Steve Zind
Senior Reporter & Special Projects ProducerSteve has been with VPR since 1994, first serving as host of VPR’s public affairs program and then as a reporter, based in Central Vermont. Many VPR listeners recognize 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 developer from Utah has abandoned his plans to build a futuristic utopia in the hills of central Vermont.In 2015, David Hall began buying up land in…
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Vermont's Congressional delegation is condemning a U.S. Supreme Court decision that upholds the Trump Administration’s ban on travel from five…
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Vermont Tax Commissioner Kaj Samsom is hailing a U.S. Supreme Court ruling allowing states to collect taxes for online purchases made by residents. The…
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is reconsidering a proposal requiring maple syrup and honey to carry labels saying they contain "added sugar."There…
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Two employees of the Inn at Shelburne Farms became ill Wednesday morning after they ate marijuana edible candies left in a room by departing guests.One…
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The North Country National Scenic Trail is part dream, part reality. The dream is a continuous footpath running from central North Dakota to Maine. The…
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For the third year running, Brattleboro will be the site of a festival dedicated to tiny houses.Lisa Kuneman, a co-founder of the event, said the idea for…
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The Air Force has rejected a request from the Burlington City Council to cancel plans to base F-35 fighter jets at Burlington International Airport, in…
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Rutland County Republican Sen. Peg Flory has announced she will not seek reelection in November.Flory has served 20 years in the state legislature, first…
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The Rutland Herald and Barre-Montpelier Times-Argus newspapers have been sold for the second time in 18 months.According to an article published Thursday…