Burgess Brown
ProducerBurgess Brown is part of Vermont Public’s Engagement Journalism team. He is the producer for Brave Little State, the station's people-powered journalism project.
Before joining Vermont Public, Burgess developed community-driven media projects in news deserts with Internews’ Listening Post Collective and produced Trace Material, a podcast about design and public health from The New School. He got his start at Georgia Public Broadcasting in his hometown of Macon, Georgia. Burgess studied media at Mercer University and urbanism at Parsons School of Design at The New School.
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Brave Little StateRutland — or, “RutVegas” — gets a pretty bad rap. But some residents say there’s a side of the city most people are missing. -
Brave Little StateIt’s a Brave Little State milestone! Vermont Public’s listener-powered journalism podcast published its 200th episode. To celebrate, the team set themselves a challenge: answer 20 listener questions in a single episode. -
A recent episode answers the question: Who uses a park and ride?
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Brave Little StateThree reporters spent 12 straight hours at one of the busiest park and rides in the state — on one of the busiest travel days of the year — to get to know Vermont from a new perspective. -
Brave Little StateFrom the cosmic to the paranormal, this year’s investigation into three peculiar road names — Horn of the Moon, Scotch Hollow and Goodenough — took us to some unexpected places. -
The Green cap off an undefeated season and a dramatic playoff run. The team came from behind to win the first three matches of the tournament. -
The Burlington-based semi-pro soccer team Vermont Green FC played the opening match of the conference tournament last Friday. It was a big night for the team and fans alike, especially the Green Mountain Bhoys, a supporters’ group of the club. Vermont Public’s Burgess Brown spent the evening in the stands with the group. -
Brave Little StateThe sale of the Vermont Lake Monsters in 2021 brought lots of changes. In some ways, it’s a story of renewal. But the more things change, the more they stay the same. -
Plus, Brave Little State talks to Vermonters about life after cars
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Brave Little StateJoin us as we tag along with three Vermonters who have given up their car keys — but not at the expense of their communities and friendships.
