Lori Mack
Host, Morning EditionLori Connecticut Public's Morning Edition host.
She came to WNPR after working as News Operations Coordinator for WCBS Radio in New York City, covering stories for one of the nation's largest AM news stations. She went on to work as a reporter and afternoon news anchor with WWYZ and WATR in Waterbury, Connecticut. Lori also helped to start a morning drive show for the Fox News Radio Network in New York.
She lives in Branford with her daughter.
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Two shipwrights built a full-scale reproduction of a 12th century work boat in Branford. They recently launched from Stony Creek and plan to take military veterans out sailing. -
Rachel de Leon is a reporter for the investigative reporting podcast and radio show called Reveal. She's examined cases across the country in which people reported sexual assaults to police only to find themselves investigated. -
Singer, actor and human rights activist Harry Belafonte died this week. He was 96 years old. Connecticut Public Radio’s Diane Orson, who is also a professional musician, toured with Belafonte as a backup singer in 1979 and talked about her experience. -
Ameen Mokdad composed music in Mosul, Iraq, when the region was under ISIS control and there was a crackdown on all music and art. Mokdad is now in Connecticut to perform a series of concerts with Cuatro Puntos. -
Workers have been summoned back to the workplace, some with a hybrid arrangement, but one thing has remained constant: lots of meetings. -
Bristol Eastern High School science teacher Carolyn Kielma is one of five finalists for National Teacher of the Year. -
Vinyl sales have been on the rise for 17 straight years, breathing new life into Connecticut record stores. -
The new police chief in Bridgeport, Conn., said he is focused on increasing staffing, improving officer morale and building community trust. -
Monsignor Robert Weiss was a spiritual first responder at Sandy Hook and officiated the funerals of eight of the 20 children who died. He talks about what he's learned in the past 10 years. -
Bradley International Airport tells passengers to make sure they know what they can and cannot pack in carry-on luggage to avoid hassle when they travel.