchester so special, you ask? How about world class runners, high voltage crowds, outrageous costumes, age-old family traditions and 4.748 square miles of unbridled, holiday euphoria—and that’s just for openers! Old news to […]

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