You Can Quote Me: Newsmakers & Neighbors in the News
Hosted by Kristin Carlson & Darren Perron
A Public Affairs Presentation of The Channel 3 NewsTranscripts available on request
Copies of previously broadcast You Can Quote Me programs may be purchased from WCAX-TV. Call Diane at 802-652-6359 for more information.
Upcoming Programs:
February 26, 2012 -- Vt. Public Safety Commissioner Keith Flynn joins Darren Perron and Jennifer Reading to discuss Vermont's efforts to control opiate addictions.
Previous Programs:
February 19, 2012 -- Dr. John Brumsted, the new CEO of Fletcher Allen Health Care, joins Kristin Carlson and Darren Perron to discuss the future of FAHC.
February 12, 2012 -- Wanda Hines, Independent for Burlington Mayor, joins Darren Perron and Kyle Midura to discuss her run for mayor of Burlington.
February 5, 2012 -- Kurt Wright, Republican for Burlington Mayor, joins Kristin Carlson and Kyle Midura to discuss his run for mayor of Burlington.
January 29, 2012 -- Miro Weinberger, Democrat for Burlington Mayor, joins Bridget Barry Caswell and Kyle Midura to discuss his run for mayor of Burlington.
January 22, 2012 -- Paul Costello of the Vt. Council on Rural Development and Rep. Will Stevens, I-Shoreham, join Darren Perron and Keith McGilvery to discuss Vermont's working landscape.
January 15, 2012 -- Rep. Johannah Leddy Donovan, D-Burlington, and Rep. Oliver Olsen, R-Jamaica, join Kristin Carlson to discuss education issues the 2012 Legislature faces.
January 8, 2012 -- Gov. Peter Shumlin, D-Vermont, joins Kristin Carlson and Darren Perron to discuss the 2012 legislative session and the governor's agenda.
January 1, 2012 -- 2011: Year in Review
December 25, 2011 -- You Can Quote Me pre-empted by holiday programming.
December 18, 2011 -- Sen. Randy Brock, Republican for Vt. governor, joins Kristin Carlson and Darren Perron to discuss the race for governor.
December 11, 2011 -- Tasha Wallis of the Vermont Retail Association joins Kristin Carlson and Darren Perron to discuss retail sales in Vermont.
December 4, 2011 -- Miro Weinberger and Tim Ashe, both Democratic candidates for Burlington mayor, join Kristin Carlson and Darren Perron to discuss the Burlington mayor's race.
November 27, 2011 -- Jake Perkinson, chair of the Vermont Democratic Party, joins Darren Perron and Keith McGilvery to discuss the Democratic Party in Vermont.
November 20, 2011 -- John Sayles, the president of the Vermont Foodbank, joins Kristin Carlson and Darren Perron to discuss hunger in Vermont.
November 13, 2011 -- Vt. GOP Chair Pat McDonald joins Kristin Carlson of WCAX and Shay Totten of Seven Days to discuss the future of the Republican Party.
November 6, 2011 -- Wendy Wilton of Vermonters for Health Care Freedom joins Kristin Carlson and Darren Perron to discuss health care reform and the impact on the single-payer system.
October 30, 2011 -- John Bramley, the interim president at the University of Vermont, joins Anson Tebbetts of WCAX and Emerson Lynn of the St. Albans Messenger to discuss the status of UVM.
October 23, 2011 -- David Coates, the chair of the Long-term Disaster Recovery Group, joins Darren Perron and Kristin Carlson to discuss finding the money for flood recovery.
October 16, 2011 -- Rep. Shap Smith, D-Vt. House Speaker, joins Kristin Carlson and Darren Perron to discuss flood recovery efforts.
October 9, 2011 -- Lt. Gov. Phil Scott, R-Vermont, joins Kristin Carlson and Darren Perron to discuss flood recovery efforts.
October 2, 2011 -- Marselis Parsons and Sharon Meyer of WCAX join Darren Perron to remember the life and career of WCAX-TV Weather Forecaster Stuart Hall.
September 25, 2011 -- Vt. Human Services Secretary Doug Racine joins Darren Perron and Keith McGilvery to discuss flood recovery.
September 18, 2011 -- Vt. Chief Recovery Officer Neale Lunderville joins Darren Perron and Jennifer Reading to discuss Tropical Storm Irene recovery issues in Vermont.
September 11, 2011 -- Vt. Public Service Commissioner Liz Miller joins Anson Tebbetts to discuss energy issues including Vermont Yankee, wind, energy plan and hydro.
September 4, 2011 -- Pre-empted by tennis
August 28, 2011 -- Pre-empted by Hurricane Irene coverage
August 21, 2011 -- Vt. Motor Vehicles Commissioner Rob Ide joins Darren Perron and Keith McGilvery to discuss motor vehicle laws including texting changes.
August 14, 2011 -- Lyndon State College Interim President Steve Gold joins Darren Perron and Susie Steimle to discuss the state of Lyndon and the other state colleges.
August 7, 2011 -- Lisa Ventriss of the Vermont Business Roundtable joins Anson Tebbetts to discuss the business climate and VSB survey.
July 31, 2011 -- Anne Doremus of Hanson and Doremus Investment Management joins Darren Perron and Susie Steimle to discuss the default issue.
July 24, 2011 -- Administration Secretary Jeb Spaulding and Beth Pearce, D-State Treasurer, join Darren Perron and Keith McGilvery to discuss state revenues and the state budget.
July 17, 2011 - Tom Salmon, R-Auditor of Accounts, joins Anson Tebbetts and Jennifer Reading to discuss embezzlement and politics.
July 10, 2011 -- Attorney General Bill Sorrell, D-Vermont, joins Darren Perron and Keith McGilvery to discuss Vermont Yankee and Supreme Court cases.
July 3, 2011 -- Vt. Fish and Wildlife Commissioner Patrick Berry joins Jennifer Reading and Darren Perron to discuss the deer herd, new rules and regulations, and other fish and wildlife issues.
June 26, 2011 -- Robin Lunge, the director of health care reform, joins Kristin Carlson and Darren Perron to discuss designing Vermont's new single-payer system.
June 19, 2011 -- Vt. Agriculture Secretary Chuck Ross joins Kristin Carlson and Darren Perron to discuss storm flood damage, recovery, federal aid, water quality and the federal farm bill.
June 12, 2011 -- Barre Mayor Thom Lauzon joins Kristin Carlson and Keith McGilvery to discuss storm flood damage and recovery.
June 5, 2011 -- Vt. Emergency Management Director Mike O'Neil joins Kristin Carlson and Darren Perron to discuss storm flood damage, recovery and advice for homeowners.
May 29, 2011 -- Mary Powell of Green Mountain Power joins Kristin Carlson and Anson Tebbetts to discuss GMP's new nuclear power deal, the Lowell wind project, Hydro-Quebec and power prices.
May 22, 2011 -- A replay of stories from the WCAX News series Towns @ 250.
May 15, 2011 -- Gov. Peter Shumlin, D-Vermont, joins Kristin Carlson and Anson Tebbetts to discuss the Legislature, adjournment and more.
May 8, 2011 -- Vt. National Guard Maj. Gen. Michael Dubie and Sgt. Major Forest Glodgett join Kristin Carlson and Darren Perron to discuss the death of Osama Bin Laden, the guard's future and more.
May 1, 2011 -- Outgoing UVM President Dan Fogel joins Kristin Carlson and Darren Perron to discuss the school's past and its future.
April 24, 2011 -- Rep. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, joins Kristin Carlson and Anson Tebbetts to discuss the budget, health care and more.
April 17, 2011 -- Paul Harrington of the Vermont Medical Society and Bea Grause of the Vermont Association of Hospitals and Health Systems join Kristin Carlson and Darren Perron to discuss health care, the single-payer system and legislative bill.
April 10, 2011 -- Mayor Bob Kiss, P-Burlington, joins Kristin Carlson and Darren Perron to discuss the State of the City, taxes, Burlington Telecom and more.
April 3, 2011 -- Lt. Gov. Phil Scott, R-Vermont, joins Kristin Carlson and Darren Perron to discuss the Legislature, budget, health care, taxes and more.
March 27, 2011 -- Sen. John Campbell, D-Vt. President Pro Tem, joins Kristin Carlson and Anson Tebbetts to discuss the Legislature, bills, the budget, health care and taxes.
March 20, 2011 -- Rep. Shap Smith, D-Vt. House Speaker, and Rep. Don Turner, R-Republican Minority Leader, join Kristin Carlson and Darren Perron to discuss the Vt. Legislature, bills and the budget.
March 13, 2011 -- Steve Goodkind of Burlington Public Works and Vt. Transportation Secretary Brian Searles join Darren Perron and Jennifer Reading to discuss the recent storm, flooding concerns and cleanup in Burlington and across the state.
March 6, 2011 -- Sen. Bill Doyle & Rep. Sam Young join Darren Perron and Jennifer Reading to discuss results from the Doyle poll and Young's online poll and to talk about issues affecting Vermonters of all ages.
February 27, 2011 -- Mike Smith from FairPoint joins Kristin Carlson and Darren Perron to discuss topics including broadband, bankruptcy and service.
February 20, 2011 -- Vt. Agriculture Secretary Chuck Ross joins Kristin Carlson and Darren Perron to discuss the new direction for state agriculture under the new administration.
February 13, 2011 -- Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vermont, joins Kristin Carlson and Darren Perron to discuss topics including Egypt, civility and health care.
February 6, 2011 -- Vt. Commerce Secretary Lawrence Miller joins Kristin Carlson and Darren Perron to discuss jobs and the economy.
January 30, 2011 -- A replay of a live interview with Gov. Peter Shumlin on his budget speech and highlights from the Vermont Farm Show.
January 23, 2011 -- Anya Rader Wallack, the special assistant to the governor on health care, joins Kristin Carlson and Jack Thurston to discuss health care reform.
January 16, 2011 -- Sen. Vince Illuzzi, R-Essex/Orleans, joins Kristin Carlson and Darren Perron to discuss several bills, including CO detectors for schools, FairPoint regulation and recognition of Native American tribes.
January 9, 2011 -- A replay of a portion of Gov. Peter Shumlin's inaugural speech.
January 2, 2011 -- Jen Butson of the Vermont Ski Areas Association joins Kristin Carlson and Darren Perron to discuss the ski season.
December 26, 2010 -- You Can Quote Me pre-empted by "We Need a Little Christmas" with Angela Lansbury.
December 19, 2010 -- Rita Markley from the Committee on Temporary Shelter joins Kristin Carlson and Darren Perron to discuss the homeless and homeless shelters.
December 12, 2010 -- Rep. Bill Owens, D-New York, joins Darren Perron and Matt Henson to discuss Northern New York issues and politics.
December 5, 2010 -- Darren Perron shares a compilation of his Mission Afghanistan stories.
November 28, 2010 -- Political Analyst Chris Graff joins Kristin Carlson and Darren Perron to discuss Gov.-elect Peter Shumlin's appointments to date and what this says about the tone of his two years in office.
November 21, 2010 -- Darren Perron shares a compilation of his Mission Afghanistan stories.
November 14, 2010 -- Allen Gilbert of the ACLU joins Kristin Carlson and Darren Perron to discuss public records laws and an upcoming conference.
November 7, 2010 -- Gov.-Elect Peter Shumlin, D-Vermont, joins Kristin Carlson and Darren Perron to discuss the 2010 Election and Transition.
October 31, 2010 -- Sen. Patrick Leahy, Democrat for U.S. Senate, and Len Britton, Republican for U.S. Senate, join Kristin Carlson and Darren Perron to discuss the 2010 race for U.S. Senate.
October 24, 2010 -- Rep. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, and his Republican challenger, Paul Beaudry, join Kristin Carlson and Darren Perron to discuss the 2010 race for U.S. House.
October 17, 2010 -- Political Scientist Eric Davis and Political Analyst Chris Graff join Kristin Carlson to talk about the 2010 Election.
October 10, 2010 -- Vt. Agriculture Secretary Roger Allbee joins Kristin Carlson and Darren Perron to discuss the fall crop and the dairy industry.
October 3, 2010 -- Tasha Wallis of the Vermont Retail Association joins Kristin Carlson and Darren Perron to discuss the economy and the outlook for businesses.
September 26, 2010 -- Vermont Teacher of the Year Jennifer Lawson joins Kristin Carlson and Darren Perron to discuss education.
September 19, 2010 -- An excerpt of the gubernatorial debate at Tunbridge between Democrat Peter Shumlin and Republican Brian Dubie.
September 5, 2010 -- You Can Quote Me pre-empted by U.S. Open Tennis.
September 12, 2010 -- Kristin Carlson shares some of her favorite recent features from the Channel 3 News.
August 29, 2010 -- Kristin Carlson talks to Darren Perron about his trip to Afghanistan to tell the stories of the Vermont National Guard members deployed there.
August 22, 2010 -- Kristin Carlson has another look at the WCAX News profiles of the Democratic candidates for governor of Vermont.
This show continues a series of conversations with the primary candidates in all the races that will air until the August 24 primary.
August 15, 2010 -- The Democrats running for Vermont lieutenant governor-- Chris Bray and Steve Howard-- join Kristin Carlson and Peter Hirschfeld (Times Argus/Rutland Herald) to discuss where they stand on various issues.
This show continues a series of conversations with the primary candidates in all the races that will air until the August 24 primary.
August 8, 2010 -- Two Republicans running for lieutenant governor-- Mark Snelling and Phil Scott-- join Kristin Carlson and Louis Porter (Times Argus/Rutland Herald) to discuss where they stand on various issues.
This show continues a series of conversations with the primary candidates in all the races that will air until the August 24 primary.
August 1, 2010 -- Two Democrats running for Vt. secretary of state-- Jim Condos and Charles Merriman-- join Kristin Carlson to discuss where they stand on various issues.
This show continues a series of conversations with the primary candidates in all the races that will air until the August 24 primary.
July 25, 2010 -- Two Republicans running for U.S. House-- Chris Roy and Jason Gibbs-- join Kristin Carlson and Darren Perron to discuss where they stand on various issues.
This show continues a series of conversations with the primary candidates in all the races that will air until the August 24 primary.
July 18, 2010 -- Three Republican candidates for U.S House-- Keith Stern, Paul Beaudry and John Mitchell-- discuss where they stand on various issues with Kristin Carlson and Darren Perron.
This show continues a series of conversations with the primary candidates in all the races that will air until the August 24 primary.
July 11, 2010 -- Daniel Freilich, a candidate for U.S. Senate who is running as a Democrat and an independent, joins Kristin Carlson to discuss where he stands on various issues. Freilich faces Sen. Patrick Leahy in a primary race. Sen. Leahy declined our invitation to appear with Freilich on the program.
This edition kicks off a series of YCQMs dedicated to the candidates who will face off in Vt. primary battles.
July 4, 2010 -- Vt. Deputy Tourism Commissioner Steve Cook joins Kristin Carlson and Darren Perron to discuss the summer tourism season, new ad campaigns and more.
June 27, 2010 -- Political Scientist Eric Davis joins Kristin Carlson and Darren Perron to discuss Election 2010.
June 20, 2010 -- Independent gubernatorial candidate Dennis Steele joins Kristin Carlson and Darren Perron to discuss his campaign.
June 13, 2010 -- Chittenden County Prosecutor T.J. Donovan joins Darren Perron and Jack Thurston to discuss efforts to cut costs in Vermont's busiest district court and the state of crime in Chittenden County.
June 4, 2010 -- DMV Commissioner Rob Ide joins Kristin Carlson and Darren Perron to discuss Vermont's new ban on texting while driving.
May 30, 2010 -- Patricia Moulton Powden joins Kristin Carlson and Darren Perron to discuss the new Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund law.
May 23, 2010 -- Gov. Jim Douglas, R-Vermont, joins Kristin Carlson and Darren Perron to discuss the 2010 legislative session.
May 15, 2010 -- Rep. Shap Smith, D-Vt. House Speaker, joins Kristin Carlson and Bianca Slota to discuss the 2010 legislative session.
May 9, 2010 -- Bob Young of Central Vermont Public Service joins Adam Sullivan and Darren Perron to discuss CVPS' acquisition of Vermont Marble Division, and the future of power in Vermont.
May 2, 2010 -- Political analyst Chris Graff and Mark Johnson of the Mark Johnson show join Kristin Carlson and Darren Perron to discuss the politics of the end of the legislative session.
April 25, 2010 -- Melinda Vieux, the president of Green Up Vermont, joins Kristin Carlson and Darren Perron to discuss the history, progress and events of Green Up Vermont.
April 18, 2010 -- Sen. Vince Illuzzi, R-Essex/Orleans Counties, and Rep. Dave Sharpe, D-Bristol, join Kristin Carlson and Darren Perron to discuss Vermont's Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund.
April 11, 2010 -- Linda Johnson of Prevent Child Abuse Vermont joins Kristin Carlson and Darren Perron to discuss the recent increase in child abuse in Vermont and child abuse prevention month.
April 4, 2010 -- Tom Evslin, the chief technology officer for Vermont, joins Darren Perron and Jack Thurston to discuss restructing state government and the Challenges for Change Report.
March 28, 2010 -- Vt. Supreme Court Chief Justice Paul Reiber and Court Administrator Bob Greemore join Kristin Carlson and Darren Perron to discuss judicial restructuring.
March 21, 2010 -- Sen. Dick Mazza, D-Chair of Senate Transportation, and Rep. Patrick Brennan, R-Chair of House Transportation, join Kristin Carlson and Darren Perron to talk about the transportation budget, the state of Vermont roads, and other transportation issues.
March 14, 2010 -- Burlington Mayor Bob Kiss, P-Burlington, joins Darren Perron and Keagan Harsha to discuss issues including Burlington Telecom, the city's credit rating being reduced and instant runoff voting.
March 7, 2010 -- Burlington City Council-elect Kurt Wright join Kristin Kelly and Keagan Harsha to discuss instant runoff voting and Burlington Telecom.
February 28, 2010 -- Sen. Peter Shumlin, D-President Pro Tem, joins Kristin Carlson to discuss the outcome of the Vt. Senate vote on the Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant and its impact on the state.
February 21, 2010 -- Political Scientist Eric Davis joins Kristin Carlson and Darren Perron to discuss the results of a new Channel 3 News poll.
February 14, 2010 -- WCAX Reporter Kate Duffy and Photographer Bob Davis discuss their trip to the Dominican Republic and Haiti where they followed Vermonters helping Haiti earthquake victims.
January 31, 2010 -- Vt. Agriculture Secretary Roger Allbee discusses the latest on milk prices and other issues on the farm.
August 21, 2011 -- Vt. Motor Vehicles Commissioner Rob Ide joins Darren Perron and Keith McGilvery to discuss motor vehicle laws including texting changes.
