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 chats with young adult author Kekla Magoon about her new book, The Minus-One Clubi -
This week, Vermont Edition listens to a recent installment of Brave Little State’s Homegoings series, which fosters meaningful conversations with Vermont artists of color about Black grief, rage, joy and healing.
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Host Connor Cyrus talks about domestic violence in the state with Attorney General Charity Clark and the head of the Vermont Network Against Domestic and Sexual Violence.
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This hour, host Connor Cyrus talks with a state official and Norwich University educators about how artificial intelligence is already being used in state government and education, and its implications for the future.
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This hour, host Connor Cyrus speaks with a state tax official about mandatory home reappraisals in Vermont and what they mean for homeowners and potential buyers.
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Host Connor Cyrus speaks with three student-athletes and the coach of the Middlebury Union High School girl's basketball team about their recent decision to skip a game against Enosburg Falls High School due to what the team described as a history of racist harassment.
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Host Connor Cyrus learns about notable women in Vermont political history with the Vermont Historical Society.
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Host Connor Cyrus speaks to Vermont's newly-minted Sen. Peter Welch about legislating in the Senate after more than a decade in the U.S. House.
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Host Connor Cyrus talks to advocates about cuts to federal food assistance and how it will affect Vermonters.
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In this rebroadcast of a show that first aired in March 2022, host Connor Cyrus talks with white Vermonters who adopted Black children, and hears from a Black woman about being raised by her adopted white family.
