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 & 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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In this week's installment of School Stories, we discover the inner-workings of getting Vermont's kids fed and ready to learn. -
We’ll hear from makers of some of your favorite frozen treats in the region and share creemee recommendations of our own. -
Plus: Vermont Fish & Wildlife shares an update on new regulations now in effect.
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For Vermont Edition's first installment in the our series School Stories, we'll take a look at school redistricting and consolidation. -
Plus, Courtney Lamdin with Seven Days updates us on a proposal to increase police presence in Burlington’s City Hall Park.
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In the latest installment of our series Vermont Edition At Home, we visit the pastry chef and cookbook author Gesine Bullock Prado. -
Winooski author Maggie Herskovits wrote an urban field guide to the plants, trees, and herbs in your path.
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The landmark Burlington club recently closed for good after a nearly 50 year run.
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Vermont Edition's annual live broadcast from a local fair took place at the Vermont State Fair in Rutland. -
A psychologist, psychiatrist and researcher discuss the growing use of artificial intelligence in psychotherapy.
