John Dankosky (August 14) is a radio journalist and moderator, who is currentl
Director of News and Audio
for the public radio program ''

Science Friday ''Science Friday'' (known as ''SciFri'' for short) is a weekly call-in talk show that broadcasts each Friday on public radio stations, distributed by WNYC Studios, and carried on over 400 public radio stations. ''SciFri'' is hosted by award-win ...

.'' During a 25-year career at

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, he founded th
national award-winning
program ''

Where We Live ''Where We Live'' is the award-winning flagship news and talk program for WNPR (Connecticut Public Radio). The program is hosted by Lucy Nalpathanchil. ''Where We Live'' was originally created by John Dankosky in 2006. The show format includes ...

''.

Biography

Originally from Pittsburgh, Dankosky is a veteran public radio broadcaster, who began his career in 1988 at WDUQ. After moving to Connecticut in 1994, Dankosky founded the daily talk shows ''

'' and
The Wheelhouse
', co-founded the

New England News Collaborative The New England News Collaborative (NENC) is a 10-station consortium of public media newsrooms located throughout New England. NENC produced ''NEXT'', a show about New England with WNPR. The final episode of the show was broadcast on May 27, 2021. ...

and its weekly news program
NEXT
'. He has also reported for

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, worked as editor and host for the collaborative public radio projec
America Amplified
edited award-winning documentaries on Connecticut history
9/11
and th
mental health of children
and has co-produce
recordings of traditional musicians
who made their homes in Connecticut. Since 2011, he has been a primary fill-in host for ''

,'' and currently acts as the program's news director. He has hosted the podcasts
Steady Habits
' and
Untold
' for the online news organization

The Connecticut Mirror ''The Connecticut Mirror'' (also known as the ''CT Mirror'') is an online-only newspaper headquartered in Hartford, Connecticut, founded in 2009 with $1.8 million in startup funding by the nonprofit Connecticut News Project and composed of former ...

, and currently serves as moderator for the live conversation serie
"In The Room."
He is a frequent moderator fo
The Connecticut Forum
The International Festival of Arts & Ideas, and narrator for Christmas Angelicus, the annual holiday concert performed b
Chorus Angelicus
Dankosky has worked as a journalism professor at

Quinnipiac University Quinnipiac University () is a private university in Hamden, Connecticut. The university grants undergraduate, graduate, and professional degrees through its College of Arts and Sciences, School of Business, School of Engineering, School of C ...

and

Central Connecticut State University Central Connecticut State University (Central Connecticut, CCSU, Central Connecticut State, or informally Central) is a public university in New Britain, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1849 as the State Normal School, CCSU is Connecticut ...

, where he served as the firs
Robert C. Vance Endowed Chair in Journalism
He is a certified yoga instructor, and works with his wife at their studi
LAM Yoga
in New Hartford, CT.

References

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