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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Facing removal from office, Rich Colangelo — the state's top prosecutor — has informed the Criminal Justice Commission that he will retire from the job March 31. -
Richard Colangelo is under scrutiny for hiring the daughter of the state’s deputy budget secretary while also lobbying for raises for himself and his staff. Listen to our interview with him about how he met the daughter. -
The FBI has launched an investigation into state-funded construction projects that were under the purview of the former deputy budget director, Kosta Diamantis, who abruptly resigned in October. -
An independent investigator hired by Gov. Ned Lamont to probe alleged improprieties by government officials has called into question the credibility of statements made by Connecticut's top prosecutor. -
Bridgeport Mayor Joe Ganim is placing two police officers, who were involved in the death investigations of two Black women, on administrative leave. The internal affairs department is currently looking into the conduct of the officers. -
The landmark agreement comes 26 years after the Connecticut Supreme Court ruled that Hartford children “suffer daily” from racial and economic inequities. -
Hear more from Connecticut's child advocate and immunocompromised families in the latest edition of CPTV's CUTLINE. -
The move followed repeated violations of the social media platform's COVID-19 and vaccine policies, according to a spokesperson. -
Here are the five big takeaways about education during the pandemic. Be sure to watch CUTLINE: How the Pandemic Is Reshaping Education on Thursday, Jan. 20, at 8 p.m. on CPTV. -
The state will aim to get teenagers facing weapons or vehicle theft charges in front of a judge within one day of being arrested.
