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. Write to me at: PO Box 321 Pittsford Vermont 05763. You can also get in touch using the form below:
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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According to Vermont State Treasurer Mike Pieciak, 55% of those enrolled in the new Vermont Saves retirement plan are younger than 40, while 30% are younger than 30. -
The upgrades are part of a multi-year transformation at the ski resort, which came under new ownership last year. -
Vermont increased the amount of assistance people can receive through its Money Follows the Person program, which helps cover expenses associated with moving out of hospitals and nursing facilities to opt for home-based care. -
Federal funding cuts threaten existing adult day programs in Vermont and are stalling the creation of three new programs that could fill gaps in services. -
There has been a 70% decline in the number of Canadians camping in Vermont state parks compared to last year, according to State Parks Director Nate McKeen. -
A village farm in Pittsford is creating energy and investment and bolstering a sense of community. -
The longtime music host and beloved Burlington community member Robert Resnik died Monday. -
The day shelter provides about 160 meals a day, plus phone charging, clothes and other services. -
Nearly a quarter of U.S. emergency department visits among people 60 and older resulted in a hospital stay. The rate goes up the older you get. That's why health experts recommend seniors pack an emergency go-bag to make surprise hospital visits better. -
Acclaimed political cartoonist and writer Jeff Danziger has been skewering the powerful and lampooning politicians for half a century. His drawings have been syndicated in newspapers around the world, and at 81, he still draws every day in his Dummerston studio.
