Mitch Wertlieb
Senior Host and CorrespondentA graduate of NYU with a Master's Degree in journalism, Mitch has more than 20 years experience in radio news. He got his start as news director at NYU's college station, and moved on to a news director (and part-time DJ position) for commercial radio station WMVY on Martha's Vineyard. But public radio was where Mitch wanted to be and he eventually moved on to Boston where he worked for six years in a number of different capacities at member station WBUR...as a Senior Producer, Editor, and fill-in co-host of the nationally distributed Here and Now. Mitch has been a guest host of the national NPR sports program "Only A Game". He's also worked as an editor and producer for international news coverage with Monitor Radio in Boston.
An avid Boston sports fan, Mitch has been blessed with being able to witness world championships for two of his favorite teams (and franchises he was at one time convinced would never win in his lifetime): the Boston Red Sox in 2004, 2007, and 2013, and in hockey, the Boston Bruins, who won their first Stanley Cup in 39 years in 2011.
Mitch was known to play a music bed or two during Morning Edition featuring his favorite band The Grateful Dead. He lives in South Burlington with his wife Erin, daughter Gretchen, and their dog Fezzik. He (Mitch, not Fezzik) was host of Morning Edition on 开云体育 from 2003 until 2023. He now serves as the Senior Host and Correspondent.
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We preview original classical music compositions written by Vermont students for a Music-COMP concert next week. Plus, what鈥檚 behind the financial shortfall hampering Randolph鈥檚 Gifford Medical Center, lawmakers consider a bill to provide emergency financial relief for Vermont鈥檚 largest health insurer if its money woes worsen, the Vermont Senate approves legislation giving financial incentives to people who take care of seriously ill family members at home, lawmakers also advance a proposed constitutional amendment further protecting Vermonters鈥� rights to organize and collectively bargain, the University of Vermont announces its next president, and we preview UVM's game against NC State in the opening round of the NCAA women's basketball tournament in our weekly sports report. -
We speak with UVM head women鈥檚 basketball coach Alisa Kresge as the conference champion and defensive-minded Catamounts prepare to compete against NC State in the NCAA March Madness tournament. Plus, the Vermont Senate gives initial approval to a bill providing extreme weather disaster relief for farmers, some of the funding for the Vermont Historical Society is at risk due to an executive order, the state announces its Barn Preservation Grants for 2025, business leaders from Vermont and Quebec meet with Sen. Welch to discuss the effects of President Trump鈥檚 tariffs on Canadian products, and cross border traffic between the U.S. and Canada is down.
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The Catamounts are headed to the NCAA Tournament after defeating the top-seeded Albany Great Danes last week. Head coach Alisa Kresge talks to Mitch Wertlieb about the team's run of success and their mindset going into Saturday's game against NC State. -
A conversation with Vermont鈥檚 senior U.S. senator Bernie Sanders as he tries to rally political and public opposition to president Trump鈥檚 agenda in Washington. Plus, Vermont lawmakers consider a bill to plug holes left by federal cuts to a popular food program, warnings about air travel for some green card holders after a New Hampshire resident was detained by immigration officials in Boston earlier this month, a substance use disorder treatment provider in Vergennes is closing its women鈥檚 facility, and why Vermont鈥檚 geological make-up makes mud season even muddier.
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Vermont Education Secretary Zoie Saunders discusses how roiling changes at the U.S. Department of Education may impact the state. Plus, Vermont鈥檚 Senate Education Committee chair says the state鈥檚 universal school meals program is here to stay despite the Scott administration鈥檚 proposal to cut it, state biologists urge residents to take bear precautions now that hibernation season is ending, public hearings are scheduled this week on proposed changes to hunting regulations, and lawmakers consider a new state office to better coordinate services for immigrants in Vermont.
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Why voters in Royalton rejected proposed restrictions on what people can do with flood plain property. Plus, nearly half of Vermont鈥檚 14 hospitals lost money providing patient care last year, Gov. Scott vetoes a budget adjustment package that includes funding for affordable housing and the state鈥檚 motel voucher program, federal updates to the state鈥檚 flood hazard maps could result in more private property building restrictions, Vermont鈥檚 Attorney General joins a lawsuit against the Trump administration to block layoffs at the US Department of Education, and state public health officials are urging Vermonters to make sure they鈥檙e immunized against measles.
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Gov. Phil Scott makes his first veto of the new legislative session over funding for discretionary spending, objecting to adjustment bills dealing with affordable housing and the state鈥檚 motel voucher program for homeless Vermonters.
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A couple that had never had kids or pets adopts a puppy and records an audio diary of the first seven months of that new and often difficult experience. Plus, Zoie Saunders is confirmed as Vermont鈥檚 Secretary of Education, both of Vermont鈥檚 senators say they鈥檒l vote against a short-term budget bill Republicans passed in the House this week, a St. Michael鈥檚 College professor is trying to capture images of bobcats and other mountain cats in urban and suburban areas of the state, president Trump taps a six-term New Hampshire lawmaker to head up New England鈥檚 FEMA office, a nearly 500-acre parcel of private land in Wallingford has been conserved as federal land, and the UVM women鈥檚 basketball team has a chance to get to the NCAA tournament when they tip off against the Great Danes in Albany.
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Programs that provide support for older Vermonters and their caregivers could be at risk due to proposed federal cuts to Medicaid. Plus, the Trump administration shutters a nationwide program that provided local food for schools and food shelves, GE Areospace invests in Rutland, the Vermont Senate gives initial approval to more restrictions on social media for kids, a call for state lawmakers to take action against bullying in schools after a Vermont teenager鈥檚 suicide last year, and the Essex Westford School Board announces the district's next superintendent.
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The board members of a small community hospital in Morrisville face a difficult decision on whether to close its birthing center. Plus, Middlebury College is among 60 universities under threat of enforcement for allegedly failing to protect Jewish students on campus, Ripton elementary school is losing its kindergarten and first grade classes, the Scott administration warns volatility in Washington makes it hard to predict Vermont鈥檚 future economic health despite current strong revenues, the Department of Public safety seeks input regarding a new report suggesting changes to how emergency dispatch calls are handled, and Vermont now has its first official Animal Welfare Director.
