Diane Orson

Oct 9, 2024 | ctpublic.org | Diane Orson

Connecticut Public Radio | By Diane Orson Published October 9, 2024 at 5:06 PM EDT When Cheo Hodari Coker has a hard day, he pictures his 23-year-old grandfather in the cockpit of a P-51 Mustang fighter plane. “And just the stories he would tell about that time and how it gave him a certain fortitude and confidence to fight any kind of aggression that he faced coming home,” Coker said.

Sep 13, 2024 | wbur.org | Diane Orson

On a summer day in East Haddam, Bill Berloni sat in a gazebo near the banks of the Connecticut River, with two Havanese dogs cuddled in his lap. “With me today are the two dogs that are going to be starring in a new play on Broadway called ‘Left on Tenth,’ Charlie and Dulce,” he explained. “They’ll be playing the roles of Honey and Charlotte.”Connecticut is home to many famous actors — including four-legged ones.

Aug 23, 2024 | npr.org | Diane Orson

LEILA FADEL, HOST: The United States has a long, rich and complicated maritime history, a history typically taught through the white-centric perspective. An exhibition at the nation's largest maritime museum wants visitors to see it in other ways, through Indigenous and African ties to the waterways of New England. Diane Orson of Connecticut Public Radio has more. DIANE ORSON, BYLINE: Mystic Seaport Museum was founded in Connecticut to preserve America's seafaring past.

Aug 22, 2024 | nhpr.org | Diane Orson

LEILA FADEL, HOST:The United States has a long, rich and complicated maritime history, a history typically taught through the white-centric perspective. An exhibition at the nation's largest maritime museum wants visitors to see it in other ways, through Indigenous and African ties to the waterways of New England. Diane Orson of Connecticut Public Radio has more. DIANE ORSON, BYLINE: Mystic Seaport Museum was founded in Connecticut to preserve America's seafaring past.

Aug 22, 2024 | boisestatepublicradio.org | Diane Orson

LEILA FADEL, HOST:The United States has a long, rich and complicated maritime history, a history typically taught through the white-centric perspective. An exhibition at the nation's largest maritime museum wants visitors to see it in other ways, through Indigenous and African ties to the waterways of New England. Diane Orson of Connecticut Public Radio has more. DIANE ORSON, BYLINE: Mystic Seaport Museum was founded in Connecticut to preserve America's seafaring past.