That sense of community responsibility and care is really important to me. They are simultaneously our funders, our sources, our audience and our conscience. Mikaela: I love that public radio stations are powered by their listeners. My daughter loves the morning, and I try to channel her energy.Ĭonnor: Monday through Friday I’m a morning person, Saturday and Sunday, night person. Mikaela: I’m an aspirational morning person. I fancy myself a french fry connoisseur.Ĭonnor: Any breakfast item, poutine, or pizza - wait, you said just one, I can't pick.Īre you a morning person or a night person? Mikaela: I have two: Raspberries and french fries. I also love making short movies and social media videos. I also love softball, so if you ever need another player for your beer league, hit me up.Ĭonnor: I love meeting people, so anything that involves me being social. Mikaela: Yoga, reading and playing with my kid.
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What do you like to do in your free time? Mikaela: Vermont’s first female representative to Congress, whoever she might be. Other show ideas come from my general curiosity about the community and state I live in and conversations with friends. I have maintained really good relationships with Vermonters and I rely on them to keep me informed of what is important to their communities.
That could turn into a radio segment one day.Ĭonnor: The majority of my show ideas come from people reaching out to me. Or maybe I’m at the grocery store and the bagger tells me a certain brand is going out of business. When a teacher friend tells me a story over dinner about, say, PTA drama at her school, I file it away as a possible story. Mikaela: One of my favorite ways to come up with show ideas is simply through talking to people face-to-face. Finally, my day generally ends with me hanging out with my friends, either for a quick drink, a boat ride, or meeting up to have a laugh and discuss the day. At work, I meet with the team to get shows prepared and make sure that we are all on the same page when it comes to how we want the show to sound and flow.
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Once I’m awake, I catch up on any overnight news, generally by scrolling through social media or turning on one of the local tv stations. After work I head home to hang out with my family, do projects around our new house, or have friends over for dinner - we love a dinner party.Ĭonnor: My alarm clock almost always wakes me up and I set my alarm to whatever my favorite song is at the time, currently it’s Lizzo’s “Rumors”. Our day is a mix of brainstorming segment ideas, booking guests, and making ridiculous videos to post on social media. After dropping her off at daycare, I head into the office and meet up with the Vermont Edition team. I give her breakfast and have a couple cups of coffee while I listen to the news on VPR. Mikaela: My day gets rolling around 7 when my daughter Mara wakes up. What does a typical day look like for you? Get in touch at In the meantime, here are some things you probably don’t know about them. They want to hear from you about the biggest issues facing your town, Vermont stories you want to learn more about and who’s making a difference or doing something amazing where you live! Vermont Edition is back beginning Thursday, September 9, with co-hosts Connor Cyrus and Mikaela Lefrak.