Vermont Business Magazine Beginning Friday, July 10th, Kristin Carlson, broadcast journalist turned communications and energy expert, and a native Vermonter, returns to TV in a new weekly talk show, “Connect… with Kristin Carlson,” on Vermont PBS. The program is scheduled to air Fridays at 8:30 pm. As part of the station’s commitment to feature more Vermont-based content, Carlson will sit down each week to chat with the people who shape our state and our world, bringing the excitement and variety of life in Vermont into viewers’ living rooms. The program will feature people from varied walks of life: writers, musicians, business and community leaders, entrepreneurs, filmmakers, social visionaries and more.
Kristin Carlson, center, at an electric car-charging event in Middlesex last summer. Clockwise from left, Pat and Marcelle Leahy, Carlson, Energy Committee Chair Tony Klein (D-East Montpelier), GMP CEO Mary Powell and Governor Shumlin. VBM photo.
Says Carlson, “Our shared connection to the things that make Vermont special is what drives me as a journalist and lover of all things Vermont. Our region is loaded with some of the most interesting, inspiring and creative people found anywhere, both local folks and those visiting. We’ll catch up with them, whether in the studio or out on the road, and get a glimpse at what drives them.”
A longtime area journalist and broadcaster, Carlson is currently a leader at Green Mountain Power. She is perhaps best known for her 14 years on the air at WCAX-TV, where she was the chief political reporter and a news anchor.
Continued Carlson, “I’m excited by this opportunity to team up with Vermont PBS and get to connect with some of the folks who make up the fabric of life in Vermont. They are our neighbors and I’m excited to help tell their stories. I think our viewers will enjoy getting to know them, too.” Along with the broadcast, each week’s episode will be bolstered by additional online content, and all episodes will be viewable at vermontpbs.org.
“Connect… with Kristin Carlson” will air Fridays at 8:30 p.m., with rebroadcasts scheduled Saturdays at 4:30 p.m. and Sundays at 10:30 a.m. The program will also enjoy numerous re-airings on the station’s second HD channel, Vermont PBS PLUS. Full schedule information and channel locations, along with online viewing, can be found at vermontpbs.org.
The program will also welcome viewer input and guest suggestions. Viewers may email suggestions to [email protected].
Vermont PBS is Vermont’s statewide public media provider, with a commitment to cultural enrichment and civic engagement. Vermont PBS PLUS, the station’s second HD channel, launched in July, 2014. More information about Vermont PBS is available at vermontpbs.org.