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Mallory Noe-Payne is a freelance reporter and producer based in Richmond, Virginia. Although she's a native Virginian, she's most recently worked for public radio in Boston. There, she helped produce stories about higher education, including a nationally-airing series on the German university system. In addition to working for WGBH in Boston, she's worked at WAMU in Washington D.C. She graduated from Virginia Tech with degrees in Journalism and Political Science.

John Maycumber is a lifelong Jacksonville resident and a big fan of public radio. He's has worked in Jacksonville radio since 1990 at various stations, playing everything from religious music to indie rock. He's a published author and occasional journalist. During the Spring months, he announces for two semi-pro football teams. He currently lives in Mandarin with his two cats.

Michael Tomsic became a full-time reporter for WFAE in August 2012. Before that, he reported for the station as a freelancer and intern while he finished his senior year at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Heââ

Erin Lee began hosting Indie Endeavor in August of 2011, but she has been interested in music since the womb, and DJing around Jacksonville since 2005. When she's not scouring the blogosphere for new music, Erin can be seen slinging coffee and scheduling shows at Jacksonville’s local coffee roaster. She loves brightly colored clothing, witnessing random acts of kindness among strangers, and arugula. She thinks awkward is beautiful because it’s real. At a younger age, one of her most used phrases was, “Mom! Listen to this one!” so she feels fortunate to have stumbled into this radio show. She’s made her way through a series of jobs that involve making people feel good, and Indie Endeavor is no exception. Her favorite way to listen to music is driving in a car, because it’s surround sound with changing scenery. So, meet her every Tuesday night at 11, and go for a drive…

Sam worked at Vermont Public Radio from October 1978 to September 2017 in various capacities – almost always involving audio engineering. He excels at sound engineering for live performances.

Carrie Pinkard is the Stephen Noble news intern for the summer 2019 semester. She earned her bachelor’s degree from Florida State University in English, before heading to USF St Pete to pursue a master’s in journalism.

Tennessee -- despite what the name might make you think -- was born and raised in the Northeast. She most recently called Vermont home. For the last 15 years she's been making radio -- as a youth radio educator, documentary producer, and now reporter. Her work has aired on Reveal, The Heart, LatinoUSA, Across Women's Lives from PRI, and American RadioWorks. One of her ongoing creative projects is co-producing Wage/Working (a jukebox-based oral history project about workers and income inequality). When she's not reporting, Tennessee likes to go on exploratory running adventures with her mutt Murray.

Liz Halloran joined NPR in December 2008 as Washington correspondent for Digital News, taking her print journalism career into the online news world.

Laura Smitherman is Deputy National Editor for NPR News. She oversees breaking news and enterprise reporting from the eastern half of the United States, and she is the lead editor on immigration coverage. The National Desk covers the biggest issues facing the nation in collaboration with member stations around the country. Our reporters cover a range of beats, including national security, climate, race and identity, gender, criminal justice, state government and addiction.