Chester Rotary Hears from Chris Biddle

On January 28 the Chester, VT, Rotary heard from Chris Biddle, a reporter for the Mountain Times and DJ for EQX radio. Chris grew up on a farm in Shrewsbury, VT, attended a prep school outside of Boston, and at 18 enrolled as the only westerner at a school in Liaocheng, China. Still searching, he studied liberal arts at Warren Wilson College in North Carolina, followed by three years in Colorado where he studied creative writing and became a ski bum before attending Columbia University's School of Journalism.

 

Chris describes himself as an "artsy kid" who took a while to discover what he wanted and how to get it. Rotary is in a special position to help young people find their way, he says. For him, it's the podcast and radio industry. His special talent is to "find the narrative" in a story.  And Vermont is where he wants to be.

 

Rotary president Bill Dakin applauded his achievements: "Chris went out and came back".