I'm a two-time Emmy Award–winning producer, radio veteran, and documentary maker whose career spans broadcast and digital media.
My father is to blame for my love of radio. When I was eight years old, he had a CB radio and an antenna on the roof that flickered the lights when he transmitted. It may have been a grounding issue. Either way, the neighbors would bang on the walls of the old row home and I loved every second of it. With just 5 watts, you could talk point-to-point with anyone in range. Fascinating.
I grew up in Baltimore listening to 98 Rock and B104 — radio that didn't just play music, but taught people about it. The contests, the features, the personalities — it made me want to be the voice connecting people to music. By my teens, I knew radio wasn't just an interest. It was my path.
I paid my dues at small-town stations around Baltimore before landing a weekend and overnight position at WIYY (98 Rock). When they played Alice Cooper's "School's Out," that was summer — no question. A couple of years later I had an opportunity to work in Philadelphia at WMMR. As Neil Young sings, "All my changes were there." I was mentored by broadcasting heavyweights who taught me why serving the public matters. Pierre Robert and Earle Bailey were and are my guides.
Together with an incredible team, I hosted what became the #1 afternoon drive program in the 25-54 demographic. Female listeners helped push that show over the top.
Later, I moved to St. Louis and continued serving the community. I contributed to St. Louis Public Radio, hosted weekly broadcasts for the St. Louis Symphony, and created National Blues Museum Radio — which went on to international syndication.
Eventually my work expanded beyond daily radio. I produced features for episodic television and seven long-form documentaries — including Seeking Freedom, the story of enslaved people who fought for freedom through the Missouri courts, and Collective Improvisation, about how St. Louis artists shaped the evolution of jazz.
Looking back, there's a thread running through all of it. Stories about people finding voice inside systems that weren't built for them. I didn't go looking for that theme. It found me.
Earle Bailey, my colleague at WMMR Philadelphia, once described my work as audio animation — painting pictures in the mind's eye with words and sound. I've never found a better description of what I try to do.
I led production at the Missouri History Museum for more than a decade, served as Digital Media Producer for The Sarasota Ballet, and hosted and produced more than 500 podcast episodes covering art, history, music, and culture.
Along the way I learned what truly makes media last. It's the story and serving the community.
Today I work with podcasters, creators, and organizations whose shows aren't working the way they should. I listen the way a program director listens — because that's where I came from. I diagnose what's broken and build a clear plan to fix it.
I also host and produce America on the Air, a show about music, culture, media, and life. And I co-host 100 Watts and a Wire, an amateur radio podcast now past 430 episodes.
Outside of the studio, I'm a girl dad and husband who loves art, culture, and history. I love ballet — at its highest level it's like moving sculpture. Pearl Jam has gotten me through some rough patches and remains a steady companion. I prefer vinyl. I'm a licensed amateur radio operator. Thanks, Dad.
I believe recording and distributing content has never been easier. The craft — the discipline, the technique — has never mattered more.