Carrie Saldo
Host/ProducerCarrie 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.
ists discuss the evolving Cannabis Control Commission, DOGE’s decision to close Springfield’s Small Business istration, a call for more water protections for the Quabbin Reservoir and much more.
ists discuss a local town's role in the defense of the U.S. Dept. of Ed., concerns of civil rights rollbacks five years after George Floyd’s murder, Berkshire arts groups unified in infrastructure advocacy and much more.
Police and the district attorney in Franklin County turn property seized in a cannabis bust into millions in revenue; how are they spending it?
Today on The Rundown, ists discuss the possible consequences and solutions to massive bee colony collapse, plans to repurpose the vacant Berkshire Mall for senior housing, the latest in a controversial biomass plant development in Springfield and much more.
Today on The Rundown, ists discuss the first 100 days of the Trump istration, the Mass. Latino population’s significant contributions to the state’s economy, returning Holyoke schools from state to local control and much more.![Today’s includes Kevin Moran, executive editor of the Berkshire Eagle; Adam Hinds [not pictured], former state senator and CEO of the Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate; and NEPM reporter Jill Kaufman.](https://image.staticox.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnpr.brightspotcdn.com%2Fdims4%2Fdefault%2F47ca08a%2F2147483647%2Fstrip%2Ftrue%2Fcrop%2F1920x1070%2B0%2B241%2Fresize%2F280x156%21%2Fquality%2F90%2F%3Furl%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%252F2b%252Fc4%252F0a83d59643c7b250b7311ecc6404%252Fthumbnail-img-1449.jpg)
Today on The Rundown, ists discuss large federal cuts looming over schools across western Massachusetts, the high leadership turnover rate in Berkshire County schools, the latest on economic development in Adams and much more.
Today on The Rundown, we discuss how the city of Holyoke hopes to gather funds from tax-exempt organizations with voluntary Payments in Lieu of Taxes and how the state plans to combat the housing crisis in western Massachusetts.![This week’s includes Larry Parnass, executive editor for the Springfield Republican; Matt Szafranski, editor-in-chief for Western Mass Politics and Insight [not pictured]; and Elizabeth Román, executive editor for NEPM News.](https://image.staticox.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnpr.brightspotcdn.com%2Fdims4%2Fdefault%2F137d233%2F2147483647%2Fstrip%2Ftrue%2Fcrop%2F1920x1070%2B0%2B0%2Fresize%2F280x156%21%2Fquality%2F90%2F%3Furl%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%252Ff9%252F80%252F1db5d915420195ec9db5c2bd8d8a%252Fthumbnail-rundown-photo-3-14-25.jpg)
Today on The Rundown, ists discuss Gov. Healey’s plan to combat high energy bills, the local ties to the DNC’s new executive director, the legal impacts of a judge shortage in western Mass. and much more.
Today on The Rundown, we discuss President Donald Trump’s address to Congress, state demands for Southwick School District to update its bullying policy and discuss the latest in the cannabis industry.
Today on The Rundown with Carrie Saldo, ists discuss the struggle to find primary care in western Mass., educator shortages as teachers face burnout, employer efforts to bring employees back into the office and much more.