Ellen Frankman is the Senior Producer of The Takeaway. At The Takeaway, Ellen oversees the daily production of the show, managing a team of producers, and booking and editing content. Ellen helped drive the 2016 election coverage for The Takeaway and has covered breaking news events from Hurricane Sandy in 2012, to the terror attacks in Paris and Orlando.
Since joining The Takeaway in 2012, Ellen has produced award-winning projects including Being a Woman Online, a series which received a Gracie Award in 2016, and Under Her Skin: Living with Breast Cancer, a six-month series which won a Gracie Award for Outstanding Series and a NABJ award for best radio documentary. In 2014, Ellen produced an award-winning four-part series that explores standards for engineering and design in the modern world, and in 2012, she assisted with round-the-clock coverage of Hurricane Sandy.
Prior to joining The Takeaway, Ellen worked as a reporter for The Sag Harbor Express. She began her career in public radio at WNYC’s Leonard Lopate Show.
Ellen graduated from New York University with a B.A. in Journalism and English.
Ellen Frankman appears in the following:
South Bend Locals Question Buttigieg's Leadership After Police Shooting of Black Resident
Monday, June 24, 2019
Mayor Pete Buttigieg’s local leadership is being questioned after the death of South Bend resident Eric Logan, who was shot and killed by a white police officer.
A Chinese Insurance Company is Using Facial Recognition on Customers. Will We See This in the U.S.?
Tuesday, June 18, 2019
A Chinese insurance company is using facial recognition technology to assess whether their customers will be "financial risks."
Bridging the Communication Gap for Incarcerated Families
Thursday, June 13, 2019
Ahead of Father’s Day, The Takeaway talks to Antoine Patton and his daughter Jay Jay about their efforts to improve relationships with kids across bars.
Opioid Maker Insys Declares Bankruptcy After $225 Million Settlement
Wednesday, June 12, 2019
Insys Therapeutics has become the first major opioid manufacture to declare bankruptcy after facing fines resulting from fraud charges brought by the Justice Department.
The Crisis of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls, in Utah and Around the Country
Tuesday, June 11, 2019
All over the country, Indigenous women go missing or are murdered at higher rates than the rest of the population. The Takeaway convened a conversation about the crisis.
ICE Records: Ill Migrant Continued Working in ICE Custody Until He Was Hospitalized. Three Weeks Later, He Died.
Monday, June 10, 2019
Yulio Castro-Garrido died in January 2018, after spending a month and a half at the ICE Stewart Detention Center.
Utah Considers Different Approach to Water Management and Conservation
Thursday, June 06, 2019
Utah and six other states have agreed on a plan to better manage their use of the Colorado River, which 40 million people rely on as their water source.
Utah's Population Is Growing; Can the Housing Market Keep Up?
Wednesday, June 05, 2019
Out-of-staters are moving to Utah, and Utahns are staying put. The pressure on the housing market is driving prices up. How is the Beehive state coping?
Case in Point: D’Angelo Burgess Fled From Police. Does That Make Him a Killer?
Thursday, May 30, 2019
The latest installment of our series "Case in Point" with The Marshall Project.
One Year After Sexual Assault Accusations Against Steve Wynn, RNC Continues Accepting His Donations
Tuesday, May 21, 2019
Over a year ago, the #MeToo movement caught up with casino mogul Steve Wynn. Today, the organization that cast him out in response to those allegations is continuing to accept his cash.
The Juggle: Money In Your 40s
Monday, May 20, 2019
The Takeaway is tackling life your 40s and what makes this decade so unique. First up: money.
Celebrating One Year of Tanzina Vega: A Live Takeaway Broadcast
Tuesday, May 07, 2019
The Takeaway broadcasts live from The Greene Space to mark Tanzina Vega's one-year anniversary, with a look at three gaps at the core of the show's mission: wealth, truth, and empathy.
Kirstjen Nielsen is Out as Homeland Security Secretary
Monday, April 08, 2019
Nielsen’s time in that role has been rocky.
Amy Walter on Congress's Next Moves
Monday, March 25, 2019
Amy Walter joins us to talk about the Democratic response to Barr’s summary.
Who Wins When Public Schools Have Selective Admissions Policies?
Wednesday, March 20, 2019
A disproportionately small number of black and Latino students were admitted to New York City’s most elite public high schools.
Thousands of Children Complained of Sexual Abuse in Immigrant Detention
Monday, March 04, 2019
A total of 178 sexual harassment complaints elevated to the Department of Justice alleged that adult staff members sexually assaulted immigrant children in HHS custody.
How Deutsche Bank Became Trump's Biggest Lender
Thursday, February 28, 2019
But this is not the first time Deutsche Bank’s involvement in lending to Donald Trump has come to the attention of Congress.
Leaving a Crisis in Washington, Trump Meets Kim in Hanoi
Thursday, February 28, 2019
In the shadows of Cohen’s testimony, President Trump shook hands with Kim Jong Un in Hanoi, Vietnam for the start of his second official summit with the North Korean leader.
A Court Said New York's Mentally Ill Should Be Able to Live on Their Own. But Can They?
Tuesday, February 26, 2019
In the years since the court’s decision, 39 residents have returned to adult homes and 33 have died, according to the New York State Office of Mental Health.
What's the Role of Editorial Cartoons in 2019 America?
Wednesday, February 06, 2019
The earliest political caricatures date back as far as the 18th century. But the job is changing, and the people with the pen are also changing.
