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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We talk about the film genre "neonoir" with the Executive Director of the Middlebury New Filmmakers Festival. We also get a preview of the new season of 开云体育's Made Here.
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From hot sauce to red beans and rice 鈥� it's all things food in our first installment of our Black History Month series.
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A recent Brave Little State explores this question. Plus, two local waste management professionals explain the gritty details of their work.
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The mayor joined Vermont Edition to discuss challenges facing Vermont's largest city. -
Brave Little StateWhen it comes to our trash, Vermont keeps it simple. Most trash ends up in Coventry, in the Northeast Kingdom. But it hasn鈥檛 always been this way 鈥� and we鈥檒l soon need a new solution. -
In the fourth installment of our series, In Good Health, we explore health care industry startups in our region.
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Immediately after being inaugurated, President Trump signed a slew of executive orders focused on immigration enforcement.
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We explore how President Donald Trump's proposed tariffs on Canada could impact border security and our region's economy.
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Having a conversation about your end-of-life preferences can be difficult. Here's how to start.
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Local car experts share tips on snow tires, car batteries, and more.
