Oral history interview with Jane Lindholm
Title
Oral history interview with Jane Lindholm
Description
Jane Lindholm discusses her experiences as part of the Vermont Public
team covering Governor Phil Scott's regular press conferences during the
COVID-19 pandemic. She also describes the children's programs that she
produced at the request of the Vermont Agency of Education in an effort
to keep kids engaged during remote learning. Programs she mentions
include shows on bats and beavers, racism, and a live press conference
with the governor where he took questions from students. Lindholm also
reflects on radio as a particularly accessible medium, the role of
journalists in the pandemic, and the challenges of covering medical topics
more broadly. She touches on both her decision in March 2021 to stop
hosting Vermont Edition and her family's experiences of the pandemic,
including her father-in-law's death from COVID in 2021.
Jane Lindholm of Monkton, Vermont, joined Vermont Public in 2007 as
host and editor of Vermont Edition, a daily news program that she
continued to lead until March 2021. She began hosting and producing the
program, "But Why: A Podcast for Curious Kids," in 2016.
Sponsored by the Institute of Museum and Library Services MA-251676-OMS-22.
team covering Governor Phil Scott's regular press conferences during the
COVID-19 pandemic. She also describes the children's programs that she
produced at the request of the Vermont Agency of Education in an effort
to keep kids engaged during remote learning. Programs she mentions
include shows on bats and beavers, racism, and a live press conference
with the governor where he took questions from students. Lindholm also
reflects on radio as a particularly accessible medium, the role of
journalists in the pandemic, and the challenges of covering medical topics
more broadly. She touches on both her decision in March 2021 to stop
hosting Vermont Edition and her family's experiences of the pandemic,
including her father-in-law's death from COVID in 2021.
Jane Lindholm of Monkton, Vermont, joined Vermont Public in 2007 as
host and editor of Vermont Edition, a daily news program that she
continued to lead until March 2021. She began hosting and producing the
program, "But Why: A Podcast for Curious Kids," in 2016.
Sponsored by the Institute of Museum and Library Services MA-251676-OMS-22.
Date
2023-05-05
Subject
Source
Collecting COVID-19: A Vermont Story Project
Identifier
AudioFileCOVID-059
Format
MP3
WAV
Type
Audio file
Rights
Permission to publish material from the Collecting COVID-19: A Vermont Story Project may be obtained from the Vermont Historical Society.
Interviewer
Johnson, Mark
Interviewee
Lindholm, Jane
Duration
1 hr., 14 min., 33 sec.
Repository
Vermont Historical Society Library, 60 Washington Street, Barre, VT 05641-4215
Collection
Citation
“Oral history interview with Jane Lindholm,” Digital Vermont: A Project of the Vermont Historical Society, accessed April 26, 2025, https://digitalvermont.org/vtcovid/AudioFileCOVID-059.