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Jake Armerding grew up playing classical violin and listening to ‘80s pop radio. He spent 20 years on the road as an instrumentalist, appearing on such revered stages as Carnegie Hall and the Newport Folk Festival. But after live performances were blindsided by the pandemic, he embraced an artistic sea change and began to pivot toward local musical work.

Ian Riddell is an announcer at BPR.

Rick Pluta is Senior Capitol Correspondent for the Michigan Public Radio Network. He has been covering Michigan’s Capitol, government, and politics since 1987. His journalism background includes stints with UPI, The Elizabeth (NJ) Daily Journal, The (Pontiac, MI) Oakland Press, and WJR. He is also a lifelong public radio listener.

Chas joined WPLN in 2015 after eight years with The Tennessean, including more than five years as the newspaper's statehouse reporter.Chas has also covered communities, politics and business in Massachusetts and Washington, D.C. Chas grew up in South Carolina and attended Columbia University in New York, where he studied economics and journalism. Outside of work, he's a dedicated distance runner, having completed a dozen marathons

Brett Neely is an editor with NPR's Washington Desk, where he works closely with NPR Member station reporters on political coverage and edits stories about election security and voting rights.

Brandon Carter is an assistant producer on NPR's Washington Desk. He manages the NPR Politics social media accounts, writes and produces stories for the web and writes for the NPR Politics weekly newsletter.

Katy is a Business Sponsorship Account Executive at BPR.

Carolyn Kovash is a Business Sponsorship Account Executive at BPR who is passionate about helping business owners, ad agencies, and organizations grow their brands. Having spent most of her career in advertising sales working with startups to major multimillion dollar companies, Carolyn knows how to leverage her knowledge of customer and media insights to develop effective marketing campaigns that drive new business.