Vermont Edition (VPR)
12 noon-1 p.m. Weekdays
Staff
Producer/Reporter, Vermont Edition
Sarah Ashworth spends her days developing content for VPR's
locally produced newsmagazine Vermont Edition. She joined VPR in 2007, just as Vermont
Edition was transitioning from a weekly newsmagazine into a daily program.
An award-winning producer, Ashworth had served as News
Director for KBIA, an NPR station in Columbia, Missouri.
Before being promoted to News Director, Sarah had worked as a reporter, anchor,
editor and producer for KBIA. While there, she directed documentaries, including one on the New Madrid Fault Line, which won a national Edward R. Murrow Award for Best Documentary.
A graduate of the Missouri School of Journalism, Sarah began
her career as a television reporter in 1997. She joined KBIA in 2002.
Senior Producer, Vermont Edition
Patti is an integral part of VPR's news effort and part of the team that created Vermont Edition. She has produced public affairs programs like VPR's symposia and election night coverage, and co-produced the hour-long documentary, Phish: The Final Curtain with Steve Zind. A graduate of Bates College, Patti worked for several years on civil society projects in the former Soviet Union and the Balkans. She just recently retired from playing rugby and ran her first marathon.
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Online Producer
Tim is an online producer, responsible for maintaining VPR Regional News content on this site.
He came to Vermont Public Radio in 2005 from Vermont Public Television, where he produced segments for the program "Outdoor Journal." Tim has also served as an associate producer for Resolution Productions.
He is a former member of the St. Barts Players theatre company in New York City. That's an experience that we still benefit from as Tim has co-hosted the annual VPR American Music Sampler program for the past two years. He calls himself "a confirmed movie geek".
Production Associate/Announcer
Nick joined VPR in 2001, having previously served as head writer/producer for advertising and promotion at WCAX-TV in Burlington.
A graduate of Emerson College, Nick has experience as an audio engineer for the Boston Symphony Orchestra at Tanglewood and production assistant for a WGBH-TV production of American Playouse. After moving to Vermont, Nick worked as Senior Producer for the New England Ski Areas Council and Program Director for WFAD Radio in Middlebury.
A talented musician, Nick continues to perform as a singer, songerwriter and acoustic guitarist.
Producer/Reporter, Vermont Edition
Susan Keese is a long-time Vermont journalist and feature writer who began reporting for VPR in 2002. In 2007, she joined VPR full-time as producer for Vermont Edition, VPR’s news magazine, based in VPR’s Manchester Studio at Burr and Burton Academy. She has been a columnist and reporter for the Rutland Herald. She is also a frequent contributor to Vermont Life magazine. Her work has also appeared in The Boston Globe Magazine, The New York Times, and other magazines and newspapers. Susan was honored with two regional Edward R. Murrow Awards in 2006 for her reporting on VPR.
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Host, Reporter
Bob is a veteran Vermont journalist, specializing in political reporting. He is based in VPR’s Capital Bureau located across the street from Vermont’s Statehouse. Prior to joining VPR full time in 2002, Bob ran the Vermont News Service for 21 years. The service provided daily local news for eleven stations, including VPR. Bob started the News Service following a stint as news director for WNCS.
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Host, Vermont Edition
Jane joined VPR from Marketplace, public radio's award winning national business program, where she served as director/producer. A native Vermonter, Jane graduated from Harvard University with a B.A. in Anthropology. She began her career writing and editing for Let’s Go Travel Guides. In 2001, she joined National Public Radio (NPR) as an Editorial/Production Assistant for Radio Expeditions, a co-production of NPR and the National Geographic Society. She's also worked with NPR's Talk of the Nation and Weekend Edition Saturday. Jane spends her free time writing, reading, hiking and in artistic endeavors including photography, pottery and printmaking.
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Vice President of News
John has led the VPR News Department since 2001. During this time, VPR has expanded its news and feature coverage with regional newscasts now heard during Morning Edition, All Things Considered and in the noon hour. John is a recipient of the Associated Press Distinguished Service Award and was the executive producer of the nationally award-winning documentary, Howard Dean: The Vermont Years. He was the managing editor of the Pulitizer Prize-winning Rutland Herald and also was a founding editor of the Windsor Chronicle. He grew up on a dairy farm in southern Vermont.
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Editor, Vermont Edition/Reporter
Steve has been with VPR since 1994, first serving as host of VPR’s public affairs program and then as a reporter, based in Central Vermont. Many VPR listeners recognize Steve for his special reports from Iran, providing a glimpse of this country that is usually hidden from the rest of the world. Prior to working with VPR, Steve served as program director for WNCS for 17 years, and also worked as news director for WCVR in Randolph. A graduate of Northern Arizona University, Steve also worked for stations in Phoenix and Tucson before moving to Vermont in 1972. Steve was honored in 2007 with two national Edward R. Murrow Awards for his reporting on VPR.
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