Eric Aasen
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Executive editor at Connecticut Public @wnpr NPR/PBS. Past: Managing editor @keranews in DFW; reporter @dallasnews. Husband, father, MN native.
Hartford-New Haven
Joined September 2008
You’ll want to spend a few minutes of your time reading and listening to this memorable story — People who were once in prison are making bookcases and delivering them to … prisons, to help others enjoy the power of reading. From @barnum_kevin @wnpr:
ctpublic.org
Freedom Reads, a Connecticut-based nonprofit, delivers bookcases full of new books to prisons across the country. Nearly 50 prisons across the country now have bookcases.
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Congrats to my colleagues — thanks to supportive bosses. Thanks to the support of colleagues across the organization and thanks to our listeners, viewers, readers, members and financial supporters … we can’t do it without you!!! Support public media here:
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And we earned a Murrow for Overall Excellence! Featuring a sample of exceptional work across our talented content team, from radio to digital to visuals to social and beyond!
ctpublic.org
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We earned a Murrow for our writing — here is a portfolio of stories from Patrick Skahill:
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We spent nine months exploring CT’s history with slavery — here is Unforgotten, our multi-platform series
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Here’s our breaking news coverage about deadly flooding in CT last summer:
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Thrilled to share that Connecticut Public has earned FIVE regional Edward R. Murrow Awards from @RTDNA! We earned Overall Excellence for the third year in a row. CONGRATS to all of my talented colleagues @wnpr! Explore the winners: #Murrow #MurrowMay
https://t.co/x56MTGmNDA
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Actress Naomi Watts gets top billing in “The Friend,” but her screen partner – Bing, a Great Dane – is getting a lot of attention for his performance. You won’t regret reading/listening to this one! Thanks to Diane Orson for the wonderful story @wnpr
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Bing, a Great Dane, is getting a lot of attention for his performance in "The Friend." Bing is a star thanks to a Connecticut-based animal trainer, Bill Berloni. For decades, Berloni has tracked down...
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A CT man set his house on fire in an attempt to escape being held captive for two decades, police say. An official calls it “the worst treatment of humanity” he’s seen. More from @ChrisKPolansky @wnpr: https://t.co/iPuqxOj4EC
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Clint Hill, the Secret Service agent who leaped onto President John F. Kennedy’s limousine as it came under fire in Dallas, has died.
nytimes.com
A Secret Service agent, he leaped onto the president’s limousine in Dallas in 1963 and was credited with saving the first lady’s life. But he was haunted by his inability to save her husband.
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Very important seal news: It could be months before a gray seal pup found on a Connecticut street corner will be released from Mystic Aquarium. First, the seal has to go to fish school — details here from @wnpr:
ctpublic.org
"When he first came in, he was pretty malnourished, and we just wanted to make sure we were giving him all the supportive care he needed," said Allie Cojocaru, an animal rescuer. "So we did tube feed...
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Here’s a roundup of the Connecticut residents issued pardons — thanks to @ChrisKPolansky at @wnpr for the reporting:
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One of their attorneys called Trump’s pardons “a big middle finger to America.” Trump says the move “ends a grave national injustice.”
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You’ll want to spend a few minutes listening to and reading this moving conversation from @lmackwnpr and @dorson1 @wnpr The connection between Peter Yarrow and a mother whose son was killed at Sandy Hook:
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Francine Wheeler, who lost her son in 2012, reflects on the lessons learned from one of the stars of Peter, Paul and Mary. “I never stopped singing and that was one of the lessons that Peter taught...
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Take a moment this Friday to enjoy autumn in New Hampshire at the White Mountain National Forest. Videographer: Scot Miller.
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A parent whose child was killed during the Sandy Hook shooting: “The death of Infowars is the justice we have long awaited and fought for.” The latest from @wnpr
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The bid, announced Thursday, was backed by the Connecticut families of victims of the Sandy Hook school shooting, who won a $1.4 billion defamation verdict against Jones.
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“It’s about the purple dinosaur. But it’s also about music and love and backlash and toys and nostalgia.” The Generation Barney podcast launches today! Congrats to my colleagues @wnpr: https://t.co/b74bcoQgHx
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