Castleton is pleased to welcome award-winning news anchor, and alumnus Darren Perron to give the address at the college’s 2013 commencement ceremony on May 18 at 11 a.m. in the Castleton Pavilion.
Perron, who grew up in Barton, Vt., graduated from Castleton in ’95 with a Bachelor’s degree in Mass Media Communications and now anchors the Channel 3 News at 6 and 11 p.m. Perron went to WCAX in 1995, where he worked as a weekend anchor for nearly a decade before replacing longtime anchor Marselis Parsons.
Throughout his career Perron has received several awards including an Emmy, the VAB Broadcaster of the Year Award, nine Edward R. Murrow Awards, and twelve Associated Press Awards. He was the only non-network reporter to be nominated for GLAAD Award for Becoming, which was his series about the transgender community in Vermont. Perron has also been recognized as one of the top investigative reporters of New England by the National Television Academy.
Perron says he is excited to be returning to Castleton to help send off the class of 2013. "I'm thrilled to return to Castleton. It keeps getting bigger, in a good way, and better. I am grateful President Wolk asked, and I hope I can leave graduates feeling proud, excited and ready for their next chapter.”