John Dillon
Senior ReporterJohn worked for VPR in 2001-2021 as reporter and News Director. Previously, John was a staff writer for the Sunday Times Argus and the Sunday Rutland Herald, responsible for breaking stories and in-depth features on local issues. He has also served as Communications Director for the Vermont Health Care Authority and Bureau Chief for UPI in Montpelier.
John was honored with two regional Edward R. Murrow Awards in 2007 for his reporting on VPR. He was the lead reporter for a VPR series on climate change that in 2008 won a national Edward R. Murrow award for continuing coverage. In 2009, John's coverage of an asbestos mine in northern Vermont was recognized with a regional investigative reporting award from the Radio-Television News Directors Association.
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Gov. Phil Scott will delay school reopenings to Sept. 8 to give educators and administrators time to implement procedures needed to keep students and鈥� -
This most unusual election year has an unusual primary campaign for the Republican nomination for governor. Four candidates are trying to unseat Gov. Phil鈥� -
Vermont electric utilities have teamed up with community-based internet providers and national partners to potentially win federal money to build out鈥� -
With COVID-19 cases exploding in the South and West, Gov. Phil Scott says despite the state鈥檚 success in containing the disease, Vermonters must remain鈥� -
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says Vermont's failure to develop a key pollution permit program threatens the health of Lake Champlain.Then-Gov.鈥� -
A multi-year, volunteer-driven revitalization project in Enosburg Falls village was starting to bear fruit this year. Then the COVID-19 pandemic hit. But鈥� -
A recently released database shows that some 12,000 Vermont companies 鈥� some with very ample balance sheets 鈥� received low-interest, forgivable loans鈥� -
Vermont plans to open a grant program next week to help businesses hurt by the COVID-19 pandemic.Economic Development Commissioner Joan Goldstein said鈥� -
State utility regulators took the unusual step last week of ordering a solar developer to stop work on a large project that doesn't have a permit. In May,鈥� -
The Vermont Legislature has wrapped up an unusual and historic session dominated by its response to a public health and economic crisis.On Friday,鈥�
