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Bryan Earl has been with UPR since 1993. He graduated from Utah State University with a degree in Journalism and completed an internship at KOIN-TV in Portland, Oregon, before coming to UPR full-time.  When not in his garden, Bryan loves to...

When his dad said “Don’t play with that old radio, you’re going to get shocked”, 10-year-old Friend Weller was certainly looking out for his own best interests. What was at the time an elementary-school-aged hobby soon turned into a life-long...

Jennifer is a writer and editor who loves to make websites. She holds an MFA in Creative Writing from the University of Alabama and an MBA from Lund University in Sweden. A former ex-patriate living in Europe and Asia, Jennifer is happy to call...

Jordan Allred is a broadcast journalism major at Utah State University.

At the age of fourteen Kerry began working as a reporter for KVEL “The Hot One” in Vernal, Utah.  Her radio news interests led her to Logan where she became news director for KBLQ while attending Utah State University.  She graduated USU with a...

Nora is an Illinois native who has made Utah home since 1981 and has been an important part of UPR since 1998. She is a big NPR fan and having the opportunity to host StoryCorp for UPR is one of her most special memories. Nora has a master's...

Rob is a Political Science and Journalism student at Utah State University. He also works as a news reporter and a news editor for the newspaper and shares his PR experience with the community as a volunteer for local organizations.

Shalayne Smith Needham has worked at Utah Public Radio since 2000 as producer of Access Utah.  She graduated from Utah State University in 1997 with a BA in Sociology, emphasis on Criminology.  A Logan native, she grew up with an appreciation...

Tam started out as an announcer at KUSU in 1985. She helped with the fund drives a couple of times after that and eventually was hired on full-time as the station's super important administrative assistant.

Teri has been an employee of USU since 2005, working first in the business school and coming to Utah Public Radio when the perfect position became available. She has worked as a professional in media, advertising and hospitality. She is a...