Natasha Senjanovic
Professional in Residence, Newhouse School/WAERNatasha Senjanovic teaches radio broadcasting at the Newhouse School while overseeing student journalists at WAER and creating original reporting for the station. She can also be heard hosting All Things Considered some weekday afternoons.
An award-winning reporter who covers vulnerable populations from a trauma-informed perspective, Natasha was born in the former Yugoslavia, grew up in the US and spent 15 years in Rome, Italy among other things, reporting on European film industries for leading UK, US and European film publications; and as Contributing Editor for the bilingual geopolitical magazine EastWest.
Upon returning to the US, from 2016-2019, she was All Things Considered host and a reporter for Nashville Public Radio (WPLN). In 2020, she produced Left Without Care, a WPLN mini-series on for-profit youth psychiatric centers as part of a national investigation by APM Reports.
In 2021, she received her first-ever grant, from the Pulitzer Center for Crisis Reporting, to produce the radio and print series Surging in Silence, examining the effects of the pandemic on domestic and sexual violence in Nashville and Memphis. In 2021-22, from MPR News she worked a temporary editor as well as occasional reporter and podcast host. She is a member of the PMJA Editors Corps.
Her national radio work has aired on NPR, Marketplace and Here & Now, among others. Natasha speaks four languages and her awards include a Regional Murrow, PMJA prize and multiple AP awards, including for features and anchoring.
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A week of events looks to raise awareness and joy of Black maternal health -
Tenant rights advocates say one way to stem the homelessness problem in Syracuse is to make it harder for landlords to not renew rental leases, without good cause. -
Syracuse native Jeanette Epps spoke to Gov. Hochul from the International Space Station, answering questions from schoolchildren and the state leader. -
The women in our lives have impacted each of us individually, as a society, and as a community. Join WAER for an empowering journey through Women's History Month with Syracuse Speaks. -
The InclusiveU program for special needs SU students has grown from just offering class access to providing campus housing and employing dozens of student assistants. -
In this special hour-long episode, we traverse the paths of groundbreaking Black politicians, delve into innovative Black-led projects, and celebrate the musical achievements of local artists. -
Photographer and marketing strategist Ana Gil has launched a new educational project that aims to inspire Black and brown youth to enter predominantly white fields.
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On Sandwich Saturdays, one Syracuse organization offers support and hope, along with the food, to the city's most vulnerable residents. -
Stefania Ianno says not enough people who work with stalking victims - from advocates to police and prosecutors – have been trained to do so. -
Labor trafficking is prevalent in Central New York as throughout the country, affecting adults and minors alike.
