The Air Force has released a study detailing the impact the F-35 fighter jet would have if it were based at Burlington International Airport. The state of New York is going to help pay the cost of running Amtrak's Ethan Allen Express to Rutland. Motor vehicle injuries remain a leading cause of death for children in the United States. Vermont State Police say a routine traffic stop in Hartland turned into a heroin bust after one of the passengers gave them false information about his identity.
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.
