Chris Polansky
General Assignment/Breaking News ReporterChris Polansky joined Connecticut Public in March 2023 as a general assignment and breaking news reporter based in Hartford. Previously, he’s worked at Utah Public Radio in Logan, Utah, as a general assignment reporter; Lehigh Valley Public Media in Bethlehem, Pa., as an anchor and producer for All Things Considered; and at Public Radio Tulsa in Tulsa, Okla., where he both reported and hosted Morning Edition.
His work has also appeared on WNYC’s Gothamist, NPR.org, and NPR’s Morning Edition, All Things Considered, Weekend Edition, and newscasts. In 2020, Chris, Carter Moore and Dani Hayes jointly won the Utah SPJ award for best continuing coverage (radio) for their Utah Public Radio reporting on the disappearance and murder of Lizzy Shelley and the
trial of suspect Alexander Whipple.
Chris is a graduate of Hunter College and the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism, both at the City University of New York. He’s a New Jersey native and perpetually disappointed Mets fan who enjoys loading up his van for hiking and camping trips with his dog, Trout Fishing in America. He plays replacement-level third base in various wood bat baseball leagues. He’s also a proud alumnus of Bike & Build, an affordable housing nonprofit with which he’s bicycled coast-to-coast twice: from Portland, Maine, to Santa Barbara (2014), and from Nags Head, North Carolina, to San Diego (2016).
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“We want them here,” said one ecologist. “They’re generally an underappreciated fish.” -
Supporters gathered at a social club in Bridgeport Friday night for the country’s match against Saudi Arabia. -
The fund will help patients from states with restrictions or bans on certain health care procedures. -
A higher education union said Elliott is their choice in the Aug. 11 primary. -
Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont announced funding to preserve more of the state’s lands. -
Advocates are taking aim at a state-owned plant they call “Hartford’s cigarette.” -
Developer Stephen Shapiro says his idea for a 15-mile, $50 billion crossing makes fiscal and environmental sense. -
The governor said the changes were “critical” amid a rise in hate crimes. -
Joseph Magnano did not speak during the brief Friday morning proceeding. -
"It's an incredible honor," the church's rector said.
