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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.

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Joined September 2008
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I’m pleased to share that Connecticut Public has earned five regional Edward R. Murrow Awards from @RTDNA! We earned the regional Overall Excellence award, an honor we’ve earned for the fourth year in a row. Congrats to my colleagues! #MurrowMay ctpublic.org/2026-02-19/mome…
Moments in Connecticut: A look at 2025 from Connecticut Public (Contest entry)

Moments in Connecticut: A look at 2025 from Connecticut Public (Contest entry)

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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/news/2025-06-04…
Hand-crafted bookcases are filling prisons. They’re made in CT by formerly incarcerated workers

Hand-crafted bookcases are filling prisons. They’re made in CT by formerly incarcerated workers

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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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 ctpublic.org/2025-02-12/mome…
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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/2025-02-12/mome…

Moments in Connecticut in 2024 from Connecticut Public

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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: secure.ctpublic.org/page/587…
Donate to Connecticut Public!

Donate to Connecticut Public!

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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 ctpublic.org/news/2025-04-04…
Sit! Stay! Meet the 'Cary Grant of dogs,' a movie star thanks to a CT trainer

Sit! Stay! Meet the 'Cary Grant of dogs,' a movie star thanks to a CT trainer

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: ctpublic.org/news/2025-03-13…
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guess we’re the only ones doing free baggage now
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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. nyti.ms/4ii7iLf
Clint Hill, Who Sprang to Kennedys’ Side as Shots Were Fired, Dies at 93 (Published 2025)

Clint Hill, Who Sprang to Kennedys’ Side as Shots Were Fired, Dies at 93 (Published 2025)

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/news/2025-02-20…
A baby seal rescued from Connecticut streets is now recovering at Mystic Aquarium

A baby seal rescued from Connecticut streets is now recovering at Mystic Aquarium

"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: ctpublic.org/news/2025-01-21…
CT Jan. 6 defendants included in mass pardon from Trump

CT Jan. 6 defendants included in mass pardon from Trump

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: ctpublic.org/news/2025-01-15…
How Peter Yarrow taught a mom in Newtown to sing through grief after Sandy Hook shooting

How Peter Yarrow taught a mom in Newtown to sing through grief after Sandy Hook shooting

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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THIS IS THE MOST RIDICULOUS THING WE HAVE EVER SEEN. 📺: @SNFonNBC

Cooper To Allen Touchdown | Buffalo Bills

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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 ctpublic.org/news/2024-11-14…
The Onion buys Alex Jones' Infowars site, with help from CT Sandy Hook families

The Onion buys Alex Jones' Infowars site, with help from CT Sandy Hook families

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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