Tess Hansen
Content Production Manager of Special ProjectsTess contributes to WNPR’s digital content as well as general organization around larger projects. She is known for her graphs, charts, and spreadsheets for days. Tess started as an intern in 2013 working on Where We Live and The Colin McEnroe Show. She earned her stripes as a well-organized individual and has since contributed to the working systems of WNPR.
Tess graduated from Clark University with a bachelor’s degree in screen studies and English with a focus in screenplay writing. She got her start at WCUW Community Radio where she produced a series of radio stories titled Things of Interest with host Christena Smith. She now lives in Hartford with her family.
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New findings have lead researchers to believe that the link between marijuana and hunger is not just psychological. Recently published in Nature, Yale… -
Local, state police, and federal law enforcement are investigating a post on social media threatening a "hail of bullets" in East Lyme. The post, which… -
Hartford's West End Blend has released its first EP, making you want to raise your hands and get up off your chairs. As shown in the music video to their… -
A recent poll from the the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Harvard School of Public Health found that poverty leads to stress, affecting people’s… -
Governor Malloy announced on Wednesday that the U.S. Department of Agriculture will allow Connecticut to use more than $8 million of federal funding to… -
Thirteen Connecticut residents appear on this year's list of the nation's billionaires, compiled by Forbes Magazine. The list, released annually, includes…
