The Senate passed its tax bill yesterday. The legislation raises a total of $10 million using four primary sources. One of northern New England’s most unusual natural history museums will soon have a new leader. Director Charlie Browne is retiring after 34 years at the helm of the Fairbanks Museum in St. Johnsbury. He leaves behind a museum that is very different from the one he arrived at as a young intern.
Melody is the Contributing Editor for But Why: A Podcast For Curious Kids and the co-author of two But Why books with Jane Lindholm.
A 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.
