Matthew F. Smith
Managing Editor and Senior Producer (Vermont Edition)Originally 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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Host Mikaela Lefrak speaks with Vermonters affected by the end of VERAP, the emergency rental assistance program, and advocates trying to keep them housed. -
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 Mikaela Lefrak talks with Brenda Siegel, the Democratic nominee for governor, about her priorities as a candidate and her campaign against incumbent Gov. Phil Scott.
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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 speaks with reporter Liam Elder-Connors about the EB-5 fraud that put ski resort Jay Peak up for auction. He also talks with resort president Steven Wright about what the sale means for the hundreds of workers at the resort.
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This hour, host Connor Cyrus speaks with author and journalist Jasper Craven about his new book Our Veterans.
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State Sen. Becca Balint received nearly $1 million in supportive ads from the LGBTQ Victory Fund PAC. That ad blitz came after a $1.1 million donation from a Silicon Valley cryptocurrency executive.
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This hour, Vermont Edition talks with longtime fair participants about what they are most excited about.
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Host Mikaela Lefrak speaks with the head of Vermont's Climate Action Office about the Inflation Reduction Act.
