Spring 2007 Vermont Public Radio’s Newsletter RADIO FLIER Counting on Grace VPR's 12-Part Book Project Shares Vermont Story In 1910, a young Vermont mill-worker stared into Lewis Hine’s big black camera to have her picture taken. A century later, that photo inspired Elizabeth Winthrop to write Counting on Grace, the story of a little girl’s struggle against child labor. Counting on Grace weaves the story of life in a 1910 southern Vermont textile mill. Twelve year old Grace leaps off the page with a fierce energy and humor. She meets up with child labor law reformer Lewis Hine, and for her and her friends life is never the same. VPR is presenting the book in its entirety — a first for VPR. The 12-part series began March 4 and continues through May 20, 2007. VPR producer Leah Hollenberger remembers reading the book in one sitting, and then starting to read it again the next day. She describes it as “...a riveting book — the kind you stay up way too late reading; you sneak moments so you can find out what happens next.” She brought the book to the attention of Jody Evans, VPR Director of Programming. “The combination of such a strong Continued on page 4 This image, shot in 1910 in a Vermont mill, inspired a book, being presented in its entirety by VPR on Sunday evenings. VPR Expands Service INSIDE Jody Evans very day I hear requests from listeners wanting more of their 25 Years of favorite programming on VPR—more news, more music, more My Place VPR Director public affairs, or more entertainment programming. That’s hard of Programming E Page 3 to accomplish with just 24 hours in a day. VPR’s answer is to provide two services—one with a news and infor- mation focus and the other presenting classical music 24 hours a day. This VPR Letters vision of two separate services will become a reality later this year when Page 5 VPR Classical is more widely available. While many radio stations across the country are abandoning classical Travel the World music in favor of country or rock and roll, VPR’s commitment to classical with VPR music is unwavering. VPR went against the trend by launching VPR Clas- sical in 2004. Page 6 We currently broadcast both of our services, VPR Classical and VPR, in several areas, including the Upper Valley, Manchester, Middlebury and Producers Circle Bennington. VPR is committed to growing VPR Classical into a state-wide Thanks service by procuring additional frequencies and adding more translators as Page 7 Continued on page 4 RADIO FLIER Meet CFO Brian Donahue Brian Donahue is Vermont Public Radio 94.3 FM Bennington VPR’s Chief Financial 94.5 FM Brattleboro* Officer and is responsible 107.9 FM Burlington for VPR’s day-to-day 92.5 FM Manchester* administrative opera- 95.3 FM Middlebury* tions, including finance, 94.1 FM Montpelier* 88.7 FM Rutland accounting, legal and 88.5 FM St. Johnsbury human resources. 95.1 FM Sunderland/Manchester Brian came to Ver- 89.5 FM Windsor mont for the first time in VPR Classical 1984 when he enrolled in 93.5 FM Bennington* Saint Michael’s College. 103.9 FM Hanover* Born and raised in the 106.9 FM Manchester* Boston area, “coming 99.5 FM Middlebury* to Vermont seemed like 99.5 FM Newbury* 88.1 FM Norwich an arctic exploration,” Brian said. “However, what I discovered was the most beautiful 106.9 FM Woodstock* place on earth, filled with wonderful people.” * = low-power translator “It’s essential that I Brian discovered public radio in college and Board of Directors has been hooked ever since. This makes work- Chair, Amy Hastings, Middlebury work for an organization ing at VPR both exhilarating and humbling. Joseph Boutin, Burlington dedicated to serving others.” “It’s essential that I work for an organization William Alley, Greensboro dedicated to serving others,” Brian said. “I Bill Biddle, Barnet want to make sure the work I do is important to others.” Before joining VPR in 2006, Nord Brue, Burlington Donna Carpenter, Moscow Brian was the Chittenden Central Supervisory Union’s chief operations officer. Henry Chauncey, Jr., Andover Brian lives in Essex and spends much of his spare time with his wife and four chil- Jack Crowl, North Pomfret dren. When they’re not running around to the various soccer games, dance recitals and Maxie Ewins, Shelburne music lessons that come with having kids, you’ll find Brian and family skiing, camping, Stan Fishkin, Chittenden biking and hiking throughout Vermont. Deborah Granquist, Weston Doug Griswold, Charlotte Kathy Hoyt, Norwich Spencer Knapp, Shelburne John McCardell, Middlebury Bill Stetson, Norwich Meet Ben Embry Dana vanderHeyden, Colchester As VPR’s Morning Edition producer, Ben Embry helps J. Alvin Wakefield, Mendon Victoria Young, Proctor prepare newscasts and edits and produces interviews and news stories for VPR – all before most of us are even VPR Management awake! Ben also steps in occasionally as a reporter or host President & General Manager: Mark Vogelzang and generates ideas for interviews and stories. VP of Development: Robin Turnau Ben came to Vermont from his hometown of Kansas Chief Financial Officer: Brian Donahue City, Missouri, a city known for its jazz, fountains (sec- Director of Programming: Jody Evans ond most of any city in the world!) and barbecue. Before Director of Engineering: Richard Parker Director of News: John Van Hoesen joining VPR last summer, Ben worked in myriad places and positions, from teaching English in South Korea to The Public Radio Center 365 Troy Avenue, Colchester, VT 05446 editing a newspaper in the West Indies. Having worked for several media outlets, Ben Phone: (800) 639-2192 said VPR’s “unyielding dedication to providing the highest-quality news and cultural www.vpr.net [email protected] programming” is what he finds most inspiring about his work at VPR. Editorial Director: Robin Turnau When he’s not at VPR, you’ll find Ben spending time with his wife and 2½-year-old Editor & Designer: Stephen Mease Radio Flier (USPS 468) newsletter is published tri-annually by VPR son, Soren. He also plays the drums and loves to read, hike, fly-fish and cook. with second class postage paid at Burlington, VT, and additional mailing offices.Radio Flier is available to all VPR supporters.

2 Have you remembered VPR in your Will? RADIO FLIER My Place Celebrates 25th Anniversary on VPR nyone who’s ever spent a Najman grew up Saturday night listening to just outside of New early rock and roll on VPR York City, in East- Aknows it’s often the stories behind chester, during the the old favorites that hold the 1950’s. Rock and roll Save the magic for My Place host Joel Naj- was just starting to man. “People tell me they’ve heard catch on, and New a song hundreds of times but never York was a burgeon- Date! knew who wrote the song or why it ing hub of this new was recorded,” said Najman. Naj- teen-oriented music. My Place man, host of the weekly pop music “I listened all I could 25th Anniversary retrospective, revels in the obscure, Joel Najman, to the great New poignant, and sometimes just plain Host of My Place York City DJs,” he Sock Hop said. “That’s how I with Joel Najman “I’m constantly learning new developed my love for the music.” He Saturday, June 30, 2007 things about the music." started in radio at Listen to VPR quirky history of rock, doo-wop, country and other popu- WRMC, the campus for more details... lar music genres that Americans have been listening to for station at Middle- more than 50 years. bury College, where “I think what has kept My Place viable for so long is that he got his undergraduate degree. Forty years later, Najman I’m constantly researching 'the stories behind the songs,'” now works part-time at WDEV in Waterbury, occasionally at Najman said. WJOY and Morrisville’s WLVB, in addition to hosting My Place. The show was originally hosted by David Field and He said that while the music he loves is a half-century old, his was one of VPR’s first locally-produced weekly programs. inspiration lies in knowing there’s always something new to When David took ill early on, VPR’s then-Program Direc- discover. tor Betty Smith asked Joel Najman to fill in, and, as they “I’m constantly learning new things about the music. You’d say, the rest is history. Almost all My Place programs have a think I would have run out of material years ago, but I’m al- theme. Among the shows most popular with listeners were ways discovering interesting new facts, and many new ideas for Najman’s tribute to John Denver shortly after his death in programs are emerging.” an airplane crash, a program on the African origins of the 1950’s hit, “The Lion Sleeps Tonight,” and an exploration Joel Najman's My Place can be heard Saturdays at 9 pm on VPR. of the song “Tom Dooley,” and North Carolinian Tom You can also check his weekly playlists online at vpr.net Dula, the man who inspired it. Najman’s personal favorites include his program about Johnny Bragg, who wrote several of pop music’s most VPR Wins Top News Honors enduring hits while serving a life sentence in the Tennessee Vermont Public Radio has been honored by the State Prison. He also remembers a program he did about Radio and Television News Directors Association with 1960’s songwriter and producer Bert Berns. “I was deeply five first place regional Edward R. Murrow awards, the touched when I received an emotional phone call from largest number of awards the station has received in Bert’s grown children telling me they learned many things the Murrow competition. These award-winning stories, they hadn’t known about their Dad – Bert had died when and all of VPR’s news reports, are online at vpr.net. both were small children.” • Investigative Reporting: On one Saturday night years ago, Najman wondered Mexican Labor on the Farm - John Dillon out loud about whatever happened to singer Betty John- • News Series: son, who had hits in the 1950’s with “I Dreamed” and Iran Today - Steve Zind • Continuing Coverage: “The Little Blue Man.” The next day Najman received a Mexican Labor on the Farm - John Dillon phone call from Betty, who lives in New Hampshire within • Feature Reporting: VPR’s listening area. “Several of her neighbors heard the Peace Song Competition - Steve Zind • Broadcast Writing: show and came over to tell her,” Najman said. The two Your Own Coffin - Steve Zind met shortly thereafter and have since become friends. Please support the businesses that support VPR 3 RADIO FLIER Lucky VPR Winners Vermont Book Comes Alive on VPR Series Continued from page 1 character, the basis on historical fact, the Vermont setting, and Elizabeth’s story about the real Grace made it irresist- ible,” says Evans. “It’s a bit of an experiment,” Evans continues. “Serial- izing a book used to be regular radio programming, but not anymore. Broadcast rights have become increasingly difficult to secure. But Elizabeth and Leah were so enthusiastic about bringing Counting on Grace to VPR that we were able to make it happen.” The book is this year’s selection for “Vermont Reads,” the Vermont Humanities Council’s community-wide reading project. Leah and audio engineer Chris Albertine worked with lo- Linda and Laurance Maney of Roxbury, Vt., were the lucky cal actor Lili Gamache and Mark Nash of Vermont Stage to winners of the Macbook and iPod Nano during the March record the book. Vermont composer Peter Engisch created membership drive. VPR Special Events Coordinator, Ty the music. Robertson, left, and jazz host George Thomas, right, of- Neal Charnoff interviewed Winthrop to learn the story fered their congratulations at the presentation. behind the book. Winthrop saw the familiar photo in an exhibit at the Bennington Museum in 2002. “It was almost Changes Ahead for VPR “I don’t know why I was so driven to find the little girl except that I felt it was Continued from page 1 unfair that she was an iconic symbol funding and the FCC allow. VPR Classical and the BBC are now available 24-hours and nobody knew who she was.” a day on VPR’s HD channels for listeners to 107.9. VPR - Elizabeth Winthrop was the first station in Vermont to broadcast in HD-digital, which allows for multiple program streams from a single as if she said to me, ‘Tell my story,’” says Winthrop. She transmitter. All VPR stations will broadcast in HD by the began researching textile mills and Lewis Hine and created end of the year. the fictional character of Grace. After finishing the book, While change is hard, we believe that VPR will better Winthrop went on to research the girl that inspired Grace, serve current and new listeners by doubling the time avail- and ended up re-writing history. able to broadcast award-winning public radio programming. “I don’t know why I was so driven to find the little girl The new VPR will simply be the VPR you love, but except that I felt it was unfair that she was an iconic sym- without classical music which will be available on VPR bol and nobody knew who she was,” says Winthrop. She Classical. Fans of Walter Parker and Peter Fox Smith will be discovered that the girl had been misidentified and that her able to hear them, along with morning classical host Cheryl descendents had no idea their relative was an icon of child Willoughby, on VPR Classical. labor reform. News fans will enjoy even more in-depth news coverage Winthrop is the author of more than 50 works of fiction and analysis, including the expansion of VPR’s locally-pro- for all ages, including the award-winning classic, The Castle in duced Vermont Edition. Currently heard on Wednesdays at the Attic. Counting on Grace (Random House 2006) has been noon, Vermont Edition will become a daily program. selected as the American Library Association 2007 Notable Fans of jazz, Joel Najman’s My Place, Robert Resnik’s All Book. An audio book version of Counting on Grace is now the Traditions, Car Talk, Wait, Wait Don’t Tell Me and A Prairie available. It’s another first for VPR - the audio book features Home Companion shouldn’t worry either. These cultural en- VPR’s narration. tertainment programs will remain on VPR. Ultimately, VPR’s two services will provide more listen- To learn more about the Vermont Humanities Council’s Vermont ers with the programming they have told us they want. Reads: Counting on Grace program, visit your local library or school. Information is also available at vpr.net. 4 Have a comment or question to share with VPR? Send it to [email protected] RADIO FLIER Where VPR Listeners Have Their Say...

tainment like jazz, All the Traditions, My Place, Car Talk and Reactionline . Classical music fans will be able to enjoy music 24 hours a day. Listeners like you who enjoy both will Dear VPR: I’m really disappointed that you haven’t broad- benefit the most - you can choose to listen to either news or classical ened your musical programming. Especially when you launched music anytime you want. the classical station--can’t we get some varied music? I know that there are some jazz programs, but there are other NPR stations Dear VPR: Vermont Edition has become destination lis- that I listen to online during the day, post-newstime, that are just tening for me! Nothing else has shown me Vermont in the amazing. It would be a great addition to the Vermont radio dial. in-depth in-breadth way, with the insights of those who know And might interest a younger audience as well. each issue or region the best. Carolyn Malcoun, Montpelier Elizabeth Curtiss, Burlington

Editor's Note: We’re planning to include a variety of non-clas- Dear VPR: I live a block from the Capitol in Montpelier sical music on VPR’s news, information and cultural station once and have long fiddled with my radio’s tuning and antenna VPR splits its service into two networks. In the meantime, listen trying to eliminate hiss and static from 107.9, a constant online at vpr.net every Friday at noon for live concert webcasts companion- until now. I’m now tuned to 94.1, and I have featuring an eclectic mix of rock, folk, country and more. one word: BRAVO!!! William Pelton, Montpelier Dear VPR: I read in the Seven Days article that by summer, Switchboard will likely be replaced by a news show called Vermont Dear VPR: I am excited to see that VPR is going to be Edition which will air daily at noon. PLEASE SAY IT AIN’T SO! going through some changes. I enjoy classical music but Switchboard is the best thing on VPR! I have learned so much. It it is the news coverage that I am addicted to. I know that is such a great service, especially to be able to hear our elected programming is expensive but has VPR considered moving officials directly respond to citizens’ questions. And for those of some of the news magazines to evening broadcasts? Fresh us who work days & cannot listen to the radio while we do it, a Air, Studio 360 and On the Media are great shows that might noontime news report is a poor substitute for Switchboard. benefit from a second airing - at times when those of us who Leslie Staudinger, South Royalton work are home. Heather Fuller, Burlington Editor’s Note: VPR remains committed to providing listeners with direct access to news makers. Our daily Vermont Edition will have Dear VPR: It’s typically smart of VPR to think of a call-in segment, and with our redesigned website, the opportunity to both audiences [in building two separate services]. As a continue the discussion online and/or submit your questions prior to long-term resident of this area, the disenfranchisement of the broadcast. Vermont Edition is available as a podcast and also the music audience at NHPR still rankles with many, so I archived online so you can listen at your convenience. am proud of VPR for thinking so creatively. Stephen Lambert, Holderness, NH Dear VPR: What is so special about VPR is the quality of your programming. You have a wonderful "mix" of offerings: Dear VPR: Following my visit to Vermont in October, news, information, and an amazing and enriching variety of where I discovered VPR Classical, I am delighted now to musical offerings. To segregate and homogenize your program- discover that I can listen online back here in the UK, and ming --news and information here, classical there -- would erode shall do so whenever possible. I really appreciate your music precisely that which makes VPR so great. What we need is what and features (unrivalled by anything here with the exception you now provide: diversity and variety, and all at the highest of BBC Radio 3), and I have fallen in love with the voice of level of quality. Cheryl Willoughby! Best wishes to all at VPR involved in J. Richard Hackman, Bradford, NH such a fine project. David King, Bramfield, England Editors Note: VPR is committed to maintaining the diversity and variety you value and expect. Were doing so by adding another 24 hours Editor's Note: VPR Classical is available 24 hours a day online of public radio programming with a second service. News fans will have at vpr.net. For the schedule, see page 8 of The Radio Flier. an expanded service of news and information along with cultural enter-

Find out more about HD Radio and VPR's Broadcast area at vpr.net 5 RADIO FLIER Travel the World with VPR Personalities VPR Cultural Tours offer opportunities to learn alongside VPR personalities and travel with Saturday Afternoon other VPR listeners. VPR works with local tour companies to offer a unique travel experience, plus the tours provide an alternative source of revenue for VPR. For more information about VPR At The Opera Cultural Tours, please visit vpr.net or call 1-800-639-2192 to request a brochure. Interlude with Peter Fox Smith can

Discover the Baltics with Willem Lange- be heard from 12:20 to 1:30 p.m. The June 25 - July 7, 2007 Metropolitan Opera season ends May 5. Join VPR commentator and storyteller Willem Lange on a tour of the Baltic region. Travel during 4/7 Andrea Chenier' (Giordano) the long summer days of Northern Europe to some 4/14 Turandot (Puccini) of the most beautiful cities of the Hanseatic League. 4/21 Giulio Cesare (Handel) Retrace the steps of the Swedish Vikings while learn- 4/28 Il trittico (Puccini) ing about the literature, culture, and history of the Baltic region. Explore the cities of 5/5 Orfeo ed Euridice (Gluck) Stockholm, Tallinn, Riga, and Lubeck, and cruise the Baltic Sea via overnight ferries. 5/12 Le roi de Lahore (Massenet) Classical Music & Art tour to Prague and Vienna with Cheryl Willoughby 5/19 Orlando (Vivaldi) September 22 - October 1, 2007 5/26 Lohengrin (Wagner) Join VPR Classical host Cheryl Willoughby on an 6/2 Ariodante (Handel) exploration of the art and music of two of Europe’s most 6/9 Die lustigen Weiber von celebrated cities. Enjoy classical music performances in Windsor (Nicolai) some of the world’s premier venues. See Gustav Klimt’s 6/16 Die Frau ohne Schatten The Kiss and other exquisite works of medieval and (Richard Strauss) modern art. Get an inside view of the Bösendorfer piano 6/23 La traviata (Verdi) factory, and visit Melk Abbey, a UNESCO world heritage 6/30 Der Vampyr (Marschner) site and a stunning example of baroque architecture. ' ' 7/7 Medee (Marc-Antoine Folk Music Tour of Spain & Portugal with Robert Resnik Charpentier) October 4 - 14, 2007 7/14 Flagstad Join Robert Resnik, host of VPR’s All the Traditions, on a VPR 7/21 From the World of Operetta tour to the Iberian Peninsula. The journey starts in the Basque 7/28 Annual American Musical city of Bilbao, home to Frank Gehry’s Guggenheim Museum. Sampler with Betty Smith Travel along the beautiful, rugged northern Spanish coast with its and Tim Johnson Celtic origins offering unique music and gastronomy. Spend time 8/4 An Afternoon of Operetta in Santiago de Campostela in the northwestern corner of Iberia. 8/11 La Cenerentola (Rossini) Crossing into Portugal, explore the Douro River Valley home 8/18 Afternoon of Favorites to Porto and the rich dessert wines known around the world. In 8/25 Addios in Opera & Song Lisbon, enjoy the haunting Fado music of Portugal, the precursor to tango, American soul and blues music. Here’s my support for VPR – radio that matters!

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