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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In 2022, torrents of water damaged ceilings, walls, furniture and other parts of the library on Main Street. Repairs and renovations cost $10 million. -
In Connecticut this year, 342 people have been killed by drivers. -
The money comes via President Joe Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. -
The faculty union at the state system’s four regional universities says CSCU needs at least $100 million more than it’s currently requesting. -
The trail includes stops at filming locations for 22 Christmas movies by studios like Hallmark and Lifetime, with recommendations for places to eat, drink and stay. -
The announcement comes after “the driest two-month period ever recorded since records began in 1905.” -
Connecticut's Democratic leaders on Wednesday expressed both dismay and determination when it comes to a second Trump presidency. -
The civil liberties group says the Secretary of the State has the ability to correct the mix-up without disenfranchising early voters. -
The companies sell products like pencil cases, clipboards, binders, and “backpack armor.” -
A task force will determine areas in which the municipalities may wish to share services.
