Nina Keck
Senior ReporterHelp shape my reporting:
One in five Vermonters is considered elderly. But what does being elderly even mean 鈥� and what do Vermonters need to know as they age? I鈥檓 looking into how aging in Vermont impacts living essentials such as jobs, health care and housing. And also how aging impacts the stuff of life: marriage, loss, dating and sex. Yours are the voices and stories that guide us as we navigate aging 鈥� because, well, we all are.
I'm excited to hear from you. Write to me at: PO Box 321 Pittsford Vermont 05763. You can also get in touch using the form below:
About Nina:
Nina began at 开云体育 in 1996 as one of the hosts of Switchboard, the precursor of Vermont Edition. Her reporting has focused primarily on the Rutland area. Nina loves telling stories with sound and her work is frequently featured on NPR. An experienced journalist, Nina covered national and international news for more than six years with the Voice of America working in Washington DC and Germany. While in Germany, she also worked as a stringer for Marketplace.
Nina's work has won numerous accolades including four national Edward R. Murrow Awards in: feature reporting, investigative reporting, use of sound and for best news documentary. She won a national arts feature award from the Public Radio News Directors Association for her story of a retiring high school music teacher and a RIAS Berlin Commission Award for her profile of an East Berlin family struggling after German reunification.
Nina has degrees in broadcast journalism and German literature from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and began her career at Wisconsin Public Radio. She lives with her husband in Chittenden.
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Vermonters lost nearly $8 million to fraud last year. While data shows more young people are victimized by fraud, older adults lose more money. It鈥檚 why AARP and other advocates say it鈥檚 so important seniors learn how to avoid being swindled. -
A local baker hopes to show off an enormous whoopie pie to Sunday's crowd 鈥� if the dessert survives the harrowing journey out of the oven and through the door. -
Jonathan Yacko and his wife Natalie Gilliard moved from Long Island to Chittenden in 2019. They loved their new home's big yard, but hated all the mowing. A friend suggested they turn part of their lawn into a meadow, grow wildflowers and help the pollinators.What happened next took them by surprise. -
The new traffic pattern will convert Woodstock Avenue and North Main Streets 鈥� Routes 4 and 7 in Rutland 鈥� to one lane in each direction, with a shared center turning lane. -
Daniel Banyai had filed suit against Pawlet, a judge and unnamed individuals, arguing they violated his constitutional rights. A federal judge dismissed it Monday. -
Rutland officials say city infrastructure suffered no major damage. However, 26 people were evacuated. -
The owner of a controversial military-style training facility in West Pawlet claims he has torn down unpermitted structures on his property and wants an environmental court judge to vacate a warrant out for his arrest, according to recent court filings. -
Robert Kerker was hiking north along the Appalachian Trail and was last seen July 9 in Killington. -
All that dirty water from Vermont's floods filled up people鈥檚 cars, and many are now a total loss. If your car was impacted, here鈥檚 what you need to know. -
About 1,500 people gathered for the funeral of Rutland City Police officer Jessica Ebbighausen. She was killed on duty July 7 in a high-speed car crash that injured two other Rutland City officers.
