J.D. Allen
Managing EditorA native Long Islander, J.D. is WSHU's managing editor. He also hosts the climate podcast Higher Ground.
J.D. has reported for public radio stations across the Northeast. He has experience investigating the climate crisis at WSHU, healthcare and small businesses for "Long Island Business News" and real estate and land-use for The Express News Group newspapers in the Hamptons. J.D.'s a lecturer at Stony Brook University, Quinnipiac University and Suffolk County Community College. He's also a leader at the regional chapter of Society of Professional Journalists. J.D. holds a B.A. in journalism and sociology from Stony Brook University and an M.S. in communications from the Newhouse School at Syracuse University.
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Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus was founded in 1871 by P.T. Barnum, a former mayor of Bridgeport. After a five-year hiatus, the circus will go on a national tour to more than 50 cities in fall 2023. -
A judge approved the bonuses on Wednesday for more than 480 Purdue Pharma employees based in Stamford. A $3 million raise for CEO and President Craig Landau will be up for review on June 15.
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The state Municipal Accountability Review Board questioned how the city will balance its budget in the long term with a renegotiated police contract.
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Long Island Sound’s salt marshes provide rich habitat for coastal wildlife and protect shoreline communities from the signs of climate change.
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WSHU’s J.D. Allen spoke with CT Mirror’s Jenna Carlesso about her article, “As COVID hangs on, the ‘new normal’ is leaving many behind,” as part of the collaborative podcast Long Story Short.
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The Shinnecock and Unkechaug tribes want lawmakers in New York to pass the Unmarked Burial Site Protection Act before the legislative session ends next month.
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Much of the state is in red zone alert level, meaning more than 15 people for every 100,000 have tested positive in the past week, according to the CDC.
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According to state data released this week, about 2% of kindergarten students had not received the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine when immunization records were collected in fall 2020, when most schools were closed due to COVID-19.
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Suffolk County Water Authority customers will pay about 4% more per month on average, or just over $20 per year. That is in addition to the $80 annual water quality treatment fee, which remains unchanged.
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WSHU’s J.D. Allen spoke with CT Mirror’s Katy Golvala to discuss her article, “As hospital systems grow in Connecticut, rural patients lose services,” as part of the collaborative podcast Long Story Short.
