Spring 2008 RADIO FLIER Vermont Public Radio’s Newsletter Billboard Ban Marks 40 Years INSIDE Meet Jean Ferguson and Ric Cengeri Page 2 Producers Circle Page 3 Financial Report Page 6 Continued on page 5 Inside Look at Vermont Edition Continued on page 4 By Patti Daniels Senior Producer E very Thursday the Vermont Edition team gathers around a large planning board for its weekly “futures” meeting. It all starts here: scores of ideas will be brainstormed and scheduled for upcom- ing programs, three segments a day, five days a week. The conference call crack- les with ideas, laughter and occasional groans as news topics are tossed around, debated, shaped and appraised for the value they hold for listeners. When VPR set out to create a daily regional news program, it sought a flexible combination of newsmaker interviews, conversations with listeners, sound-rich reporting and slices of life from around the region. After months of development, the program debuted on August 13, 2007. It connects listeners from the far corners of the state, zooms in on the way public policy affects our lives, and draws out the context of the news for listeners. From VPR’s studio in Manchester, producer Susan Keese says the program is not so much about what’s happening, but why it’s happening. “Why is Bennington County losing so many doctors? What’s behind the Brattleboro Tasering incident, and – by the way – what does it feel like to be Tasered? I really enjoy the hunt for exactly the right people to illuminate and probe these issues for our listeners.” Steve Zind, Vermont Edition’s editor, compares the program’s three segments to the chapters of a really good book: in By Lynne McCrea Reporter and Producer This story originally aired on VPR in January. It quickly became the most listened-to news story ever at vpr.net, as thousands of people listened to or read the story online. All VPR news stories are archived at vpr.net. As Paul Bruhn drives south on In- terstate 89 in Richmond, a view appears around the bend. It’s an unobstructed panorama of gently sloping hills stretching into the distance. “We’re about to go down French Hill, which is one of the most beautiful views in Vermont, I think,’’ says Bruhn, executive director of the Preservation Trust of Vermont. Billboards and roadside advertising were a com- mon sight in Vermont before 1968. Producers Susan Keese and Sarah Ashworth with host Jane Lindholm and senior producer Patti Daniels during a weekly Vermont Edition "futures" meeting. Courtesy of the Vermont State Archives
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Spring 2008
RADIO FLIERVermont Public Radio’s Newsletter
Billboard Ban Marks 40 Years INSIDEMeet
Jean Ferguson and Ric Cengeri
Page 2
Producers CirclePage 3
Financial ReportPage 6
Continued on page 5
Inside Look at Vermont Edition
Continued on page 4
By Patti DanielsSenior Producer
Every Thursday the Vermont Edition team gathers around a large planning board for its weekly “futures” meeting.
It all starts here: scores of ideas will be brainstormed and scheduled for upcom-ing programs, three segments a day, five days a week. The conference call crack-les with ideas, laughter and occasional groans as news topics are tossed around, debated, shaped and appraised for the value they hold for listeners.
When VPR set out to create a daily regional news program, it sought a flexible combination of newsmaker interviews, conversations with listeners, sound-rich reporting and slices of life from around the region. After months of development, the program debuted on August 13, 2007. It connects listeners from the far corners of the state, zooms in on the way public policy affects our lives, and draws out the context of the news for listeners. From VPR’s studio
in Manchester, producer Susan Keese says the program is not so much about what’s happening, but why it’s happening. “Why is Bennington County losing so many doctors? What’s behind the Brattleboro Tasering incident, and – by the way – what does it feel like to be Tasered? I really
enjoy the hunt for exactly the right people to illuminate and probe these issues for our listeners.”
Steve Zind, Vermont Edition’s editor, compares the program’s three segments to the chapters of a really good book: in
By Lynne McCreaReporter and ProducerThis story originally aired on VPR in January. It quickly became the most listened-to news story ever at vpr.net, as thousands of people listened to or read the story online. All VPR news stories are archived at vpr.net.
As Paul Bruhn drives south on In-terstate 89 in Richmond, a view appears
around the bend. It’s an unobstructed panorama of gently sloping hills stretching into the distance.
“We’re about to go down French Hill, which is one of the most beautiful views in Vermont, I think,’’ says Bruhn, executive director of the Preservation Trust of Vermont. Billboards and roadside advertising were a com-
mon sight in Vermont before 1968.
Producers Susan Keese and Sarah Ashworth with host Jane Lindholm and senior producer Patti Daniels during a weekly Vermont Edition "futures" meeting.
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Meet Jean FergusonAs VPR’s administrative assistant, Jean Ferguson assists VPR
listeners and staff with all facets of VPR’s day-to-day operations, from greeting guests and answering the phone to responding to listener questions and keeping track of staff.
Jean joined VPR in 2005 after moving from Colorado Springs to be closer to family. She and her husband, Steve, manage a Burlington
Housing Authority apartment building in downtown Burlington. Having lived in seven other states, Jean says that Vermont’s independent spirit, commitment to community and natural beauty makes her proud to call it home. Working at VPR, she added, has enhanced her experience.
“VPR is one of the most inspirational, stimulating and fun environments in which to work,” Jean says. “It’s a way to participate in the larger community.”
She first became involved with public broadcasting in the 1970’s when she was part of the first radio reading service for the blind and visually impaired in Minnesota. She went on to help develop similar services in other states, including Arizona and Colorado.
Jean loves volunteering, whether it’s jumping into Lake Champlain in February to support the Special Olympics, or organizing VPR’s annual MS Walk team. She also enjoys walking, reading, baby-sitting, taking pictures, exercising, singing, playing piano and taking classes.
Meet Ric CengeriAs a VPR production associate, you’ll hear Ric Cengeri on VPR
weekday mornings during the BBC Newshour and On Point. He also produces announcements to inform listeners about upcoming pro-grams on VPR and VPR’s World Channel.
Before joining VPR in 2007, Ric worked in radio for years, most recently as morning host at The Point in Montpelier. He’s also worked as a copy editor at the Miami Herald and an advertising agency, taught media writing classes at Miami University, and is an expert on polo and British soccer. For his broad range of experience, Ric says VPR is a remarkable place to work.
“I love the way people work together, and I love how nice everyone is. You are set up to succeed here.” He credits VPR listeners as the driving force behind the staff ’s constant efforts. “They hold us to a very high standard. It’s great motivation to improve every day.”
Originally from Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, Ric now lives in Mallets Bay. He says moving to Vermont was the best decision he ever made. He loves winter — in his spare time you’ll find Ric snowboarding, extreme sledding, hiking and generally playing outdoors. He also enjoys reading, sports, traveling, live music, and has visited about 650 covered bridges.
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Marking 40 Years of No Billboards
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Bruhn says the unblemished view is largely thanks to Ted Riehle. Riehle, who is considered the architect of Vermont’s landmark ban on billboards, died on New Year’s Eve, just as the 40th anniversary year of his legacy was about to begin.
“Camel’s Hump, in the distance … The wonderful steel truss bridge that crosses the Winooski in Richmond … It’s a very special panorama, and I think Ted’s foresight and tenacity in getting that bill passed is one of the great gifts that legislators have made to Vermonters,” Bruhn says.
And it’s a view that Bruhn says Vermonters tend to take for grant-ed. But it was far from a sure thing in 1968 when the Legislature debated whether billboards should be banned.
There was deep opposi-tion to the proposed ban from businesses who relied on the advertising and from farmers, who made money by leasing their land to bill-board companies.
Riehle, a former New Yorker and successful businessman, was in his third year in the Vermont legislature in 1968. He didn’t like the look of billboards, and he was determined to banish them from Vermont.
“I think he had a tremendously force-ful personality, was extremely charming and engaging,” says Helen Riehle, Ted Riehle’s daughter-in-law. She says the suc-cess of the billboard legislation was rooted in her father-in-law’s ability to win people over, one by one.
“He started with the garden clubs and went to … every garden club in the state, and generated that kind of support in the background, and grew it that way,” Riehle says.
Democrat Phil Hoff, who was gover-nor during the push for the billboard ban, was in an unusual position. He says that Riehle came from the “liberal tradition of the Republican party” and was very environmentally-oriented.
Hoff remembers that Riehle and the Republican leadership had decided to keep this legislation as their party’s own initiative — which angered many Democrats.
“They had an overwhelming majority of the members of the House,” Hoff says. “But even so, that angered a lot of Democrats who ordinarily would have been much in favor of this legislation.”
In the end, Hoff says the bill ran into trouble when the House Republicans didn’t have the votes they needed.
“So they needed some help, which I provided, I must say with a little bit of
resentment because they had been so ada-mant about this being their baby.”
But Hoff adds that “you have to give Ted Riehle real credit for this bill. It was a far-reaching piece of legislation, very carefully thought through and crafted, and I think it served us very well.”
And so, in 1968, Vermont became the first state in the nation to have a total ban on billboards, one of only four states today. But the billboard ban remained controversial in some circles after the bill
was enacted.When Ted Rie-
hle ran unsuccessfully for secretary of state, his son, Ted, was his driver for the cam-paign. Helen Riehle recalls that there were some tense moments on the campaign trail that year.
“His father said, ‘Keep the car run-ning, this might be a short visit,’” she says. “So there were very strong feelings about (the ban) because it really was a very im-
portant source of income for some people and they had a hard time imagining living without it.”
Today, 40 years later, it might be hard to imagine Vermont with billboards. Paul Bruhn says the absence of the signs sets the state apart.
“You know, people come to Vermont and say, ‘Hum… this is different here. Why is this place different?’” Bruhn says. “And a big piece of that is the billboard ban. But it’s also how we try to take care of the environment and be good stewards of the state.”
After the billboard legislation passed, Ted Riehle went on to help establish “Green Up Day” in Vermont. Ted Riehle died on New Year’s Eve, a week after turn-ing 83 years old.
In 1968, Vermont became the first state in the nation to have a total ban on billboards, one
of only four states today. But the billboard ban remained
controversial in some circles after the bill
was enacted.
There are more photos of old Vermont billboards, from before the ban enacted by the Vermont Legislature in 1968, on our website: vpr.net.
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Continued from page 1the first chapter, there is a lot of action as host Jane Lindholm and the guests discuss an important issue, and listeners bring their own curiosity to the conversation. In the second chapter, Jane talks to someone whose expertise and analysis illuminates a new topic: “It’s one of those ‘hey, guess what I heard today!’ moments that you mention at the dinner table that evening,” says Zind. The final chapter captures what it feels like to live in Vermont, transporting the listener to a particular place or into the life of a particular person. “There’s a real satisfaction in airing a program that reaches both the mind and the heart of a listener,” Zind says.
The freshness of the format is well matched to the style of the program’s host, Jane Lindholm. After splitting her child-hood between Middlebury and Massachusetts, Jane studied anthropology at Harvard, wrote travel guides for “Let’s Go” and settled happily into the public radio world. She worked at NPR’s Radio Expeditions, Weekend Edition Saturday, and Talk of the Nation before becoming the director of Marketplace in Los Angeles. But Lindholm was enticed back to her native Vermont by the combi-nation of coming home and taking part in launch-ing a new program.
For Lindholm, the program’s focus on regional news is para-mount. “We throw a wide net over the listening area and every week we pull it up to see what’s jumping around. I realize that’s a strange metaphor, but it explains the questions we ask ourselves: what’s hap-pening around the state? What’s interesting, what’s making news, what needs more explanation? We make a point of finding news in all parts of the state – as well as Quebec, New Hampshire and the North Country. I think it helps listen-ers feel a connection to the whole region.”
While listeners have had the pleasure of getting to know Lindholm on Monday through Thursday, they have also stayed connected with VPR’s long-time host and Statehouse reporter Bob Kinzel.
On Fridays, Kinzel takes the mic for programs that fo-cus on politics and analysis, with his decades of experience reporting in Montpelier providing invaluable context for each program. “I think it’s important for listeners to have access to
public officials and to have a chance to hold them account-able,” Kinzel says. “I really enjoy the challenge of trying to get politicians to deviate from their talking points and engage in a real conversation about the issues.”
When listeners call in to Vermont Edition, VPR produc-tion associate Tim Johnson is on the other end of the line. Handling incoming calls for the program requires an array of abilities – homing in on a caller’s point, and anticipating how any single call can fit into the conversation that is unfolding. “There is always a level of anticipation,” Johnson says. “Es-pecially if it’s a hot-button topic, it’s always good to get those
first calls and get a feel for what people are interested in talking about.”
The producers of Vermont Edition are constantly working to incorporate diverse voices and field recordings into the program. For a discussion on regulations of the sale of raw milk, producer Sarah Ashworth remembers an early-dawn visit to an Enosburg farm, and recording the sounds of the milkhouse. “Some really passionate people made me aware of an underground raw milk market that exists in Vermont and the push to legalize raw milk sales in the state,” Ashworth says. “As a producer, I find it so interesting that you can make one phone call, and a whole new world is opened up to you.”
As the Vermont Edition staff pauses briefly to appreciate the success of the first six months on the air, their minds are focused on the next six months and beyond. Week after week, those Thursday planning meetings are filled with creative ideas and an enthusiasm for bringing listeners together around the issues and people that shape our region. And each weekday at 12:01 p.m. when the first notes of Vermont Edition’s theme music (composed by Grace Potter and the Nocturnals) are reaching out to the edges of the listening area, the produc-ers and hosts are ready to bring the listeners with them for an exploration of what makes Vermont and its environs matter.
Regional News is Focus for VT Edition
Vermont Edition's Friday host Bob Kinzel, senior producer Patti Daniels, and engineers Sam Sanders and Asa Sourdiffe take a break during a live broadcast from the Statehouse.
Vermont Edition recently broadcast live from the Northeast Kingdom. Host Jane Lindholm, above, at the Fairbanks Museum & Planetarium.
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Happy Birthday Howard! We recently celebrated the 80th birthday of VPR's long-time volunteer, Howard Klein. Nearly every weekday for the past 25 years Howard has volunteered at the station in VPR's membership department. Before blowing out the candles on a home-made chocolate cake, he gave us all some words of wisdom: "Work hard, save your money, stay away from loose women, and surround yourself with a community of good people like this. Then convince them of your incompetence, so they'll take care of you in your old age." To know Howie is to truly appreciate this somewhat offbeat advice.
Dear VPR,I heard a woman giving a recipe for
maple pie. The program host indicated that the recipe could be found online, but I cannot find it. Can you help? If so, I thank you, and my husband and son thank you.
Penny Benelli, Chester
Editor’s Note: Kate Beattie’s recipe for maple cream pie can be found in VPR Cooks, online at vpr.net/community, along with many other recipes from the VPR family!
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