Summer 2006 Vermont Public Radio’s Newsletter RADIO FLIER 89.589.5 FMFM WindsorWindsor • 107.9107.9 FMFM BurlingtonBurlington • 88.788.7 FMFM RutlandRutland • 88.588.5 FMFM St.St. JohnsburyJohnsbury • 94.394.3 FMFM BenningtonBennington • 88.188.1 FMFM NorwichNorwich • VPR Classical • vpr.net Sharing the Stories of Vermonters ermontermont Public Radio is spon- Tell your stories Vsoring the Sto- through August 27th ryCorps mobile record- at the StoryCorps MobileBooth ing booth in Vermont. outside Burlington's City Hall StoryCorps, a national on Church Street initiative to document everyday history and the unique stories of America, will collect the stories of Vermonters for broadcast on VPR and National Public Radio (NPR) and to be archived at the Library of Congress. The Sto- ryCorps mobile record- ing booth, contained in an Airstream trailer, is outside Burlington City Hall on Church Street through the end of August.

Continued on page 5 Reporter Bob Kinzel Explores Health Care Issues Bob Kinzel, Vermont Public Foundation and the Ottaquechee INSIDE Radio’s veteran journalist special- Trust, offered working journalists News Awards, Page 2 izing in political reporting, was the opportunity to learn in-depth one of 10 journalists from New about the emerging issues sur- VPR Scrapbook, Page 3 England to attend a nine-day health rounding health care. ReactionLine, Page 4 care fellowship at Babson College “Each day we had five or six in Wellesley, Mass. lectures with some of the leading Phillips Society, Page 6 The fellowship, sponsored by health care experts in New Eng- the Blue Cross Blue Shield of Mas- land," Kinzel said. For instance, sachusetts Foundation and sup- one day focused on the likeli- ported by the Vermont Community VPR's Bob Kinzel hood of a pandemic avian flu and Continued on page 7 Don’t miss VPR’s next stargazing party Aug. 14 at 9 pm. Details at vpr.net. RADIO FLIER RADIO FLIER A Community of Listeners Offers

88.7 FM Rutland VPR a Range of Ideas at Forum 89.5 FM Windsor The VPR Community Forum is a vital volunteer 92.5 FM Manchester* 94.3 FM Bennington group that provides community input to VPR about 94.5 FM Brattleboro* programming and community service. The 40 members 95.3 FM Middlebury* of the Community Forum represent a diversity of pro- 88.5 FM St. Johnsbury fessions, geographic regions, and individual needs and 107.9 FM Burlington interests from the communities VPR serves. Meeting biannually, the Community Forum is governed by a steering committee, responsible for basic organizational matters. The steering committee is com- 88.1 FM Norwich prised of two members of VPR’s Board of Directors, 93.5 FM Bennington* 99.5 FM Newbury* two members of Forum and one member of station 99.5 FM Middlebury* management. 103.9 FM Hanover* A typical meeting consists of staff presentations on VPR’s programming goals, objectives 106.9 FM Manchester* and overall services, as well as selected focus topics, followed by a moderated “Town Hall” 106.9 FM Woodstock* = low-power translator style discussion. At the May 2006 meeting, the group discussed the purpose of public broad- * casting, new technologies, attracting and serving a younger audience, and what VPR will look Board of Directors like in five years, among many other topics. The next meeting is Oct. 6, 2006. Chair, Joseph Boutin, Burlington William Alley, Greensboro Bill Biddle, Barnet 2006 VPR Ann Day Robert Kenny Katherine Reichart Nord Brue, Burlington Community Waitsfield, VT Williston, VT Grantham, NH Donna Carpenter, Moscow Forum Henry Chauncey, Jr., Andover Michael Dennison Richard “Rex” Kuhn Wallace Roberts Jack Crowl, North Pomfret Members New Haven, VT St. Johnsbury, VT Williamstown, VT Maxie Ewins, Shelburne Stan Fishkin, Chittenden Roland Adams John Ewen Betty LeRoy Donald Robinson Deborah Granquist, Weston Norwich, VT Middlebury, VT Barton, VT Burlington, VT Amy Hastings, Middlebury Spencer Knapp, Shelburne Julia Alvarez Bari Gladstone Marguerite Mason Lori Rowe Bill Stetson, Norwich Weybridge, VT Johnson, VT Weston, VT Charlotte, VT Dana vanderHeyden, Colchester J. Alvin Wakefi eld, Mendon Nancy Beaudin Barrett Grimm Jack McMullen Antoinette Stafford Victoria Young, Proctor North River, NY Huntington, VT So. Burlington, VT Bondville, VT Judith Becker Ray Harwick Paul Meyers Molly Symons VPR Management Springfield, VT Charlotte, VT Peru, VT Florence, SC President & General Man ag er Mark Vogelzang Zuzana Brochu Catherine Howell Christopher Miller Jennifer Towne Vice President of Development Williston, VT Williston, VT Underhill, VT Charlotte, VT Robin Turnau Chief Financial Offi cer Christopher Brown Richard Isenberg David Montgomery Priscilla Vincent Brian Donahue Montpelier, VT Cornwall, VT Plainfield, VT Norwich, VT Director of Program ming Jody Evans Stan Busby Leila Joseph Katharine More Susan Zucker Sharon, VT Director of Engineering Orleans, VT Lincoln, VT Danville, VT Richard Parker Gary Chicoine Jennifer Karson Brian Murphy Director of News Jeffersonville, VT Colchester, VT Montpelier, VT John Van Hoesen Deborah Coogan Jody Kebabian Abby Paige The Public Radio Center Pomfret, VT Burlington, VT St. Johnsbury, VT 365 Troy Avenue Colchester, Vermont 05446 Phone: (800) 639-2192 VPR Honored with National Edward R. Murrow Award Fax: (802) 655-2799 The Radio and Television News Directors Association has honored Ver- www.vpr.net [email protected] mont Public Radio with a national Edward R. Murrow award for outstanding investigative reporting by VPR's Nina Keck. VPR also received a number of Radio Flier (USPS 468) newsletter is pub lished quarterly by VPR with second class postage paid regional Edward R. Murrow awards as well as several top news and report- at Burlington, VT, and additional mailing offi ces. ing honors from the Regional Associated Press. VPR's quality news coverage Radio Flier is available to all VPR supporters. is possible thanks to ongoing financial support from contributing listeners. Reporter Nina Keck Radio Flier Editorial Director For a list of the winners and to listen to many of these reports go to vpr.net's news archives. Robin Turnau Editor & Designer 2 Did you know VPR has been on the air since 1977? Stephen Mease RADIO FLIER RADIO FLIER VPR Scrapbook (At right) In June, VPR was visited by Jordanian and Palestinian teenagers participating in a youth exchange program through Waitsfi eld's Project Harmony and the U.S. Department of State. Three of the teens were guests on Vermont Edition that day to talk about how the program has broken down stereotypes between Arab and American teenagers. The group was in Vermont to study media and the use of technology. VPR audioengineer, Chris Albertine, right, explained the process of editing sound.

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Donna Carpenter of Stowe, (left), and Christine Stiller of Charlotte, (right), hosted a VPR Peggy Kannenstine of Woodstock (left), Brinna Sands of Norwich gathering celebrating the strength and courage of and Molly Scheu of Hanover, enjoy a lunch with NPR's Anne Garrels women, featuring NPR Foreign Correspondent at Simon Pearce in Quechee. Anne Garrels, (center).

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The Public Radio Center (Above) Kai Ryssdal of Marketplace, spent a week at VPR in May hosting the national show from VPR's studio in Colchester. (At left) Writer and historian Lillian Baker Carlisle of Radio Flier (USPS 468) newsletter is pub lished Burlington with Switchboard quarterly by VPR with second class postage paid at Burlington, VT, and additional mailing offi ces. (Above) NPR Foreign Correspondent Anne Garrels host Fran Stoddard during a live Radio Flier is available to all VPR supporters. addresses a group of women at a VPR gathering at broadcast from the Ticonderoga Shelburne Farms in June. at the Shelburne Museum. Radio Flier Editorial Director Robin Turnau Editor & Designer Stephen Mease More than 400 local businesses support VPR through donations and underwriting. 3 RADIO FLIER RADIO FLIER

Where VPR Listeners Have Their Say... Reactionline Dear VPR: Last night’s sky party was a blast, must do it again...it was so much fun to listen to the comments and watch the night sky....the sky was clear and I enjoyed it sooooo much. Bonnie Davis [email protected] Editor’s note: The next Eye on the Night Sky Stargazing Party is on Aug. 14 at 9 pm. We’ll be broadcasting from Burke Mountain. For a daily night sky update, listen to the Eye on the Night SkSkyy broadcast weekdays at 4:30 pm, or subscribe to the podcast online at vpr.net. Dear VPR, I’d like to thank you for continuing to have classical music on during the day, and Saturday afternoons. I recently was in South Carolina, and driving around I could pick up its public radio station. It was all news programs. And while they were all interesting, it got tedious! I longed for a chance to hear some music. I know you have had some listeners request more talk radio, but I am weighing in for the music! VPR reporter Steve Zind and audio engineer Chris Albertine traveled Natalia Czar to Camp Shelby in Mississippi to interview returningAlbertine VermontV traveled National Huntington, VT Guard troops in June. Listen to the archived news reportsermont at vpr National .net. Editor’s note: You're in luck! VPR is planning for two services in the Dear VPR, future: one focusing on news and information programming and the Congratulations on successfully meeting your fundraising goal in fi ve other on classical music. That way you’ll be able to choose which VPR days! I can only say that this fund drive put me in mind of Christmas service you’d like to listen to when. It will be like having 48 hours of shopping - we all know that we could start shopping in October but we programming each day! almost always wait till the last minute - it’s the adreneline rush. I sincerely hope that this will become the template for all future drives - turning on Dear VPR, VPR at a certain time on a certain day and knowing what I will hear is I’m sitting at work and enjoying your programming this Friday exactly why I became a sustaining member - I promise to up the ante if afternoon (June 9) from 1 to 2. You are broadcasting highlights the fi ve (or less!) day model is implemented! from the All State Music Festival. I really appreciate hearing it as I Christine Bay had three sons who all performed for All State over the last 10 Landgrove,VT years and this is the fi rst year with no one participating. I have been enjoying all of that talent immensely! Editor’s note: We agree that shorter pledge drives are better. Thank you to everyone Barbara Sawyer who helped make the drive a success, including all sustaining members. With more St. Albans, VT than $135,000 raised on the last day, we broke every VPR fundraising record to date! Shorter pledge drives are certainly in the plans for the future. Dear VPR, Greetings from Toulouse, France! We are residents of Brattleboro, VPR members, and are in Toulouse, France for a couple of months working with the Opera here. We are enjoying VPR over our laptop everyday, and thought we’d let you know! Jim, Kate and Cassandra Anderson Brattleboro, VT Dear VPR, I wanted to take a moment and write to tell you how much I enjoy your station. I listen to you everyday while working in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio - suburb of Akron, on the internet. You have excellent programming; the selections of music are just a wonderful addition to my work day.... Thank you so much for offering VPR on the internet. Very glad to be VPR Classical host Cheryl WIlloughby and underwriting . able to listen to Vermont if I can’t actually be in Vermont. ermont Business Expo in May associate Mike Doten at the VermontV Business Expo in May. Victoria Burdette Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio

4 Have a comment or question to share with VPR? Send it to [email protected] RADIO FLIER RADIO FLIER VPR Brings National StoryCorps to Vermont in August Continued from page 1 consider recording From now a loved one's recol- through the fall, VPR lections and stories. will broadcast and A do-it-yourself-kit, podcast a selection with guidelines for of the local stories interviewing and and create special recording to create an programming around oral history, is avail- the project. The first- able on VPR’s website person accounts are a at vpr.net. record of the way we StoryCorps was live today – and how created by award-win- we got here. Selected ning NPR documen- segments from the tary producer and Vermont interviews MacArthur Genius may also air nation- Grant recipient Dave ally on NPR’s Morning Isay. This unprece- Edition on Fridays.Fridays. The recording studio on wheels. dented project is in its VPR is working with second year of travel- numerous community ing to every corner organizations across the region to ensure that a broad of the United States, instructing and inspiring individuals cross-section of voices and stories are included. to record their stories in sound. It is the largest oral his- At the StoryCorps MobileBooth, people participate tory project ever undertaken, with more than 2,000 stories in pairs – oftentimes friends or loved ones – and one already collected from the project’s first year, and plans to interviews the other. A trained facilitator guides the par- collect more than 250,000 interviews over the next decade. ticipants through the interview process and handles the You are invited to visit the StoryCorps mobile record- technical aspects ing booth on Church Street in Burlington through August of the recording. 27th to learn more about the oral history project and VPR. A do-it-yourself-kit, with At the end of a guidelines for interviewing 40-minute session, and recording to create an the participants oral history, is available on walk away with VPR’s website at vpr.net. a CD of their inter- view. With their permission, a second copy will be sent to the American Folklife Center (AFC) at the Library of Congress, where it becomes part of a high quality digital archive. "VPR listeners have certainly shared the power that these stories have had on them," says Mark Vogelzang, VPR President and General Man- ager. "By listening to the stories of Americans from all walks of life, we share poignant and sometimes humorous reminders of all that we have in common, as well as intimate snapshots of American history as seen through one person’s eyes. VPR is proud to facilitate the building Listen Mondays and Thursdays at of this incredible archive and to make these uniquely per- sonal and meaningful stories available to our community." 7:55 am and 5:30 pm to hear selections Reservations are required to record an interview in the from StoryCorps in Vermont. StoryCorps mobile recording booth. To make a reser- They will also be available via podcast. vation, go to vpr.net or call 1-800-859-4406. Space is limited and the available spots do fill up fast. To subscribe, please visit vpr.net VPR and StoryCorps are encouraging everyone to If you would like to volunteer at VPR, call Ty Robertson at 1-800 639-2192 5 RADIO FLIER RADIO FLIER Thank You, Bill Berry (1931-2005) "Since I listen to VPR and Just a year ago, we were saddened to learn that Bill Berry, various industrial a long-time VPR Producers Circle member from West distributors and only VPR all the Wardsboro, passed away. started his own time, it is most In spite of our sadness, we were grateful to learn that business selling Bill had included VPR in his will and named VPR as a ben- machine tools in important to me eficiary of his IRA. True to what he had said to VPR staff l969. many times, he instructed that the bequest was to be used to Always a hu- that VPR remain build VPR’s endowment fund. manitarian, when fi nancially strong Bill Berry of Bill believed that, just as families plan for changing fi- Bill retired he West Wardsboro nancial demands in life, VPR needs to plan for its own future joined the Peace into the future." and should steer away from a “hand to mouth” existence. Corps and served Bill said, “VPR is a unique educational and entertainment for two years in Poland as a business consultant, helping local source for our people, and an endowment fund is as neces- businesses learn western management methods. Bill was the sary for VPR as it is for any college or university. Since I founder of the West River chapter of Habitat for Humanity and listen to VPR and only VPR all the time, it is most important a tireless supporter of Grace Cottage Hospital in Townshend. to me that VPR remain financially strong into the future.” He divided the bulk of his estate equally between VPR, Habitat Bill was born in Queens, NY, and attended Lehigh for Humanity and Grace Cottage. University for two years before serving in the U.S. Navy VPR will never forget Bill’s generosity and vision. We con- in submarine service and then finishing college at Hofstra tinue to miss him and are grateful to him for so thoughtfully University. Upon graduating, he worked as a salesman for contributing to VPR’s long-term health through his estate. VPR Phillips Legacy Society The Phillips Legacy Society recognizes Vermont Public Radio supporters who have made a provision for VPR in their will or other planned gift. The Phillips Society is named for two great individuals – Ray Phillips and Wes Phillips – whose leadership and philanthropic vision helped make VPR the strong organization it is today. Ray Phillips founded VPR and served as board chair from 1977 to 1991. Wes Phillips, a long-time listener and friend, endowed VPR with an extraordinary gift of $1 million, setting VPR on the path to securing its fi nancial future. The VPR Phillips Society Members are:

Julia Alvarez and Patricia and Ray Harwick Carol Ross* Bill Eichner Beal B. Hyde Polly Rowe* Joan and Jim Ashley Marilyn Johnson Paul Gross and Peggy Sadler Coleman and Susan Baker Judith Jones* Luella Schroeder* Thomas Belville* Louis F. and George A. Schumacher Adelaide Belyea* Margaret L. Kannenstine Robert and Bill Berry* Ned Kelley Lynne S. Schwartz Priscilla Byerly Dr. Seth Koch Martin and Rosie Segal Anna Taylor Caleb John H. Kueffner and Dr. Shoshanna Shelley Dan Clark Carolyn Goodwin-Kueffner Antoinette Stafford Peter and Deborah Coogan Jane Lancaster Betty and Lawson* Stewart Robert Cowles Julie B. Lang Fran Stoddard Dorothy Ford Craighead* Joan E. Lewis Stephanie Stouffer Stan and Priscilla Cypher Mary Lou and Marcy and Andrew Tanger Ann B. Day Peder Marcussen Marklyn Trainor Jane G. Denker Lee McDavid Howard and Jackie Travis Roberta B. Dubrowsky K. Tyler Miller Clarence Vanselow* Helen Eldred* Bill and Marion Mohri Richard and Sally Wadhams Arpad Elo Anita Morreale* Ann W. Weathers Members of the VPR Phillips Society and Vpr Ella Erway Alice Morris Hilton Wick* Producers Circle were invited to meet NPR Barbara Fisher Hon. Fred Parker* Cheryl Wilfong and Special Correspondent Susan Stamberg James Fresco Lewis J. Patterson* William McKim Chris and Tere Gade Aileen Pinkerton* Steven and Susan Wood (center) at a reception at the Shelburne Katherine F. Gilleland Wes* and Terry Phillips Museum Georgia O'Keefe exhibit in July. With Barrett and Michele Grimm Thea Platt Anonymous (15) Stanberg are, Mark Vogelzang, VPR President, M. Ethel Hagenbuckle* Walter and Susan Richter (left), and Stephan Jost, Director of the Betty Ann Halperin* Peter and Tia Rosengarten *Deceased Shelburne Museum, (right).

6 To learn more about the Phillips Legacy Society, Call Holly Dustin at (800) 639-2192. RADIO FLIER RADIO FLIER Health Care Issues Focus of News Fellowship Continued from page 1 listeners!” Massachusetts, and we looked at a plan The issues discussed ranged from that was implemented in Maine several what Massachusetts officials are doing the fact that roughly 10 percent of years ago." to prepare for it - another day focused the population that has a chronic care Participants were encouraged to exclusively on the growing epidemic of disease accounts for about 80 percent keep a running list of story ideas, and diabetes and what it means to the future of ALL health care spending to the role Kinzel returned to the VPR newsroom of our health care system,” explained of Medicaid and Medicare in our overall with several dozen ideas. “I came back Kinzel. health care system. “We looked at many with one inescapable conclusion - while Kinzel, host of VPR’s Switchboard innovative programs that are designed most of our political debates center on and legislative reporter, said “It was a to control costs, such as the chronic care the financing of health care - and there’s highlight of my professional career in initiative (preventative care for people nothing wrong with having these kinds journalism, and I hope it gives me a bet- with chronic illnesses), the development of debates – if we don’t get a handle ter understanding of the complexities of of an electronic medical records system on the skyrocketing cost of health care our health care system so that I can do a and a controversial plan to implement it really doesn’t matter what financing better job reporting these issues to our performance standards for health care system we have because we won’t be providers. able to afford the kinds of coverage we Kinzel also participated in several have now,” he observed. Saturday Afternoon At The Opera on-site visits. “I spent one evening at a Prior to joining VPR full time in Interlude with Peter Fox Smith can be homeless shelter in Boston, watching a 2002, Kinzel ran the Vermont News heard from 12:20 to 1:30 p.m., following team of medical volunteers deliver basic Service for 21 years. The service pro- Classics for Kids. Saturday Afternoon at care with enormous compassion to vided daily local news for 11 stations, the Opera begins at 1:30 p.m. hundreds of homeless people,” he said. including VPR. Bob started the News “We also studied the new health care Service following a stint as news direc- 8/5: American Music Sampler reform plan that was just adopted in tor for WNCS. 8/12: Listener's Choice

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