Two reports issued Monday call for new policies and a more coordinated statewide effort to plan for the effects of climate change and respond to future disasters. Prosecutors have decided not to pursue criminal charges against a police officer who shot a Burlington man last month. Senators Sanders and Leahy applaud decision by judge that declares NSA collections of Americans’ phone records is likely unconstitutional. Rutland tries to break single day blood donation record.
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.
