Connor Cyrus
Host/Senior Producer, Vermont EditionConnor Cyrus joined Vermont Public as host and senior producer in March 2021. He was a morning reporter at WJAR in Providence, Rhode Island. A graduate of Lyndon State College (now Northern Vermont University), he started his reporting career as an intern at WPTZ, later working for WAGM in Presque Isle, Maine, and WCAX Channel 3, where he covered a broad range of stories from Vermont’s dairy industry to the nurses’ strikes at UVM Medical Center. He’s passionate about journalism’s ability to shed light on complex or difficult topics, as well as giving voice to underrepresented communities.
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Host Connor Cyrus talks with a Vermont Legal Aid project director who is helping people navigate the end of the pandemic-era rental assistance program. -
Host Connor Cyrus talks with a forester about climate change's effects on fall foliage.
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Host Connor Cyrus discusses Vermont's medical aid in dying law, including a current federal lawsuit that aims to expand access to this end-of-life care to nonresidents.
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Connor Cyrus speaks with the Vermont Land Trust about an awareness-raising initiative around eating invasive plant species (and what you should know before you attempt your own invasive baking).
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Host Connor Cyrus talks with a hunting safety expert from the Fish & Wildlife Department.
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Host Connor Cyrus speaks with CBC Montreal reporter Kate McKenna about how Canadians, specifically Quebec residents, are reacting to the death of Queen Elizabeth II. The British monarch was also Canada's official head of state.
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Student journalists with the Community News Service—a UVM project connecting students with professional editors—interviewed Vermont journalists about the news industry.
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Host Connor Cyrus talks with state Rep. Taylor Small after she won an international award for young politicians.
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Host Connor Cyrus talks with a Vermont Department of Health official about a new suicide prevention campaign.
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Host Connor Cyrus talks with the Energy Action Network about its recent report showing Vermont is unlikely to reach its emission reduction mandates.
