Steve Zind
Senior Reporter & Special Projects ProducerSteve was with VPR from 1994 to 2018, first serving as host of VPR’s public affairs program and then as a reporter, based in Central Vermont. Many VPR listeners recognized Steve for his special reports from Iran, providing a glimpse of this country that is usually hidden from the rest of the world. Prior to working with VPR, Steve served as program director for WNCS for 17 years, and also worked as news director for WCVR in Randolph. A graduate of Northern Arizona University, Steve also worked for stations in Phoenix and Tucson before moving to Vermont in 1972. Steve has been honored multiple times with national and regional Edward R. Murrow Awards for his VPR reporting, including a 2011 win for best documentary for his report, Afghanistan's Other War.
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A committee charged with addressing bias in the state police is taking its first steps to respond to the racial discrepancies revealed in data on traffic… -
Small business startups are seen as an important part of Vermont’s economy. But according to government statistics, one in five fails after one year, and… -
The Vermont E-911 Board says it will take a few days to confirm what caused a failure that prevented 44 calls from getting through Wednesday.The 42-minute…
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Four months after a plan for a major development at the I-89 exit in Randolph was withdrawn, the future of the property remains up in the air.Developer… -
More than 50 years ago, in Southern Calfornia, a young Steve Gillette was just learning how to write songs when his little sister Darcy had a brush with a… -
Vermont Gas Systems says the estimated cost of its controversial pipeline is going up nearly $12 million.The company says based on a number of factors,…
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The president of Vermont Technical College is stepping down to head up the Vermont Community Foundation. Dan Smith has been VTC president since 2014.The…
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James Lyall, a staff attorney with the American Civil Liberties Union in Arizona, has been named the new executive director of the ACLU of Vermont.Lyall… -
Beginning July 1, Vermont law enforcement agencies will operate under a new bias-free policing policy. Those involved in writing it say it represents a… -
The Pride Center of Vermont is organizing a Monday vigil in Burlington response to the mass shootings at a gay nightclub early Sunday morning in Orlando,…
