Carrie Saldo

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Carrie Saldo is a host and producer for New England Public Media. Previously she has headed the Worcester bureau for WGBH News and was host of NEPM's then-nightly news magazine program “Connecting Point.”

Saldo, an award-winning journalist, has reported extensively from the Berkshires and Pioneer Valley as a reporter with the North Adams Transcript, the Berkshire bureau chief of WAMC and as a reporter for The Berkshire Eagle. She has also worked as host and reporter for Rocky Mountain Public Media.

She can be reached at carrie_saldo [at] nepm.org.

Interviews & Talk

Federal school voucher imbalance, natural gas investments, dairy industry woes, cannabis bans

Carrie Saldo

A federal state voucher program is weighted to benefit private schools, communities receive $100 million in natural gas investments from utilities companies despite moving away from fossil fuels, Berkshire County loses another dairy farm, and South Hadley considers lifting a ban on marijuana establishments.
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Quabbin Reservoir inequity, Hampden County courthouse controversy

Carrie Saldo

We review alleged inequities regarding the Quabbin Reservoir, the ongoing controversy with the planned Hampden County courthouse and much more.
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Springfield courthouse controversy, U.S. Senate debate, sheriff budget

Carrie Saldo

Today on The Rundown, panelists discuss a controversial proposal for a new courthouse in Springfield, breakdown the U.S. Senate debate between incumbent
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Data centers & more

Carrie Saldo

Carrie Saldo and panelists discuss data centers in the 413, the challenge of filling aging government positions, potential for new high school graduation requirements, a new nature preserve in the Berkshires & much more.
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Deep dive into higher ed.

Carrie Saldo

We take a hard look into higher education and its economic impacts in Massachusetts.
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Rising sewer costs, license plate surveillance, remembering the 2011 tornado

Carrie Saldo

Panelists break down the reasons behind rising sewer costs, final plans to clean up PCBs in the Housatonic River by GE, privacy concerns regarding license plate cameras, and the 15th anniversary of the devastating tornado that ripped through western Mass..
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Behind college closures, future of public transit

Carrie Saldo

Today on The Rundown, we discuss the reasons behind ongoing college closures, what's next for the PVTA after finding success in fare-free rides, and the legacy of two local leaders who passed this week.
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Alleged racial segregation in schools, end of fed. oversight on Springfield police dept. & more

Carrie Saldo

We break down a lawsuit filed alleging racial segregation in western Mass. schools, the end of federal oversight on the Springfield police department, the 350th anniversary of the Great Falls Massacre, the legacy and passing of former Rep. Barney Frank and much more.
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Post office closures, nationwide cyberattack, targets on higher ed. DEI

Carrie Saldo

We dive into post office closures in Franklin and Hampden Counties, how a nationwide cyberattack impacted local education, and how attacks on D.E.I. in higher education continues.
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Environmental impacts in the 413

Carrie Saldo

Today on The Rundown, panelists discuss hidden blood tests for PCBs by the state, rural concerns of renewable energy projects, how changes with the U.S. EPA impacts western Mass., and find out what pee-cycling is.