Catherine Shen
Host, Where We LiveCatherine is the Host of Connecticut Public’s morning talk show and podcast, Where We Live. Catherine and the WWL team focus on going beyond the headlines to bring in meaningful conversations that put Connecticut in context.
Before her current position, Catherine was Connecticut Public’s education reporter for just over a year. She covered a variety of stories like student mental health, childcare shortages, and teacher burnout. She joined Connecticut Public's newsroom in 2021. The Los Angeles native came to CT Public after a decade of print and digital reporting across the country.
She started her journalism career in the Los Angeles fashion scene. While that was an exciting time, Catherine ultimately needed to get back to her news roots. She was soon traipsing all across California’s Central Coast as a freelance news reporter for several newspapers, where she broke stories about local government, law enforcement, and education. She also covered crime, healthcare, business, as well as arts and culture.
After finding herself on the East Coast, she continued reporting in New Jersey, covering a mix of academic news, nonprofit projects, and human feature stories both off and on camera. Then she moved to Connecticut and started reporting for the New Britain Herald, where she won several Connecticut Society of Professional Journalists awards for her coverage on the COVID-19 pandemic, social justice movements, and police accountability.
Catherine received an undergraduate degree in broadcast journalism from Washington State University’s Edward R. Murrow College of Communication. While an undergraduate student, she was a reporter for the university newspaper and its student-run television station, Cable 8 News. She’s also a proud member of the Asian American Journalism Society.
In her downtime, she tries her best to catch up on her reading list but often fails due to a variety of distractions, including reorganizing her bookshelves, scavenging library book sales, and thinking about reading books.
Catherine can be reached at cshen@ctpublic.org and follow her on Twitter at @catshenwnpr.
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Next year will mark 250 years since the signing of the Declaration of Independence. This hour, we hear how different Connecticut institutions plan to recognize the anniversary. -
President Trump has signed an executive order that will begin eliminating the federal Department of Education. This hour, we explore what that means for students in Connecticut and across the country. -
For Muslims worldwide, fasting is only one component of practicing Ramadan. This hour, we hear from Muslims here in Connecticut and learn how this sacred time is celebrated. -
This hour, we discuss an American dance form that has captured hearts for decades: tap! We look at the evolution of this dance style and how local artists are keeping the tap tradition alive. -
Tuesday is Tolkien Reading Day. As libraries across Connecticut prepare to transport readers to the Shire, we ask: What is it about Tolkien’s writing that excites generation after generation of readers? -
Daylight Saving Time can disrupt our schedules beyond causing us to lose one hour of sleep. This hour, the history of Daylight Saving Time and efforts to eliminate it. -
Reproductive health has historically been understudied and underfunded. Scientists in Connecticut and elsewhere have been working to change that. This hour: How the Trump administration may impact their progress. -
Today on Where We Live, physicians across our state join us to talk about what we learned from the COVID-19 pandemic, and how we can prepare for future pandemics -
Over a million people in the United States alone have died from COVID-19. Today, we hear of efforts to commemorate these deaths, and ensure that the history of the COVID-19 pandemic is not forgotten. -
Five years since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, frontline workers still remember the many months of fear and uncertainty. This hour, they’ll reflect on how the pandemic continues to impact them today.
