Katie Pellico

New Haven

Development and Communications Manager at Common Ground High School

Exploring @WhereWeLive for @WNPR... Previously @CNN, @WTNH 📧 Send me your tips: [email protected]

Articles

'Where We Live' revisits producer Katie Pellico's memorable moments

Jul 12, 2024 | ctpublic.org | Katie Pellico

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Efforts to clean litter are lifesaving for wildlife

Jul 8, 2024 | ctpublic.org | Katie Pellico

By Katie Pellico, Published July 8, 2024 at 9:03 AM EDT Katie Pellico / Connecticut Public Davis Burgess (left) and Peter Davis, New Haven's river keeper, have been collecting trash in the city's parks nearly every day for decades. Stamford-based non-profit Keep America Beautiful found almost 50 billion pieces of litter along U.S. road- and waterways in 2020.
Deb Harkness on the art of historical fantasy and 'The Black Bird Oracle'

Jul 1, 2024 | ctpublic.org | Katie Pellico

By Katie Pellico, Published July 1, 2024 at 8:03 AM EDT Historian and scholar Deb Harkness was studying the intersection of science and magic in history and the humanities, when she was struck by the trend of "vampire boyfriend" stories in books and popular culture. She asked herself, "What if there really are these creatures living around us? What do they do for a living? Why have I never met any of them?
Checking in on the 'showdown' over public education funding in Connecticut

Jun 27, 2024 | ctpublic.org | Katie Pellico

By Katie Pellico, Published June 27, 2024 at 9:17 AM EDT Education budget cuts from this legislative session are slamming schools at all levels. Educators are facing layoffs, classrooms are expected to grow, and special education services will decrease. College students will be grappling with a similarly dire situation, from rising tuition costs to limited class offerings. This hour, we hear from Connecticut Mirror budget reporter Keith Phaneuf.
The road to deprioritizing drivers, and avoiding 'stroads'

Jun 24, 2024 | ctpublic.org | Katie Pellico

Published June 24, 2024 at 10:52 AM EDT A recent UConn study found that three-quarters of Black households with cars in the U.S. spend over 15% of their monthly income on car-related expenses. For these researchers, transportation shouldn’t have to mean car ownership. This hour, we spotlight "walkability" and public transportation alternatives.
How the influence of 'BookTok' helped build real-world community - and book clubs

Jun 20, 2024 | ctpublic.org | Katie Pellico

By Katie Pellico, Published June 20, 2024 at 8:30 AM EDT In 2023, book club event listings grew 24% over the prior year according to the ticketing platform Eventbrite. Celebrities like Reese Witherspoon and RuPaul are among the celebrities who have launched their own book clubs. This hour, we hear about these new communities of readers, and how the influence of BookTok and BookStagram factors.
Sex and culture critic Ella Dawson highlights the importance of 'found family' in her fiction debut

Jun 17, 2024 | ctpublic.org | Katie Pellico

By Katie Pellico, Published June 17, 2024 at 8:07 AM EDT In the LGBTQ community, “found” or “chosen family” can be crucial. It's the idea of a social support system beyond your biological family, and one of the themes Ella Dawson explores in her book, But How Are You, Really? This hour, the sex and culture columnist from Connecticut joins us to discuss her first novel, found family, burnout, second-chance romances, and much more.
Examining the history and legacy of 'sundown towns' in Connecticut

Jun 10, 2024 | ctpublic.org | Katie Pellico

By Katie Pellico, Published June 10, 2024 at 7:35 AM EDT For decades, there were cities and towns that were all-white on purpose. These communities are known as "sundown towns." Because this practice was both formal and informal, researchers put together a database of these laws, customs and firsthand accounts, under the leadership of the late sociologist and civil rights champion James Loewen.
Author Garrard Conley explores queerness in Puritan New England

Jun 6, 2024 | ctpublic.org | Katie Pellico

By Katie Pellico, Published June 6, 2024 at 7:35 AM EDT Author Garrard Conley published his first book in 2016, "Boy Erased". The bestselling memoir, relaying Conley's experience undergoing conversion therapy at 19, inspired a major motion picture two years later. This hour, Conley discusses his newest book and his first foray into fiction. "All the World Beside"explores queerness in Puritan New England.
Elmo is the internet's new therapist. But can he help solve burnout?

Jun 4, 2024 | ctpublic.org | Katie Pellico

By Katie Pellico, Published June 4, 2024 at 8:33 AM EDT Beloved Muppet Elmo asked social media a simple question, "How is everybody doing?" The answers ranged from incredulous to raging. The trauma-dumping on Elmo begged the question: Are we burnt out? Burnout has been reported in many industries: Connecticut Public has previously covered burnout in health care, and among early child care educators and teachers, for example.