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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"Our moose actually aren't doing as bad as some people might think," a wildlife biologist reports.
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Vermont’s landfill operator and state regulators are figuring out what comes next after a plan to remove toxic chemicals from landfill runoff went awry.
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The Stone Church's Grrrls 2 The Front program wants to increase the number of women, trans and nonbinary people in the music industry with education and live events.
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We talk with UVM Extension's maple specialist about how this sugaring season is faring so far.
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When she takes office, Mulvaney-Stanak will be the city's first woman and first openly LGBTQ+ mayor.
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A look inside a Vermont esports dojo and the skills needed to design successful video games.
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What Vermont's aging population means for the economy, schools and more.
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Nearly a third of all school budgets failed to pass on Town Meeting Day. Vermonters were asked if they could shoulder nearly double-digit property tax increases to support their schools.
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University of Vermont Health Network CEO Sunny Eappen talks about the network’s challenges and how it is working to improve access to health care for rural Vermonters.
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A conversation with the chair of the Cannabis Control Board and a retailer in White River Junction.