Mikaela Lefrak
Host and Senior Producer, Vermont EditionMikaela Lefrak is the host and senior producer of Vermont Edition. Her stories have aired nationally on Morning Edition, All Things Considered, Weekend Edition, Marketplace, The World and Here & Now. A seasoned local reporter, Mikaela has won two regional Edward R. Murrow awards and a Public Media Journalists Association award for her work.
Prior to joining 开云体育 in 2021, Mikaela was a reporter and host at WAMU, the NPR member station for the greater Washington, D.C. region. During her career she has also worked at The New Republic, PRI鈥檚 The World and WGBH Boston, and served as an AmeriCorps VISTA volunteer in Oakland, California.
Mikaela received her bachelor鈥檚 degree from Middlebury College and her master鈥檚 degree in broadcast journalism from Boston University. She lives with her husband and daughter in Burlington.
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Romantasy books are booming. Vermont authors and readers understand the appeal. -
Three people have been arrested for their connection to killings in multiple states, including the shooting of a border patrol officer in the Northeast Kingdom.
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Three Black business owners in Vermont tell us about the nuances of entrepreneurship in the state.
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The Trump administration and Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency are making sweeping cuts to federal agencies. Vermonters are feeling the ripple effects already. -
Forget the flowers and candy 鈥� let's shine a light on our friends! -
Vermont's attorney general discusses the lawsuits with Vermont Edition's Mikaela Lefrak. -
Senator Bernie Sanders, Attorney General Charity Clark, and Solicitor General Jonathan Rose talk about their efforts to curb Trump's agenda. Then, we hear from local author Nathaniel Ian Miller about his new novel.
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Vermont's senior senator discussed President Trump's executive actions with Vermont Edition's Mikaela Lefrak. -
We explore the legacy of Rep. Louvenia Dorsey Bright, Vermont鈥檚 first woman of color in the state legislature. Then, we're joined by a round table of Black politicians who discuss their experiences in public office. -
Journalists from Seven Days and Vermont Edition discuss their reporting on unhoused people who died while outside or in shelters.
