Lucy Nalpathanchil

About

As VP of Community Engagement, I lead strategies to elevate Connecticut Public's work and expand collaborations with diverse audiences and community-focused organizations across the state. I'm often asked to moderate high profile panel discussions and events including: Joseph Biden at the Distinguished Lecture Series at Southern CT State University; The Connecticut Forum with Pulitzer Prize winning war photojournalist, Lynsey Addario and White House photographer, Pete Souza; and Leah Penniman, at the International Festival of Arts & Ideas Visionary Leadership Award. Prior to joining the Senior Leadership team, I was a public radio reporter with 22+ years of experience covering a variety of beats including education, immigration, juvenile justice, child welfare, veterans'​ affairs and military issues. I'm the recipient of multiple journalism awards including a national Gracies Award from the Alliance for Women in Media and three national awards from the Public Media Journalists Association or PMJA. For nearly 7 years, I hosted WNPR's popular talk show, "Where We Live."​ As Executive Producer, I grew its audience by going beyond news headlines and interviews with policymakers to feature more conversations about Connecticut and the stories of its residents. I began working at the station in 2006 as the newsroom's Assignment Editor and also was local host of "All Things Considered"​ and "Here and Now."​ My stories have aired on NPR's "Morning Edition,"​ "All Things Considered,"​ "Weekend Edition,"​ "Weekend All Things Considered,"​ "Here and Now,"​ and "Latino USA"​. I've also contributed to Reuters and my veterans'​ stories from WNPR's Coming Home Project have been picked up by Digital First Media's "American Homecomings."​ Besides broadcast journalism, I've emceed fundraisers and have served as a panelist on several forums about the media.