Vermont Public Executive Hired as VTDigger CEO

Vermont Public Executive Hired as VTDigger CEO

The Vermont Journalism Trust, the nonprofit parent company of online news site VTDigger, has hired a new CEO. Brendan Kinney, now the chief operating officer at Vermont Public, will assume the top role at the trust in mid-June, the organization announced Wednesday. He’ll replace Sky Barsch, who has headed the organization since 2023. She announced in January that she would depart by June. The hiring of Kinney, who has spent 16 years in managemen…

Vermont Public’s Brendan Kinney named CEO of VTDigger

by Compass Vermont Brendan Kinney, the chief operating officer of Vermont Public, has been selected as the next chief executive officer of the Vermont Journalism Trust, the nonprofit parent organization of VTDigger, Vermont’s largest online news outlet. Kinney, who spent 16 years at Vermont Public and its predecessor Vermont Public Radio — including a year as interim CEO — was chosen unanimously by the trust’s board following a national search. …

Experienced Vermont media leader Brendan Kinney named CEO of Vermont Journalism Trust and VTDigger

Brendan Kinney. Photo by Melissa Brott Brendan Kinney, who has spent more than 15 years in leadership roles in Vermont public media, rising to become one of the state’s most admired and respected media veterans, has been named the new chief executive officer of the Vermont Journalism Trust, the parent organization that publishes VTDigger. VTDigger is a trusted source of people-powered, independent journalism serving readers throughout Vermont. K…