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Ele Ellis

General Manager

Ele Ellis is the General Manager at BPR. An experienced executive with a significant record of leadership, Ele spent the past five years working in various roles at WUWM, Milwaukee’s NPR affiliate. During her 25 years in radio, Ellis has worked at stations across the country, from Idaho to Georgia.

She began her career with an eight-year stint at WNCW in Spindale, N.C., where she was an announcer, marketing specialist, operations director and program director.

She joined the station in April 2025.