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by Scott Finn, VPR President and CEO As we prepare to merge Vermont Public Radio and Vermont PBS in July, I have a confession to make. Even though I’m the president of VPR, my first public media love was actually public television.
My four siblings and I grew up two hours from the nearest shopping mall. Dad fixed appliances, Mom raised us and provided child care for others.
Through the magic of our rooftop antenna, Mr Rogers introduced us to Iowa Public Television. Nova, Nature, Masterpiece - it was on all day long.
Public TV, good public schools and our public library propelled all five of us kids into college and successful, meaningful careers.
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Where did these unusual labels come from, and what do they evoke today? A question about blatant stereotypes, and the Green Mountain lingo we use for them.
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Brave Little State is teasing apart the meaning of these terms after receiving a question from Ryan McLiverty, of Woodstock:
“What is the history behind the terms flatlanders and woodchucks, and what do those terms evoke today?”
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