Karen Anderson
Director of Radio ProgrammingKaren is Vermont Public's Director of Radio Programming, serving Vermonters by overseeing the sound of Vermont Public's radio broadcast service. Karen has a long history with public radio, beginning in the early 2000's with the launch of the weekly classical music program, Sunday Bach. Karen's undergraduate degree is in Broadcast Journalism, and she has worked for public radio in Vermont and St. Louis, MO, in areas of production, programming, traffic, operations and news. She has produced many projects for broadcast over the years, including the Vermont Public Choral Hour, with host Linda Radtke, and interviews with local newsmakers with Morning Edition host Mitch Wertlieb. In 2021 Karen worked with co-producer Betty Smith on a national collaboration with StoryCorps One Small Step, connecting Vermonters one conversation at a time.
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Kyle Dodson of Burlington and Jason McConnell of Sheldon met for a One Small Step conversation about politics, education, family life, racial dynamics and bridging the political divide.
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The winter solstice is coming, and Vermont Public is celebrating with a special hour focused on astronomy. Listen Saturday, Dec. 21 at 6 p.m.
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Inventor and business owner Damian Renzello is featured in the return of our recurring series "What Class Are You", where reporter Erica Heilman talks to Vermonters with various backgrounds about money, class and privilege. Plus, the Christmas Bird Count is back, Brattleboro residents revoke a “public nuisance” ordinance enacted in response to criminal activity downtown, Burlington’s mayor appoints a new interim director for the city's Office of Racial Equity, Inclusion and Belonging, and Amtrak ridership is up in Vermont.
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We listen to our live event called One Small Step, where participants worked to find common ground.
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Barre City was among the hardest hit municipalities during last week’s flooding – just like it was last July. And we ask Vermont’s state climatologist about the link between climate change and extreme rain. Plus, police confirm a second death tied to the flooding, Gov. Scott urges Vermonters to report damages so the state can qualify for federal relief, Vermont’s health commissioner urges flood victims to prioritize their mental health, officials discourage swimming due to flood-related water contamination, and Sen. Welch hopes a group of candidates will seek the Democratic presidential nomination if President Biden drops out.
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Two years ago, Major League Baseball cut the Vermont Lake Monsters. But the team has found great success in the all-collegiate Futures League, winning the first championship for a Vermont-based team in a quarter century.
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New statistics from the Centers for Disease Control indicate that nearly 3,000 more fatalities occurred in Vermont between 2020 and 2023 than would have been expected in that time period if not for the pandemic. Fewer than one third of those increased deaths can be attributed to the COVID virus.
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New research from the American Psychological Association on cannabis use shows impairment may last longer than many users realize. Dr. Ari Kirshenbaum contributed to the report and shares the main takeaways.
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The Vermont Quilt Festival was New England’s largest and oldest annual quilt festival, bringing in quilt-makers from around the world. It was scheduled for late June, until it was canceled this week.
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Home runs have been on the rise in Major League Baseball, and a new study out of Dartmouth College reveals how climate change has played a role in that increase.