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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System officials project a combined $348 budget deficit over the next three fiscal years. -
Gov. Ned Lamont wants to phase out sales of vehicles powered by internal combustion engines by the middle of next decade. -
The state is partnering with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to combat the invasive aquatic plant hydrilla. -
Members of Black Lives Matter 860 want the officers who were responsible for falsifying traffic tickets held accountable. -
Gov. Ned Lamont has announced a recruitment incentive program for the Connecticut National Guard, which pays a stipend to active and retired members who recruit new members. -
A 30-year-old man was arraigned Thursday on assault and other charges. -
Starbucks Workers United alleges the company is removing Pride decor and refusing to negotiate a new union contract. -
Starbucks Workers United says the Corbin’s Corner location will join more than 150 unionized stores around the country participating in this week’s “Strike With Pride.” -
Campus police say 22 people have been arrested following vandalism the night of the Huskies men’s basketball NCAA victory. -
The Connecticut Supreme Court says the accuser in an alleged 2015 assault can be sued for defamation.
