Eda Uzunlar
News Anchor/Arts & Culture Reporter and HostEda Uzunlar (she/her) is a news anchor/arts & culture reporter and host for WSHU. She writes, speaks and draws accessible news about education, arts and culture for all ages and backgrounds. Alongside WSHU, her work has appeared at NPR, The Washington Post, the ACLU, and more. When she isn’t working on a story, you can find her scavenging at yard sales or doodling friends. You can reach her at eda@wshu.org.
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Nearly 100 middle schoolers from Stamford Public Schools spent their spring break at SoundWaters’ Science Stars camp, fishing, dissecting and exploring the environment of the Long Island Sound. -
Painter and sculptor Eric Fischl is recognized internationally for his work, some of which is influenced by his upbringing on Long Island. He’s set to receive an achievement award from Guild Hall’s Academy of the Arts in late April. WSHU’s Eda Uzunlar sat down with Fischl ahead of the dinner to learn more about his legacy in the community. -
A new segment of Side Hustle highlights a creative who juggles social work, running a queer-affirming merchandise business, navigating the pulpit, and soon… raising a baby. -
This month, Connecticut hosted the largest ephemeral fair in the United States, where historic objects can cost anywhere from pocket change to thousands of dollars. While some dealers do the job for fun, for others, it's a living. -
This Saturday night, the Fairfield County Chorale will host two stars of the Metropolitan Opera in a program at the Norwalk Concert Hall. WSHU’s Eda Uzunlar spoke with Music Director David Rosenmeyer about the concert with Kathryn Lewek and Zach Borichevsky. -
Divine Geometry at the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art in Hartford, Conn., explores arts in the historical and contemporary Islamic world through paintings, calligraphy, woodwork and more. WSHU spoke with curator Hamid Hemat about the work’s significance, his own connections to the collection and its prominence during the holy month of Ramadan. -
Dyme Ellis is a 27-year-old poet, musician and organizer with a few part-time jobs on the side. Rather than viewing their side hustles as just a way to get by until they settle into one career, they see their mix of work as a career of its own. -
Based in New Haven, Patrick Dunn works in both the nonprofit world for a veterans’ legal aid association and as drag-based performance sensation Kiki Lucia. And he wouldn’t give either of them up. -
CT State Community College Housatonic is home to nearly 7,000 works of art, including Picasso, Warhol and Sherman. And they're not just nestled in a dedicated museum space — they're all over the school. -
Stamford-based Orchestra Lumos will perform Music of Memory and Reconciliation at the Palace Theater on Feb. 22 and 23. WSHU’s Eda Uzunlar spoke with guest singer and instrumentalist Gabriel Kahane and music director Michael Stern about legacy, community and how music mixes with other parts of our world.
