Matthew F Smith
Managing Editor and Senior Producer, Vermont EditionOriginally from Delaware, Matt moved to Alaska in 2010 for his first job in radio. He spent five years working as a radio and television reporter, radio producer, talk show host, and news director. His reporting received awards from the Alaska Press Club and the Alaska Broadcasters Association. Relocating to southwest Florida, he was a producer for television news and NPR member station WGCU for their daily radio show, Gulf Coast Live. He joined Vermont Public in October 2017 as producer of Vermont Edition.
Matthew studied English and journalism at Villanova University in Villanova, Pa., where he wrote for the school newspaper and other school publications. He taught English as a Second Language for several years in China and the U.S. before pursuing a career in journalism.
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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. -
Mikaela Lefrak speaks with Eric Ford, Vermont Public’s Director of Content Partnership and the producer of the Made Here series, to learn more about the unique voices and stories from local filmmakers premiering in the new series on Jan. 26.
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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 Mikaela Lefrak speaks with the state's executive director of racial equity about her annual report to state lawmakers.
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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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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.
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This hour, we'll hear a recent episode of Brave Little State about Vermont's lack of freestanding birth centers. And host Mikaela Lefrak talks to a certified nurse midwife in Vermont.
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Rep. Becca Balint chats with Vermont Edition host Connor Cyrus on her first couple weeks in Congress.
