Chris Polansky
General Assignment/Breaking News ReporterChris Polansky joined 黑料新闻 in March 2023 as a general assignment and breaking news reporter based in Hartford. Previously, he鈥檚 worked at Utah Public Radio in Logan, Utah, as a general assignment reporter; Lehigh Valley Public Media in Bethlehem, Pa., as an anchor and producer for All Things Considered; and at Public Radio Tulsa in Tulsa, Okla., where he both reported and hosted Morning Edition.
His work has also appeared on WNYC鈥檚 Gothamist, NPR.org, and NPR鈥檚 Morning Edition, All Things Considered, Weekend Edition, and newscasts. In 2020, Chris, Carter Moore and Dani Hayes jointly won the Utah SPJ award for best continuing coverage (radio) for their Utah Public Radio reporting on the disappearance and murder of Lizzy Shelley and the
trial of suspect Alexander Whipple.
Chris is a graduate of Hunter College and the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism, both at the City University of New York. He鈥檚 a New Jersey native and perpetually disappointed Mets fan who enjoys loading up his van for hiking and camping trips with his dog, . He plays replacement-level third base in various wood bat baseball leagues. He鈥檚 also a proud alumnus of , an affordable housing nonprofit with which he鈥檚 bicycled coast-to-coast twice: from Portland, Maine, to Santa Barbara (2014), and from Nags Head, North Carolina, to San Diego (2016).
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Calling All Brothers has been making the first days of school special for Hartford students over the last decade. -
A 黑料新闻 Sea Grant and UConn Extension course has the financial support of the state Department of Agriculture. -
Foreign travel, foreign ticks: CT experts warn to keep an eye out for hitchhikers -
The state program provides up to $20,000 in relief over four years to qualified borrowers. -
Advocates, elected officials and families of patients expressed fear, anger and disappointment. -
鈥淔ollowing the rules is supposed to protect you. It's not supposed to land you in detention,鈥� the man鈥檚 lawyer said. -
U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal is calling for an investigation into the effects of staffing and funding cuts at the agency. -
The cameras would provide 鈥渁 heightened level of transparency,鈥� the state鈥檚 prisons watchdog said. -
Under a state proposal, a 5% increase for both Metro-North and CTrail services would take effect in September, with another 5% increase slated for July 2026. -
鈥淎nger,鈥� 鈥渄isappointment鈥� and 鈥減rofoundly disheartened鈥� were among the terms housing advocates used to describe their reaction to Lamont鈥檚 veto.
