Vermont Viewpoint

 David Zuckerman speaks with: Jessica Barquist from Planned Parenthood, Felicia Kornbluh a historian and gender studies scholar at UVM and Don Tinney, the President of the Vermont NEA

9:00 to 10:00 Theresa Snow Farm Show President Revitalize the Farm Show 10:00 to 10:30 Nic Longo Leahy Burlington International Airport Director Updates 10:30-11;00 Rep. Ashley Bartley Legislative updates

9:00 to 10:00 U.S. Air Force Brigadier General Henry Harder Jr. Vermont National Guard GMB Flag Presentation to UVM Soccer Japan Deployment Legislative Priorities at the State House Open House Recruiting and Retention 10:00 to 10:30 Governor Phil Scott State of the State, Education reform, and upcoming budget address 10:30 to 11:00 Bruce Roy

David Zuckerman speaks with a slew of guests with specialties from The Housing Crisis to Food Scraps here on WDEV

9-9:30am Dalton Clark, resident of western NC, updates listeners about the recovery efforts in Appalachia following Hurricane Helene   9:30-10am Executive Councilor John Stephen of New Hampshire joins the show to provide insight into the region-wide housing shortage and what can be done to fix it   10-10:30am Carla Gericke, President Emeritus of the Free State Project, provides her take on the fir...

9:00-10:00 Jon Murad, Burlington Chief of Police Chief Murad is finishing up as Chief in Burlington. We will look to this Suggestions about how Burlington can move forward with public safety.   10:00 to 11;00 Katya D’Angelo Bridgeside Books Everything good hour, good news stories to uplift Books, travel, poetry and more

9:00 to 9:15 Martin Luther King Jr. 9:15 to 10:00 Tribute to Governor Thomas P. Salmon Passing January 14, 2025 Guest Tom Salmon Jr   10:00 to 11:00 Goats on Slopes & Vermont Covered    Rob Blish Vt Covered, Dan Smith Agritech Institute, Sydney Adkins Mac Mountain

9:15 - The Vermont environmental agenda - Jon Groveman of the Vermont Natural Resources Council and Jared Carpenter of the Lake Champlain Committee. 9:30 - The city of Burlington - a status report - Mayor Emma Mulvaney Stanak 10 am - Bob Ney 10:30 - Remembering Tom Salmon with former journalist Steve Terry. 

David Zuckerman speaks with Climate experts on how heating your home is possible and how the incoming administration may be able to help.

9-9:30 am Derek Proulx, State Director for Defend the Guard, joins to show to discuss Pete Hegseth’s nomination to lead the Department of Defense and what his potential confirmation could mean for passing defend the guard legislation in state legislatures.   9:30-10 am Fred Whitaker, Chairman of the Republican Party of Orange County, California, tells listeners about the disastrous wildfires ravag...

9:00 to 9:15 Open phone lines 9:15-10:00 Kerrick Johnson Newly named Commissioner Department of Public Service 10:00 to 11:00 Conal O’Brien Conal O'Brien (born July 18, 1956) has worked as an American television director for nearly 30 years, and is a graduate of Carnegie Mellon University. He is the author of Birth of the Angel: The COVID Murders Mystery: Book One of Two published in February 2021

9:00 to 9:30 Agency of Commerce and Community Development 9:30 to 10:15 Vermont Chamber of Commerce Meghan Sullivan 10:15 to 11:00 Representative Jim Harrison Updates and Legislative agendas

9 am - Top stories 9:15 - Steph Yu of the Public Assets Institute on their Vermont report card.  9:30 - former Chittenden Senator Irene Renner on the first week of the Legislature and what to look for on property tax and other issues.  10 am - Bob Ney 10:30 - Preview the upcoming grand opening of Roots Farm Market in Middlesex.  10:45 - Saying goodbye to Peter Yarrow of Peter, Paul and Mary.

David Zuckerman hosts VTV for the first time this week as he speaks on local policies, the end of his term, Alzheimer's Care and YOUR CALLS

9-9:30 Mike Sylvester, former Canadian citizen, discusses Trudeau’s resignation and what it means for our neighbors to the north   9:30-10 Rep Laurel Libby from Maine updates listeners about her efforts to implement a voter ID law and other priorities in the Maine legislature this year   10-10:30 Lauren Stewart, Senior Federal Affairs Liaison at Americans for Prosperity, talks about Congressional...

9:00 to 9:45 Lila Bennett Author Journey to Recovery Community Center Journey to Recovery Substance use addiction and Mental Health challenges heading into a new year. 9:45 to 10:30 John Rogers incoming LT Governor. A look at the new Legislative session and schedule 10:30-11:00 Pam Mackenzie Worked in the Carter Whitehouse President Jimmy Carter Upcoming State Funeral A look back

9:00 to 9:30 Pete Sepp National Taxpayers Union Data Privacy Legislation and the impacts 9:30 to 10:00 Incoming Senator Larry Hart, Orange County 10:00 to 10:30 AARP Fraud Watch Elliott Greenblott 10:30 to11:00 Senator Russ Ingles

9 am - week in review.  9:15-10 a.m. - UVM Athletic Director Jeff Schulman 10 am - Bob Ney. 10:30 - Top stories of 2024 and calls.   

9:00 to 10:00 Dave Rowell, Rick Norcross Singing in the new year.   10;00 to 11:00 Senator Thomas Chittenden Politics 2025 and ringing in the new year. open phone lines  See you next year!

9:00 to 9:30 Col Finnagan Wing Commander Vermont Air National Guard 9:30-10:15 General Gregory Knight Vermont Air and National Guard Updates and looking at 2025 10:15 to 11:00 Matt Cota Montpelier updates on upcoming vehicle regs. Starting on January 1, registered EV owners will begin paying an annual fee. Battery electric vehicles will cost an extra $89 annually, and plug-in hybrids will get char...

9:15 - homelessness through the eyes of those who had the press conference the other day. Former senators Jim Leddy, Vince Illuzzi and Will Hunter along with current senator Tanya Vyhovsky.  10 am - Bob Ney.  10:30 - The year in culture with critic Keenan Ellis. 

Lee Kittel takes your calls as we hear from Vermonters about holidays shenanigans. Thank you to our listeners for sticking with us these holidays. Hope you all are having a cheerful stretch this snowy time of year. Wishing you the best from us at WDEV, we can't do radio without you.

Wishing you all the very best from us here at WDEV as Brad Ferland counts down the time until Christmas. 9:00 to 10:00 David Kelly-Remembering and Tribute to David Mallett 10:00 to 11:00 Vermont Musician Jess O’Brien Bringing in Christmas

9:00 to 10:00 Terry Lovelette Local Vermont Author new book Down-Back 10:00 to 11:00 Elisabeth Von Trapp 3rd annual Bringing in Christmas

Week in Review 9:30 -  E.B. Flory, our Director of Food Safety and Dairy Section Chief at Vt Agency of Agriculture on the bird flu outbreak.  10 - Bob Ney 10:30 - the owners of Foxy, the new cafe in Barre.