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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Residents in the town of Scotland in eastern Connecticut say so many ZIP codes lead to logistical challenges. -
The appointments come as Hartford Public Schools struggles under a budget crunch. -
Connecticut’s Transportation Commissioner says a ribbon-cutting for a replacement overpass will happen within a year. -
OSHA cites Elara Caring for failing to protect a murdered nurse, amid broader concerns about corporate-owned home health safety. -
The “Get Money Steppas” operated throughout New England, but were based in Hartford's south end, according to police. -
But towns across Connecticut need more funding for early voting for November’s general election, the secretary of the state said. -
“The last thing that we want in Connecticut is a population of feral pigs,” one lawmaker said. -
State officials say the dam’s owner had not developed an emergency response plan or submitted biannual inspection reports as required by state statute. -
The National Weather Service has issued a flood watch for the entire state. Winds could gust as high as 65 mph in areas along the coast, blowing down trees and power lines. -
The mayor held an interfaith prayer service, delivered a brief inaugural address and hosted a ball.
