Karen Shakerdge
Reporter/Producer - HealthKaren Shakerdge covers health for WXXI News. She has spent the past decade asking people questions about their lives, as a documentary film producer, oral historian and now radio reporter.
Karen spent months producing Exited, a podcast about young people with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities navigating life after high school, which she developed with colleagues at NPR’s Story Lab.
Karen has a bachelor's degree in cultural studies and media studies from The New School and a master's degree from the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism.
In 2016, the Association of Health Care Journalists recognized her story about liver transplantation with an Award for Excellence in Health Care Journalism. Her two-part story about donor breast milk banks received an Outstanding Public Affairs Program award from the New York State Broadcasters Association in 2017.
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One day, Rebecca Shriver was at work, helping an elderly patient get to the bathroom, when the patient became unsteady.“If I didn’t put my leg out and try… -
Even though ovarian cancer is the fifth most common cause of cancer-related death for women, a national task force upholds its recommendation against… -
People like Jonathan Jackson tend to have an entourage. An entourage can consist of professionals and family members who support someone with disabilities… -
When Akin Johnson was nearing the end of high school, he was clear about what he wanted to do next. He wanted to get a job.In recent years, there has been… -
Sheltered workshops, where many people with disabilities go to work, have been around for decades.But they’re controversial for a few reasons: They’re… -
People have been asking about the name of this podcast.Reporter Karen Shakerdge talked to lots of people for this series; listen to how some of them… -
Going to college can be a key experience in a young person's life, leading to friendships, personal growth, a degree — and, of course, future… -
In the first episode of Exited, explore an early factor in transition – graduation tracks – through the experience of 17-year-old Nate, a student who… -
Leaving the world of adolescence and entering the adult world — the real world — can be a confusing time for anyone.But for young people with… -
Holy Childhood, the non-profit, non-denominational organization based in Henrietta that helps people who have intellectual and developmental disabilities,…
