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How Are You Coping During COVID-19?

Vermont Public | By Emily Aiken

Published April 2, 2020 at 5:18 PM EDT

Rainbow chalk and the words "We Are Not Alone." — A sidewalk message on North Street in Burlington.

The global health emergency caused by the spread of COVID-19 has made an impact on everyone. This hour, Bob Kinzel and VPR Morning Edition host Mitch Wertlieb want to hear how everyone is doing with coping skills, managing stress, and what communities are doing to come together.

Broadcast live on Friday, April 3, 2020. Rebroadcast at 7 p.m.

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Bob Kinzel

Bob Kinzel has been covering the Vermont Statehouse since 1981 — longer than any continuously serving member of the Legislature. With his wealth of institutional knowledge, he answers your questions on our series, "Ask Bob."

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Mitch Wertlieb

A graduate of NYU with a Master's Degree in journalism, Mitch has more than 20 years experience in radio news. He got his start as news director at NYU's college station, and moved on to a news director (and part-time DJ position) for commercial radio station WMVY on Martha's Vineyard. But public radio was where Mitch wanted to be and he eventually moved on to Boston where he worked for six years in a number of different capacities at member station WBUR...as a Senior Producer, Editor, and fill-in co-host of the nationally distributed Here and Now. Mitch has been a guest host of the national NPR sports program "Only A Game". He's also worked as an editor and producer for international news coverage with Monitor Radio in Boston.

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Lydia Brown

Lydia worked for Vermont Public Radio and Vermont PBS from 2019 until 2022.

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