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Suraya Mohamed is a three-time Peabody Award-winning producer, sound designer and editor. She currently serves as the project manager for Jazz Night In America and is a contributing producer on the Alt.Latino podcast. She also produces NPR's holiday specials package, including Tinsel Tales, Hanukkah Lights, Toast Of The Nation, Pink Martini's Joy To The World: A Holiday Spectacular and most recently Hamilton: A Story Of US. You'll also find her work on the Tiny Desk series as either a producer or engineer.

Rosemary Misdary is a 2020-2021 Kroc Fellow.

Ben de la Cruz is an award-winning documentary video producer and multimedia journalist. He is currently a senior visuals editor. In addition to overseeing the multimedia coverage of NPR's global health and development, his responsibilities include working on news products for emerging platforms including Amazon's and Google's smart screens. He is also part of a team developing a new way of thinking about how NPR can collaborate and engage with our audience as well as photographers, filmmakers, illustrators, animators, and graphic designers to build new visual storytelling avenues on NPR's website, social media platforms, and through live events.

In addition to her radio work, Valerie Kahler is an active musician, playing cello with two Minnesota orchestras and her chamber group.

Bruce Bryan is a business-owner who founded his award-winning marketing firm over 16 years ago after a few decades directing sales departments at television broadcast stations – mostly in the Midwest and then here in Roanoke. His company has won 15 Telly Awards, dozens of Addy Awards, and is currently working with clients in Alabama, Colorado, Florida, Tennessee, West Virginia, Michigan, and of course Virginia. He has started two nonprofit organizations – The Help Save The Next Girl Foundation, and Roanoke’s own – The Spot on Kirk. He’s excited to return to his radio roots with Naturally Curious. His second book - Turning Tables: Everything I Needed to Know about Business I Learned as a Server was released in the fall of 2025.

Caitlin Barker is a weekend announcer for Radio IQ and hosts Weekend Edition Saturday.

Sally Logan Walker is a Salem native and seasoned advancement professional with more than 30 years of experience strengthening community-based nonprofits, healthcare systems, and institutions of higher education.

Longtime listeners recognize Jacki Lyden's voice from her frequent work as a substitute host on NPR. As a journalist who has been with NPR since 1979, Lyden regards herself first and foremost as a storyteller and looks for the distinctive human voice in a huge range of national and international stories. She is the current Weekend All Things Considered host.

Dana Farrington is a digital editor coordinating online coverage on the Washington Desk — from daily stories to visual feature projects to the weekly newsletter. She has been with the NPR Politics team since President Trump's inauguration. Before that, she was among NPR's first engagement editors, managing the homepage for NPR.org and the main social accounts. Dana has also worked as a weekend web producer and editor, and has written on a wide range of topics for NPR, including tech and women's health.