VPR 2017 Murrow Awards Submission — Overall Excellence

In 2017, Vermonters debated whether private schools should get public dollars; they confronted the changes wrought by the Trump presidency; and they watched as refugees fled the U.S. for a safer haven in Canada. It was a time of tremendous change explored by VPR through traditional broadcast news series, web-only reporting projects, and audience driven podcasts. Here is our compilation of our best work for the year.

The following are the features, programs and other work included in the montage above:

• "Migrants Choose Arrest In Canada Over Staying In The U.S."
• "Syrian Family New To Rutland: 'We Want Our Children To Be Safe'"
• "Photos: In The World's Second-Largest Refugee Camp, Syrians 'Live Day By Day'"
• "Guns Killed 420 People In Vermont From 2011-2016"
• "'This Is About Safety': Preventing Gun Suicides In Vermont"
• "'My Dad Is One Of The 373 Vermonters': The Role Of Guns In Vermont"
• Brave Little State's "Vermont Hustle: What It's Like To Work 3 Jobs"
• "Signs Of Love: How An Anonymous Artist Sparked A Town-Wide Debate In Plainfield"
• "'They Killed Him': As A Vermont Inmate Suffered From Untreated Cancer, Officials Delayed Care"
• "Heartbreak And Hope: Listen To What It Takes One Vermonter To Overcome Opioid Addiction"
• "Vermonter Switches To Pot For Pain After A DecadeOnPrescribed Opioids. It Isn’t Cheap"
• "The Millennial Farmer: Balancing Crops, Student Loans And Social Media"
• "Vermont Veterans Find Peace And Purpose In The Soil"
• "Outdoor Radio: Mega-Roost Of Crows"
• But Why's "How Are Babies Made?"
• Brave Little State's "Why Is Vermont So White?"

• [SERIES] Aging Well: What Does 'Aging Well' Look Like In Vermont?
• [TOP STORY] Bill To Keep Vermont Police From Participating In Trump's Orders Gets Tri-Partisan Support
• [TOP STORY] Bernie Sanders To Introduce Single-Payer Health Care Bill In U.S. Senate
• [SERIES] Death Behind Bars: Vermont Inmates, Camp HillAndThe Prison Health System
• [TOP STORY] Despite Fundraising For Re-Election, Sanders Campaign Says Plans Not Formally Announced
• [SERIES] Mental Health Week
• [SERIES] Vermont's Choice: Private Schools, Public Money

• [PROJECT] Gunshots: The role of guns in life — and death — in Vermont
• [PROJECT] Gunshots: How do guns fit into your life?
• [PROJECT] Vermont's Response: Trump's First 100 Days
• [STORY] What You Need To Monitor The Solar Eclipse In Vermont
• [STORY] Wonderful News: 17 Things That Made Vermont Smile In 2017
• [STORY] As The Sub-Zero Weather Continues, Here's How To Stay Safe And Warm
• [STORY] The (Many) Responses To Trump's First State Of The Union
• [STORY] So There's A Partial Federal Government Shutdown. Here's What Vermonters Need To Know
• [PROJECT] What We Learned From 'Brave Little State' Host Angela Evancie's Reddit AMA (+ AMA!)
• [INTERACTIVE] Vermont Gas Pipeline Finally Complete: A Timeline Of How It Happened
• [STORY] NPR One Extra: The Global Effort To Combat Yemen's 'Unprecedented' Cholera Outbreak