Essay by slain UVM student to be featured on VPR
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Published: August 3, 2007
COLCHESTER -- An essay written by Michelle Gardner-Quinn will be featured Sunday morning as part of "This I Believe" during Weekend Edition on Vermont Public Radio. It will be read by one of her professors, Cecilia Danks. Danks is the Assistant Professor of Environmental Policy at the University of Vermont. Weekend Edition airs 8 a.m. - 10 a.m. Sunday on VPR.
Gardner-Quinn was a student at the University of Vermont when she wrote the This I Believe essay about protecting the environment for one of her classes. Two days after turning in her assignment, Gardner-Quinn was abducted and killed. Her story and her essay have become popular - a video featuring a number of Hollywood celebrities reading the essay was shown at the Live Earth concert.
This I Believe is a national media project that invites people from all walks of life to write and speak aloud brief essays describing the core values that guide their lives. Each week, uniquely human voices of American citizens explore our hopes and ideals. The series has resonated with listeners, appreciative of civil discourse that's honest and respectful, authentic and intimate.
VPR can be heard at 107.9 FM in Burlington, 89.5 FM in Windsor, 88.7 FM in Rutland, 88.5 FM in St. Johnsbury, 94.3 FM in Bennington, 92.5 in Manchester, 94.5 in Brattleboro, 95.3 in Middlebury, 94.1 in Montpelier and online at vpr.net. VPR is also available in HD at 107.9-HD1 in northern Vermont, 89.5-HD1 in the Upper Valley and at 94.3-HD1 in Bennington.
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