NHPR’s Olivia Richardson will host the 15th annual Rising Stars Awards at the Currier Museum in Manchester on October 17, 2024. NHPR is a partner with Stay Work Play on this initiative – an impactful collaboration that makes a difference in the Granite State.
The Rising Stars Awards celebrate and recognize New Hampshire’s remarkable young people (who are 40 and under) as well as the businesses that go the extra mile to recruit and retain them. The Rising Stars Awards ceremony also recognizes talented young people from throughout New Hampshire who are making a difference by choosing to live and work in the Granite State. In addition, companies and programs that work to recruit and retain young people are honored. This year the ceremony is being held at the Currier Museum in Manchester, N.H. Buy tickets here.
Olivia joins NHPR from WLVR/Lehigh Valley Public Media, where she covered the Easton area in eastern Pennsylvania. She has also reported for WUWM in Milwaukee and WBEZ in Chicago, where she contributed stories about local house music scene and the city’s role in the Underground Railroad. She also has extensive podcast production experience, including for The Double Shift…