Walter Smith Randolph
Investigative EditorWalter Smith Randolph is Connecticut Public’s Investigative Editor. In 2021, Walter launched The Accountability Project, CT Public’s investigative reporting initiative. Since then, the team’s reporting has led to policy changes across the state. Additionally, The Accountability Project’s work has been honored with a National Edward R. Murrow award from RTDNA, two regional Murrow awards, a national Sigma Delta Chi award from the Society of Professional Journalists, three regional EMMY nominations and a dozen CT SPJ awards.
Walter also serves as Vice President-Broadcast of the National Association of Black Journalists. He previously served three years as NABJ’s Treasurer. Walter is also an adjunct professor at Quinnipiac University and serves on the board of the Connecticut Foundation for Open Government.
Before CT Public, Walter spent a decade reporting at tv stations in Cincinnati (WKRC/CBS), Kalamazoo-Grand Rapids, Michigan (WWMT/CBS), Flint, Michigan (WEYI/NBC), and Elmira-Ithaca, New York (WENY/ABC). Walter’s reporting has led to resignations and reform in school districts, police departments, and courthouses. His reporting in Flint helped uncover the water crisis and led to his first EMMY nomination.
A graduate of Villanova University and the CUNY Newmark Graduate School of Journalism, Walter is also a proud member of Investigative Reporters & Editors (IRE) and Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.
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Our stories have made a big impact over the last two years, and The Accountability Project isn't done yet. -
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Ashad Hajela has joined CT Public's Accountability Project. He will focus on race, youth and justice thanks to a grant from the Tow Foundation. -
A New London charter school has dropped its bid for accreditation after facing questions about its work environment. Our Accountability Project has been following this story for more than a year. -
After following a group of Connecticut policymakers and thought leaders to Norway, The Accountability Project produced a documentary, radio series and panel discussion about efforts to reform the state's corrections system. -
Over the past decade, Connecticut has been able to cut its prison population in nearly half and criminal justice advocates say that number can go even lower if you think of corrections as rehabilitation. That’s why a group of Connecticut policy makers and thought leaders toured prisons in Norway to learn best practices. Our Accountability Project tagged along to see what the group learned. -
Hartford officials have allocated more than $400,000 of a $2M gun violence grant to create Slack channels to help fight crime. -
Nearly 80,000 vehicles in Connecticut have classic plates. And alongside Chevys and Fords, there are plenty of 90s-era automobiles on the list. -
TAP is growing from three reporters to five with the addition of two fellows -
Retailers can start selling adult-use cannabis this January. This hour on Where We Live, we break down what dispensaries might look like in our state and hear what retailers are doing to prepare to open up to the public.
