Tom Kuser
WSHU Morning Edition HostTom has been with WSHU since 1987, after spending 15 years at college and commercial radio and television stations. After a short stint as classical music announcer, he was given the task of rebuilding and expanding the news department. Under his direction, the news staff began a tradition of award-winning coverage. Tom has won several Associated Press awards for his own feature reporting, too. He became Program Director in 1999, and has been local host of NPR’s Morning Edition since 2000.
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History is made up of stories. Family stories of the people who shaped Connecticut and the country.Some stories are celebrated while others are left to languish in the shadows. Here we share one family story that's not often told—the story of the Lathrops. -
Quinnipiac! The name is well-known here in Connecticut: the river, the trail, the roads, the University, and of course the people. But how much is really known about the first people who settled along the southern Connecticut coastline? The Full Story host, Tom Kuser, spoke with historian and archeologist Jim Powers to learn more about the people of the Dawnland. -
The minimum wage in Connecticut is now $15 an hour. But it doesn’t end there. The minimum wage law allows for yearly increases to keep up with inflation. Will this new adjustment help to workers in the state earn a living wage? -
The minimum wage in Connecticut went up this year. It’s now $15.69 per hour. That’s thanks to the state’s first-ever economic indicator adjustment which is linked to the federal employment cost index.
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Smoke from the massive wildfires in Canada was a serious climate and health concern for our region this year. Right now the air has cleared, but concerns over the impact on public health and the environment remain. -
The 29th Infantry in Connecticut made history. It was the state's first volunteer infantry regiment of color. -
The Full Story Host Tom Kuser speaks with four women who are on the front line in the battle to end breast cancer. -
Dr. Katherine Hermes has expanded the history of witch trials in Connecticut with her discovery of a civil case accusing a doctor of witchcraft. -
The Connecticut Breast Health Initiative raises money to find a cure for breast cancer. It's a state-wide nonprofit organization that provides grants to support education and research in the state. -
People managing breast cancer are also managing medical bills, and the cost of treatment can be overwhelming. An organization called Pink Aid in Westport, Connecticut helps to ease the financial burden breast cancer patients carry.
