The Vermont Department of Labor is holding another session this weekend to help laid-off IBM employees. Governor Peter Shumlin has asked for a detailed federal environmental review if a Northeast Kingdom oil pipeline is reversed to carry tar sands crude. Vermont State Police are urging people in the Wells area to report suspicious activity after a burglar alarm scared off an intruder. A 9-year-old Vermont boy is headed to D-C next month to be recognized at the White House for his healthy recipe for turkey burgers.
Peter was a Producer/Announcer at VPR until 2015. He began his public radio career in 2007 at WHQR-FM in Wilmington, North Carolina where he served as Morning Edition host and reporter, covering county government and Camp Lejeune Marine Corps Base. His work has won several Associated Press awards and has appeared on NPR's All Things Considered, Weekend Edition, and PRI's This American Life. A graduate of the creative writing program at the University of Maine at Farmington, Peter enjoys writing, cooking and traveling.
Annie Russell was VPR's Deputy News Director. She came to VPR from NPR's Weekends on All Things Considered and WNYC's On The Media. She is a graduate of Columbia Journalism School.
