
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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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Brave Little StateWanting children, and not being able to have them, can lead to a lot of private hardship. We spoke to Vermonters about their experiences.
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How do we manage forest and the human-need for wood in the face of climate change. Plus, fatal opioid overdoses declined in Vermont last year, flash flooding closed roads and inundated downtowns across Vermont over the weekend, Franklin County Field Days won’t happen this summer, and 11 days after opening, the first truck of the year got stuck in the infamous “Notch.”
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Researchers are looking for ways to help snowshoe hares adapt to a changing climate. Plus, Vermont State Police investigate the non-fatal shooting of a Milton police officer, the state senate gives its preliminary approval to a ban on guns in Burlington bars, uncertainty about federal money for high speed internet infrastructure, and National Prescription Drug Take Back Day is this Saturday.
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Cars and climate change have annual early spring migrations for amphibians more treacherous. Plus, a judge orders the feds to keep a detained Columbia University student in Vermont, college presidents condemn the Trump Administration’s higher ed actions, the state wants to make the electric grid more resilient, and a measles outbreak in Quebec is over.
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Brave Little StateBetween 1945 and 1950, five people disappeared near Bennington. Seventy-five years later, the mystery has garnered a following around the globe.