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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Taking a deep dive into why health insurance is so expensive in Vermont with a segment from Brave Little State. Plus, a group of potential buyers for the Burke Mountain ski resort say their bid has been ignored by the person in charge of the sale, a baby formula company is closing their Franklin County manufacturing plant that employs hundreds of people, state officials are trying to identify who needs more access to high-speed broadband, and the UVM women鈥檚 basketball team will play Bryant College for a trip to the America East conference finals. -
Lawmakers are considering significant Changes may be coming to Vermont鈥檚 cannabis retail market place to protect retailers and small growers.
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How supporting the state鈥檚 beaver population could help Vermont with flood resiliency. Plus, Gov. Scott is glad most school budgets passed this year but adds more needs to be done to reform education, the governor fills a soon-to-be vacant spot on the state Board of Education with the appointment of a former Bennington state senator, UVM institutes a 60-day hiring freeze in response to proposed reductions in federal funding from the Trump administration, bird flu so far has not adversely affected the state鈥檚 duck and geese populations, the Vermont Truth and Reconciliation Commission fills a final seat that had been vacant for more than a year, and we ponder which players could be moved by the end of today鈥檚 NHL trade deadline in our weekly sports report.
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Examining why many more school budgets were approved during Town Meeting Day this year, after nearly a third failed last year. Plus, state officials and local business owners brace for the economic impact of a trade war with Canada, Vermont鈥檚 attorney general praises the U.S. Supreme Court for blocking an effort by the Trump administration to freeze foreign aid, corrections staff lock down Vermont prisons while searching for contraband, voters show mixed support for local options taxes on Town Meeting Day, and Dartmouth College is hosting the NCAA Skiing Championships for the first time in more than two decades.
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Sharing scenes from Town Meeting Day, including a less-than-glowing assessment of local road maintenance. Plus, U.S. Rep. Becca Balint boycotts President Trump鈥檚 joint address to Congress, the head of the Vermont Sugar Maker鈥檚 Association attends Trump鈥檚 speech amid concerns that tariffs levied against Canada will negatively affect the state鈥檚 maple industry, Jay voters turn out for Town Meeting Day, about a half dozen municipalities consider a pledge of support for Palestinians, voters in Rutland County鈥檚 Quarry Valley School District consider a nonbinding school closure article, and voters in Guilford pass all articles on the ballot during their first-ever Saturday town meeting.
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We meet an Iraqi refugee who came to Vermont as a teenager and now works as a police liaison officer in Winooski schools. Plus, a state organization that provides legal assistance to immigrants has half its staff laid off due to funding cuts by the Trump administration, how the U-V-M Medical Center is trying to help people of color adjust to work and life in Vermont, New York鈥檚 Department of Corrections temporarily shuts down prison visitations following days of unrest and unsanctioned strikes by some prison staff, and an oversupply of cannabis is prompting concerns that the state鈥檚 smaller growers may be forced out of business.
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Assessing the damage from a weekend storm that brought more snowfall to parts of Vermont than we've seen in at least a couple of years. Plus, Winooski voters will decide an eviction notice ballot measure on Town Meeting Day, Vermont鈥檚 Supreme Court dismisses a lawsuit opposing the governor鈥檚 appointment of an interim education secretary, UVM receives top tier status for schools engaged in scientific research, and the incoming interim police chief in Burlington will serve for two years and stay on as an advisor once a permanent chief is hired.
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In this week鈥檚 Capitol Recap, reporters Lola Duffort and Peter Hirschfeld talk over what鈥檚 behind the lack of action in Montpelier on legislation regarding big issues like education and housing.
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We meet the Vermonters of the Green Mountain Chorus, who raise their voices to provide singing valentines on the 14th of February. Plus, a lawsuit filed in federal court accuses a Burlington police officer of using excessive force in an incident last summer, Sen. Sanders introduces legislation aimed at lowering Americans鈥� credit card debt, the EPA plans to inspect cleanup efforts at a Bennington Superfund site, why New Hampshire farmers can get paid to pause mowing on their hayfields in early summer, the Vermont-born band Phish has been nominated for entry into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, and we consider the courtship that ended with the Boston Red Sox hooking up with a coveted free agent in our weekly sports report.
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Students from Kenya and Jordan arrived in Brattleboro for a Biden-era college program, just before the Trump administration suspended new refugee applications. Plus, Democrats in Montpelier push back against Gov. Scott鈥檚 school choice lottery plan, lawmakers consider another delay to a bill that would process 19-year-olds charged with crimes as juveniles, public health officials try to get a jump on monitoring bird flu to keep it from spreading to cows and people, Burlington has a new interim police chief, and the state may change how it regulates panfish after hundreds of people sign a petition calling for a ban on commercial fishing.
