Lucy Nalpathanchil
Host, Where We LiveLucy is the Executive Producer and Host of Connecticut Public's morning talk show and podcast, Where We Live.
The show goes beyond news headlines and interviews with policy-makers. Where We Live features conversations about Connecticut and highlights the stories of its residents.
In 2021, Lucy and her team received a first place award among large stations from Public Media Journalists Association or PMJA for this interview with a Norwich woman.
And in 2020, Lucy received a national Gracies Award from the Alliance for Women in Media in 2020 for her conversation with a Connecticut mother and her trans-son.
Where We Live received two national awards in 2018 from Public Media Journalists Association, formerly known as Public Radio News Directors, Inc., or PRNDI. Lucy and her team were awarded second place in the categories of "Call In Program" and "Interview."
Lucy has been a public radio journalist for more than 20 years covering everything from education to immigration, juvenile justice and child welfare issues to veterans' affairs and the military. Her reporting has taken her to all sorts of places including a ride aboard a Coast Guard boat in Florida and to Tambacounda, Senegal to talk with women journalists and farmers.
She moved to Connecticut in 2006 to become WNPR's Assignment Editor.
She's also been local host for mid-day programming and for All Things Considered.
She’s contributed to National Public Radio and her stories have aired on several national NPR shows including Morning Edition, All Things Considered, Weekend Edition, Weekend All Things Considered, Here and Now, and Latino USA.
During her time in Connecticut, Lucy has focused on immigration including New Haven's ID card program, efforts for an in-state tuition law for undocumented students, and the Becoming American series: stories of immigrants and the citizenship process. In 2011, Lucy launched the Coming Home Project to tell the stories of returning Afghanistan and Iraq War veterans in transition. To learn more about the military, Lucy was chosen to take part in a week-long training for journalists hosted by the U.S Army at Fort Leavenworth, KS and Fort Leonard Woods, MO. Getting up at 3:30 am to participate in boot camp was most memorable!
She also was selected to join military reporters around the country for a conference hosted by the Medill National Security Journalism Initiative in Washington D.C.
Lucy has worked in several states as a public radio reporter after beginning her career at WDUQ (now WESA) in Pittsburgh. She's received awards from Pennsylvania's Golden Quill, the New York State Associated Press, the Mayor's Asian American Advisory Board in Jacksonville, Florida, the Connecticut Associated Press and the state's Society for Professional Journalists chapter.
When she's not in the newsroom, Lucy enjoys traveling, hiking, and planning her next garden. She and her husband, Jason, live in Suffield with their two children and a small zoo.
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New London has been designated a "site of memory" by UNESCO, marking the arrival of the Speedwell schooner, and the city’s role in the trans-Atlantic slave trade. This hour, we hear from local historians about their research, showing the Speedwell represents a small part of the city’s links to slavery. -
The recent monkeypox outbreak started in May, and isn’t slowing down. This hour, we explore everything you need to know about this virus, from how it spreads to who is eligible for vaccination. Plus a review of Connecticut's primaries.
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New research from multiple studies – yet to be published – highlighted at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference in San Diego, in August, shows risk factors leading to cognitive decline.
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Nurse-midwife and researcher Dr. Lucinda Canty has been focused on racial disparities in reproductive health care. This hour, hear about why she launched Lucinda's House in Connecticut, plus, journalist and author Linda Villarosa on her new book, "Under the Skin."
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This hour on Where We Live, we talk about the candidates, issues and conversations around this year's primary. Mark Pazniokas from the Connecticut Mirror joins us to break down everything you need to know about this year's primary.
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This hour, Connecticut journalist and author Erik Hesselberg joins Where We Live to discuss his new book, "Night Boat to New York," exploring the rich history of steamboats in our state.
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This hour on Where We Live, we take a deep dive into new research, treatment gaps, disparities, and myths about menopause
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What are some issues with homestay services like AirBnB? And what’s being done to address them? Today, on Where We Live, we hear from travelers about their experiences with short term rentals.
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South Asians have the highest death rate from heart disease in the U.S. compared to other ethnic groups. The MASALA study wants to find out why, and how to prevent and treat it.
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This hour on Where We Live, we explore the ways our workforce will change in coming years, and consider how companies will have to alter their employee benefits and health care plans in a post-Roe world.
