Today on Vermont Edition, we continue looking into the opioid crisis in Burlington, and beyond. We’ll share a recent episode from the podcast Rumble Strip. Susan Randall, a private investigator in Vergennes, tells the story of being robbed by a person with a drug addiction. She explains how this experience changed her outlook on the drug crisis. Plus, Ed Baker, a longtime addiction and recovery advocate, talks us through strategies for addressing drug addiction, including ideas floated by Burlington city leaders on the show last week.
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.
Tedra joined Vermont Public as a producer for Vermont Edition in January 2022 and now serves as the Managing Editor and Senior Producer. Before moving to Vermont, she was a journalist in New York City for 20 years. She has a master’s degree in journalism from New York University.
