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Kate O’Connell comes to WXXI from Melbourne, Australia, and studied journalism at Royal Melboure Institute of Technology.

Casey Miner is an audio producer and senior editor for KALW’s award-winning news, arts, and culture program Crosscurrents. She’s contributed work to NPR, Marketplace, Mother Jones, The Takeaway, Transportation Nation and PopUp Magazine. If you like rollover fires, fermenting cabbage, and/or taxidermy-in-progress, she suggests you also check out The Field Trip Podcast. Casey is a graduate of the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism and enjoys talking with people at length about what exactly they do all day.

Al is a passionate & energetic brand communicator, strategist & entrepreneur. He helps companies and startups create, communicate and solve problems while having fun along the way. The owner of Al Emerick Productions, LLC since 2008, Al was the former VP of Marketing & Communications for Hospital Physician Partners, a healthcare staffing & contract management company operating in over 20 states. As a talent, Al’s face and voice have been seen/heard in more than 10,000+ commercial, web and video productions. He is also a national spokesman, emcee and speaker and holds an EMBA from Jacksonville University.

Mike Moen is the Morning Edition producer and serves as a staff reporter for WNIJ. Every morning, he works with Dan Klefstad to bring listeners the latest Illinois news. He also works with the rest of the news staff on developing and producing in-depth stories. Mike is a Minnesota native who likes movies, history, and baseball. When most people hear his last name, they assume he is 100-percent Scandinavian. But, believe it or not, he is mostly German.

Jim Piggott is the reporter to count on when it comes to city government and how it will affect the community.

Ezra David Romero is an award-winning radio reporter and producer. His stories have run on Morning Edition, Morning Edition Saturday, Morning Edition Sunday, All Things Considered, Here & Now, The Salt, Latino USA, KQED, KALW, Harvest Public Radio, etc.