Welch hires former Vermont journalist as communications director

Welch hires former Vermont journalist as communications director
Washington, D.C. (Oct 28, 2008) Today Rep. Peter Welch (D-VT) announced the hiring of former Brattleboro Reformer reporter Paul Heintz as his new communications director.
Heintz covered statewide politics, the 2008 presidential primary, and local news for the Brattleboro Reformer. Previously, he was a desk assistant for the daily PBS news program "The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer" in Washington, D.C., and interned with the weekly National Public Radio show "On The Media."
"I am extremely pleased to have Paul on our team. His experience as a Vermont newspaper reporter, in daily television production, and in radio will serve him well in this new position," said Welch. "Paul is a talented addition to our hard working staff, each of whom is committed to providing outstanding service to Vermonters every day."
Since leaving the Brattleboro Reformer in March 2008, Heintz freelanced for the Boston Globe Sunday Magazine, writing a feature travel piece about his two-month paddling trip on the 740-mile Northern Forest Canoe Trail through New York, Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine.
Heintz, who graduated from Dartmouth College in 2006, was the op-ed editor for the daily newspaper, The Dartmouth, and was President of the Dartmouth College Democrats. He previously interned in the office of Rep. Michael Capuano (D-MA).
Heintz will start November 5 and work out of Welch's Washington, D.C. office. He replaces Andrew Savage who has been promoted to deputy chief of staff/legislative director.
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