Steve Zind
Senior Reporter & Special Projects Producer
Steve has been with VPR since 1994, first serving as host of VPR’s public affairs program and then as a reporter, based in Central Vermont. Many VPR listeners recognize Steve for his special reports from Iran, providing a glimpse of this country that is usually hidden from the rest of the world. Prior to working with VPR, Steve served as program director for WNCS for 17 years, and also worked as news director for WCVR in Randolph. A graduate of Northern Arizona University, Steve also worked for stations in Phoenix and Tucson before moving to Vermont in 1972. Steve was honored in 2007 with two national Edward R. Murrow Awards for his reporting on VPR.
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More by Steve Zind
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Sorrell Expects Full Report from Burlington Diocese
Wednesday, 04/10/02 12am - VPR News
The number of sexual abuse allegations against Catholic priests in Vermont continues to climb, according to Attorney General William Sorrell. Sorrell expects the church to provide him with all the information it has on sexual misconduct by priests at a meeting later this week.
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NH Prison Deals With Tulloch and Parker
Monday, 04/08/02 12am - VPR News
Robert Tulloch and James Parker are now in the hands of the New Hampshire Prison system. The two Vermont teenagers were sentenced last week for the murders of Dartmouth College professors Half and Susanne Zantop.
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Tulloch Pleads Guilty, Sentenced to Life Without Parole
Friday, 04/05/02 12am - VPR News
More than a year of legal proceedings came to a swift conclusion Thursday when Robert Tulloch and James Parker were sentenced for the murders of two Dartmouth College professors. The random killings of the popular professors and the arrests of the two Chelsea, Vermont teenagers last year were a shock to the twin-state region.
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Vermonters Memorialize Britain's Queen Mum
Tuesday, 04/02/02 12am - VPR News
England's Queen Mother died Saturday at the age of one hundred and one. Her passing did not go unnoticed among Vermonters with ties to England.
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Angell, Priests Reflect on Abuse Cases
Tuesday, 04/02/02 12am - VPR News
In his Easter homily, Vermont Bishop Kenneth Angell addressed the sexual abuse scandal that has gripped the Catholic Church. Angell apologized for the conduct of some priests and asked Catholics not to despair.
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American Skiing Backs Out of Steamboat Sale
Thursday, 03/28/02 12am - VPR News
News that the American Skiing Company has cancelled plans to sell a Colorado Ski Area to the owners of Okemo Mountain has taken the ski industry by surprise. The last minute announcement came as a group of investors led by Okemo's Tim and Diane Mueller were preparing to close the deal.
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Hoff's Election Changed Party Tradition in the State
Wednesday, 03/27/02 12am - VPR News
In the 1940s and 50s, Vermont was regarded as the most Republican state in the nation. No Vermont Democrat had won an important statewide election since before the Civil War. Finally, in 1958, Democrat William Meyer of West Rupert won election to Congress and Vermont's Democratic Party began to stir.
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Stowe Debates Consecrating Cemetery for Jewish Burials
Monday, 03/25/02 12am - VPR News
In Stowe, a request to set aside an area of the town cemetery for Jewish burials has met with some resistance and led to a debate over the separation of church and state.
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State, Church Deciding Next Steps in Abuse Cases
Thursday, 03/21/02 12am - VPR News
The Catholic Diocese of Burlington says it has finished investigating several recent allegations of sexual misconduct by priests. Meanwhile, the church and the Vermont attorney general's office say they have received new allegations of abuse by priests.
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Is it Spring?
Wednesday, 03/20/02 12am - VPR News
Today marks the Vernal Equinox: one of two times in the year when the sun is directly over the equator. The equinox officially marks the first day of spring. In Vermont, the most obvious signs of the season are yet to come. (Read the transcript or listen to the story online.)
