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

Deep dive into higher ed.

Carrie Saldo

We take a hard look into higher education and its economic impacts in Massachusetts.
Interviews & Talk

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.
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Baystate takes over Mercy Medical, Mass. GOP convention

Carrie Saldo

Today on The Rundown with Carrie Saldo, panelists discuss Baystate Health taking over Mercy Medical Center, the Mass. GOP convention earlier this week, age of consent in Massachusetts and more.
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Hampshire College closure, state use of AI, rural funding need

Carrie Saldo

Today, Rundown panelists dig into Hampshire College's announcement to close its doors, AI use in Mass. government departments and the need for state funding for rural areas.
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Mass. social media ban, recreational cannabis, nuclear arms production

Carrie Saldo

Carrie Saldo and panelists discuss ballot initiatives to ban social media use among teens and recreational marijuana use, hurdles faced by a housing authority to open up affordable housing, nuclear arms production in Pittsfield and more.
Interviews & Talk

Iran War, co-op business models, gender-affirming care, gambling harm prevention

Carrie Saldo

Panelists break down President Trump's address to the nation, a new bill to encourage more co-op business models, Mass. healthcare providers halting gender affirming care, and what gambling harm prevention looks like.