Nina Keck
Senior ReporterHelp shape my reporting:
One in five Vermonters is considered elderly. But what does being elderly even mean — and what do Vermonters need to know as they age? I’m looking into how aging in Vermont impacts living essentials such as jobs, health care and housing. And also how aging impacts the stuff of life: marriage, loss, dating and sex. Yours are the voices and stories that guide us as we navigate aging — because, well, we all are.
I'm excited to hear from you. You can get in touch using our contact form here.
About Nina:
Nina began at Vermont Public in 1996 as one of the hosts of Switchboard, the precursor of Vermont Edition. Her reporting has focused primarily on the Rutland area. Nina loves telling stories with sound and her work is frequently featured on NPR. An experienced journalist, Nina covered national and international news for more than six years with the Voice of America working in Washington DC and Germany. While in Germany, she also worked as a stringer for Marketplace.
Nina's work has won numerous accolades including four national Edward R. Murrow Awards in: feature reporting, investigative reporting, use of sound and for best news documentary. She won a national arts feature award from the Public Radio News Directors Association for her story of a retiring high school music teacher and a RIAS Berlin Commission Award for her profile of an East Berlin family struggling after German reunification.
Nina has degrees in broadcast journalism and German literature from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and began her career at Wisconsin Public Radio. She lives with her husband in Chittenden.
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Housing advocates say they’re a step closer in their efforts to turn a former residential care facility in Rutland into affordable apartments and emergency transitional housing for families. -
A new play by Middletown Springs writer Herb Childress explores male friendship, life, death and family tensions in a small Vermont town through the eyes of three old neighbors who meet regularly for coffee. -
A growing number of support groups in Vermont are using music to foster joy and connections for people with memory loss and their caregivers. -
The Trump administration is again calling for steep cuts to the Essential Air Service program, which subsidizes passenger flights to more than 100 small communities across the U.S., including Rutland. Local officials say the program is vital to Rutland's economy. -
By 2030, one in three Vermonters will be over the age of 60. To better support older adults in the years ahead, Vermont’s Department of Disabilities, Aging and Independent Living is developing its next State Plan on Aging, and they want your input. -
After the area's local newspaper shut down last fall, volunteers started the all-digital Neshobe Current, which began publishing online in February. It’s got a staff of six volunteers, nearly 500 subscribers and a loose plan for future fundraising. -
Family caregivers delivered more than $1 trillion worth of unpaid care to older adults and people with disabilities in the United States, according to a new report. The findings carry particular weight in Vermont, where 25% of the adults are family caregivers. -
Thousands of Vermonters took to the streets Saturday condemning the actions and policies of President Donald Trump. -
Most older Americans want to remain in their own homes as they age, but many say they’re not sure if they can find caregivers. Enter: an app where people can hire help for everyday, non-medical tasks. -
Tom Donahue will be Rutland’s next mayor. He won the most votes in an unusual write-in campaign that was set in motion when former Mayor Michael Doenges resigned midway through his two-year term.
