Where We Live

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Where We Live
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GenreNews / Talk
Running timec. 60 minutes
Country of originUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Home station WNPR
Syndicates Connecticut Public Radio
Hosted byCatherine Shen
Produced byTess Terrible
Chloe Wynne
Recording studio Hartford, Connecticut
Original releaseJune 2006 –
present
Website Where We Live
Podcast Podcast

Where We Live is the award-winning flagship news and talk program for WNPR (Connecticut Public Radio). The program is currently hosted by Catherine Shen [1] . Where We Live was originally created by John Dankosky in 2006. [2] Dankosky hosted the show until he became Executive Editor of the New England News Collaborative. [3] Lucy Nalpathanchil succeeded Dankosky as host in 2016 after which the show three national awards from the Public Media Journalists Association and a national Gracie Award in 2020 [4] . Nalpathanchil left the show in 2022 to become Vice President of Community Engagement for CT Public. [5] The show format includes live listener participation through phone and social media as well as long-form interviews. It has been honored three times nationally as "Best Call-in Show" by PRNDI (Public Radio News Directors Inc.) [6]

Where We Live has included numerous local and national guests such as Connecticut Governor Dannel Malloy, retired NBA player, Jason Collins, Connecticut Senators Chris Murphy and Richard Blumenthal, Neil DeGrasse Tyson, Dave Brubeck, Gloria Steinem, United States ambassador Robert Ford and others. [7]

References

  1. ↑ "Catherine Shen named new host of Connecticut Public's Where We Live". Connecticut Public. Retrieved 2026-01-12.
  2. ↑ "John Dankosky". Connecticut Public Broadcasting Network. Archived from the original on 2013-09-17.
  3. ↑ Staff, Register (2016-04-18). "John Dankosky leaving WNPR's 'Where We Live'; new host is Lucy Nalpathanchil". New Haven Register. Archived from the original on 2023-10-16. Retrieved 2026-01-12.
  4. ↑ "2020 Gracie Winners —". allwomeninmedia.org. Retrieved 2026-01-12.
  5. ↑ Larson, Andrew (2022-10-20). "Public radio talk show host Lucy Nalpathanchil elevated to VP of community engagement". Hartford Business Journal. Retrieved 2026-01-12.
  6. ↑ "2011 PRNDI Award Winners".
  7. ↑ "Show Archive".
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