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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Vermont Edition presents two BLS episodes. First, we hear about the U.S. Postal Service in Vermont. Then, we go hunting.
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On Vermont Edition's annual music show, listeners share the song that resonated with them the most this year. -
Some small town residents are managing to keep their general stores open by creating nonprofits and buying the stores themselves. -
Vermont Edition shares some soup-er, stew-pendous recipes for winter. -
CEO Vijay Singh shares his vision for the future of the public media organization.
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Three of Vermont's finest folk musicians joined us for a live event to play their songs and tell us their stories. -
The 2024 election results set the stage for a big shakeup in Vermont鈥檚 state government. -
Today, we honor community members who passed away in the past year with kind words and good memories.
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Researchers at St. Michael's College discovered a potential breakthrough in Alzheimer's treatment by examining the inner workings of spider brains.
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For our annual winter books show, Vermont literary experts and listeners share their favorite books they read this year and what they can't wait to read in 2025.
