John Dankosky
John Dankosky (August 14) is a radio journalist and moderator, who is currently Director of News and Audio for the public radio program Science Friday. During a 25-year career at Connecticut Public Radio he founded the PRNDI award-winning program, Where We Live.
Biography
Originally from Pittsburgh, Dankosky is a veteran public radio broadcaster, who began his career in 1988 at WDUQ. After moving to Connecticut in 1994, Dankosky founded the daily talk show Where We Live and co-founded the New England News Collaborative. He has also reported for National Public Radio, worked on the collaborative public radio project America Amplified and has edited award-winning documentaries on Connecticut history, 9/11, and the mental health of children. He currently hosts the podcasts Steady Habits and Untold for the online news organization The Connecticut Mirror, and serves as fill-in host on Science Friday. He is a frequent moderator for The Connecticut Forum.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7] Dankosky has worked as a journalism professor at Quinnipiac University and Central Connecticut State University, where he served as the first Robert C. Vance Endowed Chair in Journalism.
References
- "John Dankosky | Featured Profile". Connecticut Public Broadcasting Network.
- Rand, Slade. "Radio news veteran John Dankosky takes buyout and will depart Connecticut Public". courant.com.
- Staff reports (September 24, 2019). "John Dankosky leaving WNPR, Connecticut Public TV". Connecticut Post.
- Staff, Register (April 18, 2016). "John Dankosky leaving WNPR's 'Where We Live'; new host is Lucy Nalpathanchil". New Haven Register.
- "John Dankosky Named Executive Editor of The New England News Collaborative". Connecticut Public. April 18, 2016.
- "The Connecticut Forum - The Connecticut Forum". www.ctforum.org.
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