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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The Vermont Public Radio Board of Directors announced Thursday that West Virginia public broadcaster Scott Finn will be the next leader of VPR.Finn is…
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For more than a year, Vermont has required employers to provide paid sick time to employees working at least 18 hours per week. Even businesses that…
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It’s been a matter of ‘when’, not ‘if’: For years state officials have been expecting the destructive emerald ash borer to turn up in Vermont. Tuesday,…
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Last week the Vermont House of Representatives passed a resolution recognizing “the importance of the Black Lives Matter movement in the U.S. and Vermont…
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One of Vermont's best-known entrepreneurs, Antonio Pomerleau, has died at the age of 100.Pomerleau was born in Quebec but grew up in Newport and helped…
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Benson Scotch of Montpelier — a lifelong champion of the law, the arts and civil rights and liberties — has died at 83.Ben, as he was known to all, was…
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During the month of February, Montpelier High School will fly a Black Lives Matter flag outside the school.Montpelier Superintendent of Schools Dr. Brian…
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Child abuse and neglect cases are overwhelming the Family Division of the Vermont Court system, a situation that Court Administrator Patricia Gabel says,…
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Professor John W. Hennessey Jr. has died at age 92.Hennessey served in the Army in World War II and afterward enjoyed a long academic career as a…
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The 2017 "How are Vermont’s Young Children and Families?" report paints a mixed picture in terms of economic well-being, access to services and a range of…