Catherine Shen
Host, Where We LiveCatherine is the Host of Connecticut Public’s 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 Connecticut in context.
Before her current position, Catherine was Connecticut Public’s education reporter for just over a year. She covered a variety of stories like student mental health, childcare shortages, and teacher burnout. She joined Connecticut Public'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’s 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 Connecticut and started reporting for the New Britain Herald, where she won several Connecticut 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’s 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’s 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 [email protected] and follow her on Twitter at @catshenwnpr.
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President Trump has promised to protect programs like Medicare and Medicaid, programs people with disabilities rely on. But the language coming from the Trump administration tells a different story. This hour, we hear from people living with disabilities in our state and beyond. -
Several Connecticut performing arts spaces and tourism destinations received notice that their federal funding is being rescinded. This hour, we speak to some impacted institutions and learn how they’re moving forward. -
Wrongful detentions. Notario scams. This hour, we look at how Connecticut activists are helping immigrants protect their rights, and what to do if you’ve been targeted by fraud. -
This hour, we discuss some of the Trump administration’s recent proposals to increase the birthrate. We hear from parents who share how they’d like to be supported throughout their parenthood journey. -
As the Catholic church elects a new pope, some women are hoping for expanded roles under the next papacy. We hear about the role of religious sisters and lay women in the church, and how that might change under new leadership. -
This hour, two local children’s authors share how their young protagonists find meaning in the kitchen, using food as a tool to explore culture, loss, and belonging. -
Comedian Sheng Wang joins 'Where We Live' to talk about his 20 years in stand-up comedy, his new found love of plants, and what's inspiring him. -
This hour, we listen to the CT Department of Transportation's 2025 Showcase, where panelists explored how public transit could impact small business growth and the future of federal infrastructure funding in Connecticut. -
The skincare industry has tapped into a new market – children and tweens. This hour, we explore Connecticut’s investigation into Sephora’s marketing practices and the beauty industry’s impact on kids. -
This hour, we learn about the spring migration of many New England amphibians and what you can do to help protect these small and mighty creatures.
