Karen Anderson
Director of Radio ProgrammingKaren is Vermont Public's Director of Radio Programming, serving Vermonters by overseeing the sound of Vermont Public's radio broadcast service. Karen has a long history with public radio, beginning in the early 2000's with the launch of the weekly classical music program, Sunday Bach. Karen's undergraduate degree is in Broadcast Journalism, and she has worked for public radio in Vermont and St. Louis, MO, in areas of production, programming, traffic, operations and news. She has produced many projects for broadcast over the years, including the Vermont Public Choral Hour, with host Linda Radtke, and interviews with local newsmakers with Morning Edition host Mitch Wertlieb. In 2021 Karen worked with co-producer Betty Smith on a national collaboration with StoryCorps One Small Step, connecting Vermonters one conversation at a time.
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Two years ago, Major League Baseball cut the Vermont Lake Monsters. But the team has found great success in the all-collegiate Futures League, winning the first championship for a Vermont-based team in a quarter century. -
New statistics from the Centers for Disease Control indicate that nearly 3,000 more fatalities occurred in Vermont between 2020 and 2023 than would have been expected in that time period if not for the pandemic. Fewer than one third of those increased deaths can be attributed to the COVID virus.
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New research from the American Psychological Association on cannabis use shows impairment may last longer than many users realize. Dr. Ari Kirshenbaum contributed to the report and shares the main takeaways.
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The Vermont Quilt Festival was New England’s largest and oldest annual quilt festival, bringing in quilt-makers from around the world. It was scheduled for late June, until it was canceled this week.
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Home runs have been on the rise in Major League Baseball, and a new study out of Dartmouth College reveals how climate change has played a role in that increase.
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If you're a fan of reading books by Vermont authors, this is an exciting time of year. That’s because the Vermont Department of Libraries, Vermont Humanities, and Vermont College of Fine Arts (VCFA) is announcing the finalists for the Vermont Book Award.
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Wendy Mackenzie is an herbalist who makes all-natural deodorant from her farm in Peacham, Vermont, and she recently won some major international awards for her cream-based Meadow Bee variety. Vermont Public's Mitch Wertlieb spoke with Mackenzie about what her award-winning deodorant is made from, and how helping out a friend who was ill led her to come up with her winning formula.
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In his 12th annual State of the City address last night, Burlington Mayor Miro Weinberger recognized the long legacy of former Sen. Patrick Leahy and announced the city will rename its airport the Patrick Leahy Burlington International Airport.
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A new report evaluating the services available for Vermonters struggling with eating disorders found the state is lacking in higher levels of coordinated care.
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It's official: The greatest Alpine skier in the history of the sport is Burke Mountain Academy alum Mikaela Shiffrin.Shiffrin set the World Cup record for career victories by winning a slalom race Saturday in Sweden, her 87th World cup win, and one that broke a tie with Ingemar Stenmark on the all-time list for first place finishes for men or women.
