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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Vermont Public is working to hear from as many Vermonters as we can about what issues they want candidates to address. -
Planned upgrades include 1,000 new snowmaking guns, replacing the lift on the Superstar trail, and replacing the Skyeship gondola. -
Rutland’s Paramount Theatre is undergoing a $6 million expansion into the next door Richardson Building. Planning for this project began six years ago, and theater officials say when construction is completed in 2026, the Paramount is expected to expand services and double it's financial impact on the region. -
Vijay Singh will be Vermont Public’s new CEO, the organization’s Board of Directors announced Friday. Most recently, Singh was chief operating and content officer at CapRadio, a California NPR affiliate that serves Sacramento and much of the surrounding area. He acknowledged his tenure overlapped with a difficult time for the public broadcaster, and said part of his job was to keep the station on the air and sharing information with staff, something he likened to “helping to run the organization through chaos.” -
A group of local investors plans to buy Killington Resort and Pico Mountain from POWDR, the resorts’ current owner. The sale is expected to be finalized this fall. -
Pavers will finish a reconfiguration of traffic lanes on two busy streets in Rutland over the next few days. Drivers will see big changes to Routes 4 and 7 that transportation planners say will improve safety and accessibility in the city. -
New Hampshire author, educator and comic story teller Cindy Pierce likes honesty and, when possible, a healthy splash of humor. So when her 93-year-old mother died in 2019, Pierce channeled her grief into a one-woman show that she hopes will honor her mother's life and resonate with others caring for aging parents. -
Hospice volunteers provide companionship for people in end-of-life care. Vermonters 16 years or older can be trained to help. -
Mountain bike season is underway, and Nick Bennette of the Vermont Mountain Bike Association has tips for staying safe as trails begin to open up. -
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