Cassandra Basler
Editor of Local News Programs and PodcastsCassandra Basler oversees Connecticut Public’s flagship daily news programs, Morning Edition and All Things Considered, and coordinates breaking news coverage on the air, online and in your morning email inbox. She also edited the seven-part podcast series "Generation Barney" about the media we loved as kids and how it shapes us. She's an editor of the station’s limited series investigative podcast, "In Absentia" and producer of the five-part podcast "Unforgotten: Connecticut’s Hidden History of Slavery". Her reporting has aired nationally on NPR’s All Things Considered, Morning Edition and Here & Now.
Basler came to Connecticut by way of Columbia Journalism School in New York City, where she graduated with a Pulitzer Traveling Fellowship and used it to cover the integration of Syrian refugees in Germany during the height of the world migrant crisis.
Previously, Basler worked at WSHU Public Radio in Fairfield, Connecticut as a Morning Edition producer/reporter, a local correspondent for The New England News Collaborative, and a midday newscast anchor. She later served as senior editor, helping to produce everything from newscasts, to features and a biweekly travel podcast.
Basler grew up just north of Detroit, Michigan. There, she worked on a live morning talk show and in the newsroom at the local public radio affiliate during Detroit’s historic municipal bankruptcy filing. Her favorite freelance job was working as a researcher and contributing writer for the first Detroit guidebook to be published in three decades, “Belle Isle to 8 Mile: An Insider's Guide to Detroit.” Before that, she studied English, German and Urban Studies at the University of Michigan.
On the weekends, you can find her mapping out New England’s best dupes for the iconic Detroit Coney Dog.
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Connecticut U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal says a permanent federal funding bill could be done tomorrow – that’s if members of the U.S. House can keep their promises. -
The suspect in the attack, Winston Tate, has been previously charged with other violent crimes and is currently on probation for robbery. -
Gino DiGiovanni Jr. is now among more than 1,100 people charged in the riot, including more than 350 who have been charged with assaulting or impeding law enforcement. -
The state Inspector General's office said it all started when officers were trying to stop a stolen Hyundai Elantra. -
Police said there is no threat to public safety and all people involved have been identified.
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Equitable transportation advocates joined the Greater Hartford Bike to Work day to mark the Drive Less Connecticut Climate Challenge. -
Recent legislation signed by Gov. Ned Lamont mandated that school districts include Native American studies in kindergarten through 12th grade social studies courses, starting in the fall of 2023. -
Bronin did not share in his announcement what he plans to do after his current term ends. -
Connecticut State Police arrested five New Haven officers Monday on criminal charges of reckless endangerment and cruelty to persons. -
A 2013 report from the National Hurricane Center estimated that Sandy harmed 3,000 Connecticut homes, with damage hovering around $360 million.
