With the FDA’s approval of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, Connecticut is set for what Gov. Lamont calls a “new spring.”
John Dankosky
John is CT Mirror's Director of Events. A well-known and highly-regarded radio personality and moderator, he divides his time between CT Mirror — where he heads up our events program and serves as a multi-platform consultant — and the NPR / PRI program Science Friday. Previously, John was executive editor of the New England News Collaborative and the host of NEXT, a weekly program about New England. He also appeared weekly on The Wheelhouse, WNPR’s news roundtable program. His 25 years in public media also include serving as vice president of news for Connecticut Public Broadcasting Network, host of WNPR’s Where We Live, and regular fill-in host for the PRI program Science Friday in New York. He was twice recognized by PRNDI as America’s best public radio call-in show.
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CT Mirror’s Coronavirus Panel: The Road Ahead for Connecticut
The Connecticut Mirror hosted a conversation Dec. 9 with three Connecticut-based health and finance experts on COVID-19’s resurgence. Watch here.
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PODCAST: Time to raise taxes on the rich? Lamont says yes…and no.
Last Wednesday night, I interviewed Gov. Ned Lamont as part of a special Connecticut Mirror Conversation. You can hear part one of this conversation on our last episode. We talked about where the state stands with pandemic response, vaccine distribution plans, and aid to businesses and individuals who are struggling through the economic downturn. […]
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A CT Mirror Conversation: Gov. Ned Lamont
Gov. Ned Lamont joined us Dec. 2 for a wide-ranging conversation on Connecticut’s handling of the resurgent pandemic. Watch here.
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PODCAST: Lamont plans for vaccines, wants to keep businesses, schools open
Gov. Ned Lamonts talks about the alarming rise in Connecticut’s infection and hospitalization rates, plans to help businesses through the pandemic, and who should be first in line to get vaccines.
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PODCAST: Homeownership matters. So why are so many in CT left behind?
Among Connecticut’s many wide gaps between rich and poor, and between racial groups, the homeownership is one of the biggest.
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PODCAST: What 2020 results mean for the future of elections in CT
In this post-election special titled “What Just Happened?” John asks how the “pandemic election” may permanently reshape voting in Connecticut.
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PODCAST: Post-Trump, outgoing GOP leader pushes party to focus on CT
The blue wave that swept through the state wasn’t as big as some had predicted, but anger over Donald Trump at the top of the Republican ticket helped Democrats gain seats in the state’s General Assembly, giving Governor Ned Lamont an even bigger majority to work with. Among the seats that flipped from red to […]
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PODCAST: Incoming House speaker sees big gains, talks legal pot, early voting
Donald Trump’s unpopularity in Connecticut helped state Democrats pick up even more seats in the General Assembly. It looks likely that Democrats will hold a 24-12 edge in the Senate and a whopping 98-53 margin in the House. And that will make Matt Ritter’s job interesting. Ritter is the House majority leader, and incoming speaker […]
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PODCAST: What you need to know about election day in Connecticut
Masks and MAGA hats are in. Candidate buttons and “poll watching” are out. You’ll see more, and younger, poll workers, and have more ways to vote. The results? Who knows when you’ll see them. These are just a few of the realities of voting in Connecticut during the pandemic year of 2020. Secretary of the […]
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PODCAST: Connecticut restaurants face future with “a little dread, a lot of optimism”
On this episode: How state restaurants have stayed alive, and how they are planning for an uncertain future.
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PODCAST: Election Special: Is the health of our democracy at stake?
This close to election day, it’s easy for all conversation about politics to be about the horse race. But as this year has shown us, there are some enduring issues surrounding this election: voting rights, systemic racism, the impact of the pandemic on our political life, and the health of our democracy. In this Steady […]
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PODCAST: Devastated, one Connecticut theater fights to survive
On this episode, John is joined by “Steady Habits” producer, Jessica Freedman, to shine a spotlight on one theater’s plight.
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PODCAST: Can “inclusive growth” help cities recover from COVID?
On this episode, Tom Condon, The CT Mirror’s urban and regional issues reporter, joins John to talk “inclusive growth”
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PODCAST: Anchor Dennis House on three decades covering Connecticut
After 28 years on the air, longtime anchor Dennis House reflects on his extensive career and answers, what’s next?