Patrick Skahill is a reporter at Connecticut Public, where he serves as the assistant director of news and talk shows. With a background as a founding producer of The Colin McEnroe Show and extensive experience as a science and environment reporter, he covers a diverse range of topics including architecture, cultural movements, and parenting styles. His work has been featured in Maine Public, NPR, Vermont Public, WBUR, New Hampshire Public Radio, GBH, Connecticut Mirror, and The Cape And Islands NPR Station.
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Patrick Skahill covers local news in Connecticut, focusing on government and politics, breaking news, and evolving stories. He would likely respond well to pitches related to local political developments, public health initiatives or crises (such as gun violence), and agricultural/farming issues within the state.
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By: Patrick Skahill, Catherine Shen, Tess Terrible
Changing federal health recommendations have left doctors and patients confused. Questions are swirling about vaccines, including what’s available and who will pay. Today, Dr. Manisha Juthani, Commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Public Health joins us.
James Martin Martin is the author of the new book, “Work in Progress: Confessions of a busboy, dishwasher, caddy, usher, factory worker, bank teller, corporate tool, and priest.”
By: Patrick Skahill, Joel Cintron
At the Connecticut Museum of Culture and History on January 15, 2026, Diane Orson (L-R), special correspondent with Connecticut Public and a contributing reporter to National Public Radio, moderates a discussion with Nakai Clearwater Northup (Mashantucket Pequot/Narragansett), Manager of Public Programs and Outreach at the Mashantucket Pequot Museum and Research Center, Lorén Spears (Narragansett Niantic), Executive Director of the Indigenous-led Tomaquag Museum in Rhode Island, and Ned Blackhawk (Western Shoshone), Professor of History at Yale University and author of The Rediscovery of America: Native Peoples and the Unmaking of U.S. History, winner of the 2023 National Book Award for Nonfiction.
Portrait of Fortesa Latifi — Journalist and author of “Like, Follow, Subscribe: Influencer Kids and the Cost of a Childhood Online.”
By: Patrick Skahill, Andrea Ceraso
A sitting room styled by CT designer Sophie von Oertzen Williamson.
