Governor Peter Shumlin says he likes what he's hearing from President Barack Obama on improving the economy and strengthening the middle class. Last week, when electricity demand hit a near all-time high in New England, the operator of the regional electric grid ordered the Lowell, Vermont wind project to cut its power output. A former Vermont fire captain has been convicted of conspiring to set fires on public land.
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.
