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.
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.![This week’s includes reporter Paul Tuthill; Sten Spinella, reporter at The Berkshire Eagle [not pictured]; and NEPM reporter Adam Frenier](https://image.staticox.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnpr.brightspotcdn.com%2Fdims4%2Fdefault%2F935376f%2F2147483647%2Fstrip%2Ftrue%2Fcrop%2F4032x2246%2B0%2B549%2Fresize%2F280x156%21%2Fquality%2F90%2F%3Furl%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%252F0f%252Fe6%252Fbfab474644c1b222d8ff04ce4b7a%252Fimg-1922.JPG)
Today on The Rundown with Carrie Saldo, ists discuss ice and snow removal shortfalls this winter, take a closer look at a donation made to MCLA, analyze public opinion on the Trump istration so far, and much more.![This week’s for The Rundown includes Jim Kinney, reporter at the Springfield Republican; political consultant Ryan McCollum; and Berkshire Eagle reporter Heather Bellow [not pictured].](https://image.staticox.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnpr.brightspotcdn.com%2Fdims4%2Fdefault%2F5ba5f36%2F2147483647%2Fstrip%2Ftrue%2Fcrop%2F842x469%2B0%2B14%2Fresize%2F280x156%21%2Fquality%2F90%2F%3Furl%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%252F79%252Fce%252F4d3d5a8c474dae0391bc57aba233%252Ffor-grove147.jpg)
Today on The Rundown with Carrie Saldo, ists discuss the expansive legacy of local Black author James Weldon Johnson, discuss the absence of fluoride in drinking water in the Berkshires, the life of Bishop Bryant Robinson and much more.
Today on The Rundown with Carrie Saldo, ists discuss investigative reporting on alleged child sexual abuse at some western Mass. Catholic dioceses, the impacts of ongoing cutbacks at Baystate Health, updates in the west-east rail project and much more.