Annie Russell
Deputy News DirectorAnnie 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.
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Within the past three weeks, adjunct professors at three educational institutions in Vermont have announced that they've voted to organize unions.… -
For Lucia Orantes, who came to Vermont from Guatemala to earn her Ph.D. at the University of Vermont, this state's winters can be long and punishing. To… -
Last week over 100 Vermonters participated in Hunger Free Vermont’s 5th Annual 3SquaresVT Challenge as part of National Hunger and Homelessness Awareness… -
President Barack Obama says he will be laying out a plan Thursday to improve the immigration system. He says he plans to extend temporary legal status to… -
Abuse of legal narcotic painkillers is on the rise in Vermont, but clinicians often prescribe such drugs for chronic pain.The Boston University School of… -
Vermont's first-ever Cider Week is underway. The statewide series of events highlights a growing craft hard cider industry in Vermont.A few years ago,… -
With a record low voter turnout rate in the 2014 general election and a weird (and ongoing) finish to the race for governor, there's plenty to catch up on. -
Last week voters in Winooski chose two representatives to serve the district in Vermont’s statehouse. The election highlighted the city’s changing…
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If you’re not familiar with the Day of the Dead, it’s easy to conflate the holiday with Halloween. It happens just two days later, and it sounds vaguely… -
A Rutland man was put in voluntary quarantine after visiting West Africa and returning to the state.And then everyone went into Ebola overdrive.
