Lori Mack
Host, Morning EditionLori Connecticut Public's Morning Edition host.
She came to WNPR after working as News Operations Coordinator for WCBS Radio in New York City, covering stories for one of the nation's largest AM news stations. She went on to work as a reporter and afternoon news anchor with WWYZ and WATR in Waterbury, Connecticut. Lori also helped to start a morning drive show for the Fox News Radio Network in New York.
She lives in Branford with her daughter.
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People who have not yet been vaccinated at all should get the COVID-19 vaccine right now instead of waiting for the updated booster, according to Dr. Luis Diaz Morales, chief medical officer at Charter Oak Health. Most others can wait.
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The Small Things is a nonprofit working to provide assistance for orphaned or vulnerable children and their families. It started out as an orphanage, but has grown into something much bigger.
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A local naturalist debunks the notion that moths are pests and explains why he believes they deserve as much celebration as butterflies.
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Connecticut alberga numerosos museos dignos de visitar con exposiciones que van desde obras de arte clásicas, historia y leyes, hasta tranvías, radios, marionetas y mucho más.
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Connecticut is home to dozens of destination-worthy museums showcasing everything from classical artwork to trolleys, radios, puppets and much more.
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Murphy will host the National Safer Communities Summit. It marks the one year anniversary of the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, the first major gun safety bill passed by Congress in nearly 30 years.
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Two shipwrights built a full-scale reproduction of a 12th century work boat in Branford. They recently launched from Stony Creek and plan to take military veterans out sailing.
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Rachel de Leon is a reporter for the investigative reporting podcast and radio show called Reveal. She's examined cases across the country in which people reported sexual assaults to police only to find themselves investigated.
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Singer, actor and human rights activist Harry Belafonte died this week. He was 96 years old. Connecticut Public Radio’s Diane Orson, who is also a professional musician, toured with Belafonte as a backup singer in 1979 and talked about her experience.
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Ameen Mokdad composed music in Mosul, Iraq, when the region was under ISIS control and there was a crackdown on all music and art. Mokdad is now in Connecticut to perform a series of concerts with Cuatro Puntos.