On Nov. 30, Vermont Public Radio aired commentary as part of its "Great Thoughts of Vermont" series by Nils Daulaire, who reflected on the Bread Loaf Writers' Conference and how it changed the way we learn to write. Listen to or read the commentary on VPR's Web site at http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/vpr/news.newsmain?action=article&ARTICLE_ID=712592.
On Oct. 24, VPR celebrated the Vermont Folklife Center's anniversary by airing a special episode of "Camel's Hump Radio" featuring the center's children's books "Daisy and the Doll" and "Alec's Primer." The episode included a performance by Twilight Artist-in-Residence Francois Clemmons of the song "Nellie Gray." Listen to this episode online at http://www.vpr.net/camelshump/library/season_5_pages/daisy.html.
On Oct. 8, Vermont Public Radio's "Midday Report" host Steve Delaney interviewed David Stameshkin, author of "The Town's College" and "The Strength of the Hills"—two histories of Middlebury College collectively spanning the years 1800-1990—who gave a talk at President Liebowitz's inauguration, putting the event in the context of Middlebury's 204-year history. Stameshkin, a former special assistant to the dean of Middlebury College, is executive director for donor relations and development communications at Franklin and Marshall College. The interview is available on VPR's Web site at http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/vpr/news.newsmain?action=section&SECTION_ID=449.
Vermont Public Radio aired a story, "Middlebury carillon rings for High Holy Days," on Sept. 23. The audio and text editions of the story are on VPR's Web site at http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/vpr/news/news.newsmain?action=article&ARTICLE_ID=688014.
On Thursday, July 14, Becky Gould, a member of the religion and environmental studies faculty, was interviewed on VPR's "Switchboard" program about her forthcoming book on homesteading and the back-to-the-land culture, which will go to press this month. Listen to the interview online at http://www.vpr.net/vt_news/switchboard.shtml.
On Tuesday, June 22, VPR aired "Funny Vermont Stories," which included a story on Regan Eberhart, who was identified as a writer at Middlebury College. The stories are available online at VPR's website at http://www.vpr.net/vt_news/funny_stories.shtml.
In honor of the Vermont Folklife Center's 20th anniversary, Vermont Public Radio broadcast "Journey's End," a radio series comprised of oral histories from the center's archives. Airing weekdays, February 4-March 2, "Journey's End" shared the family story of Alec Turner, a former slave and Grafton, Vt., farmer. On Thursday, Feb. 19, at 11 a.m., Walter Parker hosted Twilight Artist-in-Residence Francois Clemmons singing the spirituals of "Journey's End" in a live performance from the VPR studio. Francois collaborated with the Vermont Folklife Center to learn the spirituals that Daisy Turner, Alec's daughter, remembers her father singing.
Vermont Public Radio aired a story about Vermont's "cottage industry" of Howard Dean experts--"Everyone's an expert on Dean"--on Jan. 2. Reporter Steve Zind said, "Davis is probably the most frequently quoted Vermont Dean watcher." Read the text of the story or listen to the story at VPR's Web site at http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/vpr/news.newsmain?action=article&ARTICLE_ID=586605.