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All Staff

Carolyn Kovash

Business Sponsorship Account Executive
Charlie Smith

Announcer
Duncan Fowler

Broadcast Systems Manager
Ele Ellis

General Manager
Éowyn Fain

Operations Coordinator / Announcer / Production Manager
Felicia Sonmez

Growth and Development Reporter
Gerard Albert III

Western North Carolina Rural Communities Reporter
Helen Chickering

Morning Edition Host, Reporter
Heather Nelson

Chief of Finance & Administration
Henry Nelson

Host & Announcer
Ian Riddell

Announcer
Jose Sandoval

Reporter and Afternoon Host
Katie Myers

Climate Reporter
Katy Farlow

Business Sponsorship Account Executive
Krista Cenac-Webb

Executive Coordinator
Kristin Harkey

Director of Donor Engagement
Land Deer

Operations Coordinator / Announcer
Laura Blackley

Host
Laura Culp

Business Sponsorship Account Executive
Laura Hackett

Reporter
Laura Lee

News Director
Laura Lyn

Membership Manager
Lilly Knoepp

Senior Regional Reporter
Marc Haze

Host
Rebekkah Hilgraves

Announcer
Steve Busey

Director of Business Sponsorship
Stephanie Rogers

Manager of Audience Engagement Strategy

Leadership

Ele Ellis

General Manager
Steve Busey

Director of Business Sponsorship
Laura Lee

News Director
Heather Nelson

Chief of Finance & Administration
Kristin Harkey

Director of Donor Engagement

News

Laura Lee

News Director
Helen Chickering

Morning Edition Host, Reporter
Jose Sandoval

Reporter and Afternoon Host
Lilly Knoepp

Senior Regional Reporter
Laura Hackett

Reporter
Felicia Sonmez

Growth and Development Reporter
Gerard Albert III

Western North Carolina Rural Communities Reporter
Katie Myers

Climate Reporter

Announcers & Hosts

Helen Chickering

Morning Edition Host, Reporter
Jose Sandoval

Reporter and Afternoon Host
Land Deer

Operations Coordinator / Announcer
Éowyn Fain

Operations Coordinator / Announcer / Production Manager
Henry Nelson

Host & Announcer
Marc Haze

Host
Charlie Smith

Announcer
Laura Blackley

Host
Rebekkah Hilgraves

Announcer
Ian Riddell

Announcer

Business Sponsorship

Steve Busey

Director of Business Sponsorship
Carolyn Kovash

Business Sponsorship Account Executive
Katy Farlow

Business Sponsorship Account Executive
Laura Culp

Business Sponsorship Account Executive

Donor Engagement

Kristin Harkey

Director of Donor Engagement
Laura Lyn

Membership Manager