A Rutland couple is suing Vermont’s Agency of Human Services, alleging the state hired an exterminator who used a banned pesticide that made their home uninhabitable. Governor Peter Shumlin has announced his appointment of Marjorie Ryerson of Randolph to fill a Vermont House seat left vacant by the death of Rep. Larry Townsend.
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.
