Burgess Brown
Associate Producer, Engagement JournalismBurgess Brown is part of Vermont Public’s Engagement Journalism team. He is the associate 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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Vermont Edition presents two BLS episodes. First, we hear about the U.S. Postal Service in Vermont. Then, we go hunting.
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Brave Little StateThe best way and probably the only way to answer a listener question about hunting in Vermont was to head into the woods ourselves. -
Brave Little StateFinalists include questions about naturopathic care, small town administrative services and the Bennington Triangle. -
Brave Little StateFrom local mail carriers to P.O. Boxes in general stores, the USPS is at the heart of many local communities. Residents in places like Elmore and Montpelier are determined to keep it that way. -
Brave Little StateBrave Little State investigates a persistent narrative about the rise in homelessness in Vermont. -
Brave Little StateBrave Little State tells the story of the secretive Space Research Corporation, and its founder Gerald Bull, whose talent and ambition led him down a perilous path. -
Brave Little StateIt’s year seven of our favorite Brave Little State tradition. And this year, tradition played a big role in all the stories behind the names we investigated: Lake Willoughby, Hells Peak Road and Pumpkin Harbor Road. -
Brave Little StateWe’ve all heard it. Some of us have uttered it. But can anyone definitively say where the phrase ‘jeezum crow’ came from? -
Brave Little StateWait times are long and clinicians are maxed out. Brave Little State takes a look at where the future of primary care is headed. -
Brave Little StatePublic transportation is critical for many people in Burlington and its neighboring towns. There were once big dreams to make it better, but now the system is instead facing cuts. What happened?
