Monthly Archives: March 2010
Achievement Gap Documentary Wins Peabody Award
by John Dankosky – Congratulations to independent producer Nancy Solomon, whose documentary Mind The Gap: Why are Good Schools Failing Black Students? just won the coveted Peabody Award. We featured Solomon as part of a conversation about closing the achievement … Continue reading
McMahon on Steroids, PG Programming, Health Care, and Emanuel
by John Dankosky – Linda McMahon, the front-runner for the Republican Senate nomination answered questions about her family’s wrestling business, campaign spending and health care on WNPR’s Where We Live Tuesday. McMahon says she’s running as an outsider, and that … Continue reading
Filed under Federal Government, Politics
Tuesday’s Where We Vote: Linda McMahon
Update: Audio of this broadcast available here. Rick Green of the Hartford Courant has already blogged about the show here. by John Dankosky – After a few re-schedulings, the current poll leader for the Republican Senate nomination joined us on … Continue reading
Filed under Federal Government, Politics
Monday’s Where We Live: DEP in Legislative Cross-hairs
Update: You can listen to the entire interview here. by John Dankosky – Amey Marella is pretty new to her job as Connecticut’s DEP commissioner, but it must seem like she’s been at it for a loooooong time. With the … Continue reading
Filed under Environment, State Government
Larson on Health Care Reform
by John Dankosky – Steve Kotchko of CRN and WNPR’s Ray Hardman are working on a new video project, gathering political and governmental news. Here, Steve talks to Congressman John Larson about keeping the new reform law on the books, … Continue reading
Filed under Federal Government, Health Care
Where We Vote: Rob Simmons on Climate Change
By Libby Conn– When John asked Rob Simmons this morning about any mistakes he’d made in congress as the Representative for Connecticut’s second district, Simmons pointed to his support for cap and trade legislation, saying: At the time that I … Continue reading
Filed under Environment, Federal Government, Politics, Where We Vote
Changes in Local Online News
by John Dankosky – Watch for a redesign of the CTNewsJunkie site coming up soon. Owner/Editor Christine Stuart writes: ”While not much will change visually, our new software platform will give us more flexibility in how we deliver news. We … Continue reading
Filed under Media
Muchnick: WWE “Unregulated” and “Out of Control”
by John Dankosky – A writer who has spent his career covering pro wrestling is all over the Connecticut media this week, taking on the business practices of Former Wrestling CEO and current Senate candidate Linda McMahon. Irv Muchnick has … Continue reading
Filed under Federal Government, Politics
“Ritual” Themed Radio, Ready for Spring
by Catie Talarski – Thanks to all who came out to support experimental Radio Theater last night! The second installment of Catie Talarski’s Radio Adventure Theater was a huge success. Despite the fact that we had to make last minute … Continue reading
Filed under Uncategorized
Public Option Guru Says Bill “Seminal” But “Doesn’t Go Far Enough”
by John Dankosky – The Yale Political Scientist who coined the term “Public Option” says the health care bill signed into law this week is historic, but it doesn’t go far enough. Jacob Hacker’s been fighting to get his brainchild … Continue reading
Filed under Health Care
