Shelley Hassman Kadish
Morning HostAs a member of the WSHU Public Radio news team since 1991, Shelley Hassman-Kadish has worn many hats. But more importantly as far as listeners are concerned, Shelley is a trusted voice on WSHU.
When you’re a WSHU staff member, you’ve got to be willing to roll up your sleeves and go where you’re needed, and Shelley has done just that. She’s held most positions in the news department, including reporter, newscaster, and local host of the NPR newsmagazines.
These days, Shelley is the Morning Host on WSHU’s News/Talk stations. As a reporter Shelley has contributed to many different kinds of stories, including the regional effects of the first and second Gulf Wars and 9/11. On the pop culture front, she has interviewed members of the music group the Talking Heads, and broadcast a feature on Branford Marsalis which earned her an “Excellence in Journalism” award from the Connecticut Society of Professional Journalists.
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A state Supreme Court Judge has dismissed a lawsuit to block construction of a solid waste transfer station in Yaphank to haul trash off Long Island. -
The Connecticut State Board of Mediation and Arbitration voted last week to overturn the dismissal of a New Haven police officer charged in connection with Randy Cox’s injuries during transport in 2022. -
Here’s a bite-sized look at what we are hearing: East Haven Mayor Joe Carfora left the Greater New Haven Regional Council of Governments meeting after his motion to table the expansion of Tweed-New Haven Airport failed. -
A majority of Connecticut residents responding to a new survey support policies that would make housing more affordable in the state. -
Former Fairfield chief financial officer William Mayer, who is facing criminal charges, has sued the town over his termination. -
Education was front and center as New Haven Mayor Justin Elicker delivered his annual State of the City address to the Board of Alders Monday night. -
A conservation group in Fairfield, Connecticut is raising concerns about the environmental impact of United Illuminating’s plan to upgrade power lines on the border of Fairfield and Bridgeport. -
The Children's Committee of the Connecticut Legislature heard testimony this week on a bill to ban artificial crumb rubber turf from municipal and public… -
A Connecticut coalition wants the State Legislature to stop counting prisoners as residents of the towns in which they are incarcerated. State Senator… -
Connecticut plans to monitor mosquitoes for the Zika virus this summer.Dr.Theodore Andreadis, Executive Director of the Connecticut Agricultural…
