Mikaela Lefrak
Host and Senior Producer, Vermont EditionMikaela Lefrak is the host and senior producer of Vermont Edition. Her stories have aired nationally on Morning Edition, All Things Considered, Weekend Edition, Marketplace, The World and Here and Now. A seasoned local reporter, Mikaela has won two regional Edward R. Murrow awards and a Public Media Journalists Association award for her work.
Prior to joining Vermont Public in 2021, Mikaela was a reporter and host at WAMU, the NPR member station for the greater Washington, D.C. region. During her career she has also worked at The New Republic, PRI’s The World and WGBH Boston, and served as an AmeriCorps VISTA volunteer in Oakland, California.
Mikaela received her bachelor’s degree from Middlebury College and her master’s degree in broadcast journalism from Boston University. She lives with her husband and daughter in Burlington.
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The next stop on our monthly series takes us to this Franklin County town. -
The animal sanctuary recently obtained an important and rare accreditation.
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Dr. Rick Hildebrant became Vermont's newest Health Commissioner in October.
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A roundtable discusses Vermont's latest changes to its land use laws and attempts to address housing needs. -
Two publishers and a new author share their insights on small press publishing.
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A new report from the Public Assets Institute examines wages and costs in Vermont.
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Owen Foster, chair of the Green Mountain Care Board, discusses federal Medicaid cuts and significant new grant funding for rural healthcare.
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Vermont Edition broadcasted live from the Statehouse on the first day of the legislative session. -
The 158th Fighter Wing was deployed to the Caribbean in mid-December. U.S. forces are taking military action in Venezuela. -
A recent episode of Brave Little State looks at how Rutland has changed over the decades.
