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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Former Gov. Thomas P. Salmon, a Democrat who led the state from 1973-1977, has died. Revisit this in-depth interview with Salmon looking back at his two terms in office. -
General stores are the heart of many small-town communities in Vermont.
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Vermont is making major investments to early childhood education to make it more affordable and accessible. A year and a half into this new funding system, we look into whether or not it's working.
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For the second installment in our weekly January health series, we explore Health At Every Size, weight neutrality, and intuitive eating.
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Vermont Edition takes you inside the Statehouse for the first day of the legislative session. -
Two Franklin County authors on the hidden history of Lake Champlain, plus Fish & Wildlife's efforts to protect the prehistoric lake sturgeon.
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We explore how creative work is being used to develop generative AI, and what that means for artists. -
In the first installment of our weekly January series on health, we talk about the physical, mental, and social benefits of sauna. -
Listen back to conversations with drag queen Sasha Velour, former Gov. Madeleine Kunin, 7-year-old twins from Windham and more.
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Editors of the Vermont Almanac and the Old Farmer's Almanac share how their publications come together.
