Staff Directory
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Leadership
The Ideas Network
Kealey Bultena Interim Ideas Network Director Norman Gilliland Host, “University Of The Air ,” “Chapter A Day ,” “The Midday “ Jim Fleming Host, “Chapter A Day “ Rob Ferrett Host, “Central Time “ Dean Knetter Executive Producer, “Central Time “ Tim Peterson Producer, “Central Time “ Colleen Leahy Producer, “Central Time “ Lorin Cox Producer, “Central Time “ Beatrice Lawrence Producer, “Central Time “ Richelle Wilson Producer, “Central Time “ Kate Archer Kent Host, “The Morning Show “ Keegan Kyle Executive Producer, “The Morning Show “ Courtney Everett Producer, “The Morning Show “ Joel Patenaude Producer, “The Morning Show “ Joe Tarr Producer, “The Morning Show “ Mackenzie Krumme Producer, “The Morning Show “ Trevor Hook Producer, “The Morning Show “ Royce Podeszwa Producer, “The Morning Show “ Avery Rogers Producer, “The Morning Show “ Larry Meiller Host, “The Larry Meiller Show “ Jill Nadeau Interim Executive Producer, “The Larry Meiller Show “ Clara Neupert Producer, “The Larry Meiller Show “ Michele Good Executive Producer, “Chapter A Day “ (Vacant) WPR Host Elizabeth Dohms-Harter Digital Content Producer Jonah Beleckis Digital Content Producer
NPR News & Music Staff
Peter Bryant NPR News & Music Network Program Director Dennis Ryan Music Librarian Sile Shigley Folk Music Librarian, “Simply Folk “ Alex Crowe Host, “Morning Edition “ Stephanie Elkins Host, “Morning Classics “ Lori Skelton Host, “Afternoon Classics “ Brady Carlson Host, “All Things Considered “ Ruthanne Bessman Host, “Classics By Request “ Síle Shigley Host, “Simply Folk “ Jeff Durkee WPR Underwriting Rep, “Simply Folk “ Dr. Jonathan Øverby Host, “The Road To Higher Ground with Jonathan Øverby ,” “Odyssey Series “ Norman Gilliland Host, “University Of The Air ,” “Chapter A Day ,” “The Midday “
News Staff
Kyla Calvert Mason Interim News Director (Credits and Bio ) Rob Mentzer Interim Assistant News Director (Credits and Bio ) Deneen Smith Daily Editor (Credits and Bio ) Jenny Peek News Editor (Credits and Bio ) Shawn Johnson Capitol Bureau Chief (Credits and Bio ) Anya van Wagtendonk Reporter, Capitol (Credits and Bio ) Sarah Lehr Reporter, State Agencies (Credits and Bio ) Corrinne Hess Reporter, Education (Credits and Bio ) Danielle Kaeding Reporter/Host, Superior (Credits and Bio ) Rich Kremer Reporter, Eau Claire (Credits and Bio ) Evan Casey Reporter, Milwaukee (Credits and Bio) Joe Schulz Reporter, Green Bay (Credits and Bio ) Bridgit Bowden Reporter, Special Projects (Credits and Bio ) Hope Kirwan Reporter/Host, La Crosse (Credits and Bio ) Brady Carlson Reporter/Host (Credits and Bio ) Mallory Cheng Producer/Host (Credits and Bio ) Margaret Faust Reporter, Second Century Fellow (Credits and Bio ) Robert D’Andrea Reporter, Lee Ester Fellow (Credits and Bio ) Jonah Chester Reporter, Mike Simonson Memorial Investigative Reporting Fellow (Credits and Bio ) Nate Imig Senior Digital Editor (Credits and Bio ) Alyssa Allemand Digital News Editor (Credits and Bio ) John Davis “Morning Edition” Producer (Credits and Bio ) Angela Major Photojournalist (Credits and Bio )
Digital
WPR Next
National, Statewide Shows
To the Best of Our Knowledge
Zorba Paster on Your Health
Wisconsin Life
Regional Staff
Ezra Wall Reporter/Host, “Newsmakers ,” (Full Bio) Shereen Siewert Wausau Staff – Host, “Route 51 “ Robin Washington Superior Staff – Host, “Simply Superior “ Carina Abrego-Koch Outreach Specialist, Green Bay John Davis La Crosse Staff Joy Ratchkramer Outreach Specialist (Wausau), Producer, “Route 51 “ (Vacant) Outreach Specialist, Milwaukee (Vacant) Outreach Specialist, Superior (Vacant) Outreach Specialist, La Crosse (Vacant) Outreach Specialist, Eau Claire
Engineering, Production & Operations
Traffic
Marketing
Development