Some of the best news we’ve heard lately comes out of Suffolk. That’s a county that proves a challenge for news coverage, not for a sparseness of stories but for its suburban sprawl and multiple identities.
So, it’s with great anticipation (and much relief) that we tell you NPR member station WSHU has opened a Long Island bureau at Stony Brook U., where students get to work with veteran news reporters and elegant storytellers to finally give Suffolk its due.
“The Fair Media Council welcomes WSHU’s focus and dedication to covering Suffolk County, which is a greatly-needed public service,” said FMC CEO & Executive Director Jaci Clement. “We encourage the community to reach out to the station, get to know the staff and pitch stories that need to be told. In the end, Suffolk County and its residents will be all the better with improved news coverage examining issues and creating the kind of dialogue required for a community to move forward.”
As explained in the WSHU press release:
Operating under the guidance of WSHU News Director Dan Katz, interns and graduate assistants will have the opportunity to learn from WSHU’s award-winning reporter Charles Lane and from NPR personnel. They will also be mentored by veteran New York City and Long Island reporter Terry Sheridan.
Congratulations to all.
Pictured here is WSHU reporter (and multiple FMC Folio Award winner)Charles Lane. Pitch him your stuff at clane@wshu.org.
About WSHU Public Radio
The WSHU Public Radio Group is a not-for-profit, member-supported station that brings the best in public broadcasting to more than 272,000* listeners on Long Island and Connecticut.
An NPR member since 1984, the station airs highly regarded national programs such as Morning Edition, All Things Considered, Wait Wait…Don’t Tell Me!, and Marketplace; locally-produced classical music; and its own regional news coverage for which it has won eight Edward R. Murrow Awards and scores of other prizes.
Its classical music program Sunday Baroque is syndicated and heard on over 100 stations nationwide. In addition to broadcasting on 12 traditional radio frequencies, it streams all of its programming at www.wshu.org.