WSHU Public Radio

From spring 2023 to fall 2023, I was a part of the WSHU Public Radio team, initially serving as a news intern.

As a news intern, I produced, wrote and voiced news stories. These pieces were not only featured on the station's official website but were also broadcast for on-air listening across Long Island and Connecticut. Several of my articles have been republished through various media outlets, including Tu Prensa Local, WXXI 105.9 in Rochester, New York and WAER 88.3 in Syracuse, New York.

For my work on Trash Talkin’ , a multi-part story on waste and environmental justice on Long Island, our 13-member team won two awards: a Folio Award from the Fair Media Council and a Continuing Coverage Award from the Public Media Journalists Association.

In fall 2023, I joined the podcast team and contributed to the ideation and development of WSHU's third season of the climate change podcast, Higher Ground. This podcast has received awards and is financially supported by American Public Media.

Find all my written work at the station here: https://www.wshu.org/people/clare-gehlich

Below are selected works:

News Articles

School district, community wary of being ‘misinformed’ over planned North Bellport warehouseThe North Bellport community opposes a warehouse proposal in which the developer is requesting a payment in lieu of taxes from the Brookhaven Industrial Development Agency. The IDA is now concerned that the developer misled the community during a town planning meeting about how much the warehouse would contribute to property taxes revenue for the local school district.

State lawmakers consider mandated financial literacy courses in New York schoolsSeveral pieces of legislation are being considered to require financial literacy classes in New York state. Advocates say money management is a vital component to the lives of students.

Researchers say sharks need more monitoring as their population declinesNew insights from ecologists at the School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences at Stony Brook University suggest a need to implement urgent monitoring for sharks and other related species in New York coastal waters.

Projects

Your questions about cleaning up Brookhaven Landfill’s toxic plumeFor more than four decades, dangerous chemicals have been leaking from the Brookhaven Landfill, resulting in a contaminated groundwater plume. Here’s what we know about the state Department of Environmental Conservation’s recent order for the Town of Brookhaven to plan an assessment for remediation.

Sound Bites

Sound Bites: New Haven cops thought Randy Cox was faking paralysisA bite-sized look at what we are hearing: The New Haven police officers facing criminal charges for paralyzing Randy Cox thought he was drunk and faking his injuries. Connecticut's antisemitic incidents doubled in last year.

Sound Bites: Plans to increase maximum speed to 90 mph on Metro-North’s New Haven lineA bite-sized look at what we are hearing: New York’s Department of Environmental Conservation filed a violation against Sand Land. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority will reduce carbon emissions by 2040.

Higher Ground

Community science is specialListen to this episode from Higher Ground on Spotify. Missed the third national special of Higher Ground? Catch this one-hour program about community science that unifies us around climate change, distributed by American Public Media.

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