Patty Wight
Patty is a graduate of the University of Vermont and a multiple award-winning reporter for Maine Public Radio. Her specialty is health coverage: from policy stories to patient stories, physical health to mental health and anything in between. Patty joined Maine Public Radio in 2012 after producing stories as a freelancer for NPR programs such as Morning Edition and All Things Considered. She got hooked on radio at the Salt Institute for Documentary Studies in Portland, Maine, and hasn’t looked back ever since.
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During the long New England winter, often the best way to get through the coldness is to embrace it. That's exactly what Jeff Clarke of Canaan, Maine, does on his bike. Using an increasingly popular style of bike with extra-wide fat tires, he explores the woods around his home.