Catherine Shen
Host, Where We LiveCatherine is the Host of 海角换妻鈥檚 morning talk show and podcast, Where We Live. Catherine and the WWL team focus on going beyond the headlines to bring in meaningful conversations that put 海角换妻 in context.
Before her current position, Catherine was 海角换妻鈥檚 education reporter for just over a year. She covered a variety of stories like student mental health, childcare shortages, and teacher burnout. She joined 海角换妻's newsroom in 2021. The Los Angeles native came to CT Public after a decade of print and digital reporting across the country.
She started her journalism career in the Los Angeles fashion scene. While that was an exciting time, Catherine ultimately needed to get back to her news roots. She was soon traipsing all across California鈥檚 Central Coast as a freelance news reporter for several newspapers, where she broke stories about local government, law enforcement, and education. She also covered crime, healthcare, business, as well as arts and culture.
After finding herself on the East Coast, she continued reporting in New Jersey, covering a mix of academic news, nonprofit projects, and human feature stories both off and on camera. Then she moved to 海角换妻 and started reporting for the New Britain Herald, where she won several 海角换妻 Society of Professional Journalists awards for her coverage on the COVID-19 pandemic, social justice movements, and police accountability.
Catherine received an undergraduate degree in broadcast journalism from Washington State University鈥檚 Edward R. Murrow College of Communication. While an undergraduate student, she was a reporter for the university newspaper and its student-run television station, Cable 8 News. She鈥檚 also a proud member of the Asian American Journalism Society.
In her downtime, she tries her best to catch up on her reading list but often fails due to a variety of distractions, including reorganizing her bookshelves, scavenging library book sales, and thinking about reading books.
Catherine can be reached at cshen@ctpublic.org and follow her on Twitter at .
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President Trump鈥檚 recent executive orders targeted transgender rights, impacting schools, the military, and even passports. This hour, we look at what this means and how local leaders are creating safe spaces for members of the transgender community. -
Humor can be a powerful tool of protests, political dialogue and even healing. Today, we hear how humor can be used in uncertain times. -
The Trump administration announced the U.S. will withdraw from the WHO. This hour, 海角换妻 Department of Public Health Commissioner Manisha Juthani joins us to talk about how this global move might impact us locally. -
This hour, we explore the intersection of curiosity, science and education. New host of Science Friday, Flora Lichtman, and local science educators explain how they encourage people to embrace their inner scientists in the classroom and beyond. -
President Donald Trump has promised to make big changes to the U.S. Department of Education. This hour on Where We Live, we discuss what that could mean for 海角换妻 schools and how educators prepare. -
Donald Trump has promised to sign multiple executive orders in the first days of his presidency, including sweeping changes to immigration laws. This hour, we break down what we might see in the days and weeks ahead. -
This hour, we鈥檙e exploring Inauguration Day 鈥� an American tradition that dates all the way back to 1789. During presidential inaugurations today, you can expect performers, speeches, prayers, and more. But did they always look that way? -
海角换妻 Attorney General William Tong talks with host Catherine Shen for the hour about his work nationally and locally, including his top priorities for 2025. -
This hour, we explore the concept of Dry January and hear from sober spaces and dry spots in our state celebrating life without alcohol. We also discuss how our relationship with alcohol is changing overall. -
This hour, we listen to 鈥淧urple Capitalism," an episode of 海角换妻鈥檚 new podcast, "Generation Barney." We learn how merchandise was key to the success of "Barney & Friends."
