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Staff

Paul Hitchcock- General Manager

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Paul Hitchcock has been with MSPR (WMKY) since 1986. He received his BA in Radio/TV-Journalism from Georgetown College (KY) and his MA in Communications from Morehead State University. He has served as host of "Nothin' But The Blues" since 1992 and is the producer of the "Americana Crossroads Live" concert series, heard on stations throughout the United States and Canada. In 2000, his "US 23 Talent Showcase" series earned a first place award as "Best Entertainment/Music Series" from the National Federation of Community Broadcasters. Paul volunteers his time with several community organizations including Morehead Tomorrow, Rowan County Christmas, Greenup Growing With The Arts Council, MSU Arts & Humanities Council and the Morehead-Rowan County Chamber of Commerce.

Chuck Mraz- News Director

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Chuck Mraz has been an employee of MSPR (WMKY) since 1986. As News Director he recruits and trains employees for MSPR's News Department and supervises the morning operations of the station. Chuck hosts "Front Page," a local news and information show and is the local news voice for inserts in NPR's "Morning Edition." He has received numerous state and national awards for his work in sports reporting.

Greg Jenkins- Operations Director

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Greg Jenkins has been the Operations Director at MSPR since 1999. Greg is a 1996 graduate of Morehead State University with a BME in Music Education and received a Masters of Science in Industrial Technology in 2008. Greg oversees training, scheduling, and evaluation of the student board operator staff, preparation of the daily traffic logs and serves as weekday classical music host. He is also the webmaster of the MSPR Website and maintains MSPR's webstreaming and podcasting.

James Hall- Chief Engineer

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Jim Hall graduated from Morehead State with a B.S. in Electronics and Business. He worked in MSU's Information Technology Department before moving to MSPR in 1991 to serve as Engineering and Operations Director. In 1996, Jim left the university to work in private industry but returned in 2001 as MSPR's Chief Engineer. In that capacity, he monitors all the station's studio and transmitter equipment and ensures the network signal is in compliance with FCC regulations.

Dan ContiAssistant News Director

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Dan Conti is a longtime broadcast journalist in Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky. A graduate of Miami University in Ohio, Conti was an instructor of broadcast journalism at his alma mater for 12 years. He also taught high school for two years, worked in public relations for the American Cancer Society and U.S. Employment and Training Agency and authored his first book in 2006. "POWs:Stories from America's Wars" is a collection of remembrances from veterans of World World II, Korea and Vietnam. Dan supervises the afternoon operations of the MSPR News Department.


PART TIME STAFF

Bob Christian - Bluegrass Diversion
Sasha Colette - Americana Crossroads
Carolyn Franzini - A Time For Tales
Stan Ingold - Morning Edition host
Sandy Knipp - Bluegrass Diversion
Tony McVeigh - Frankfort Bureau Chief
Michelle Wallace - Bluegrass Sunday
Jesse Wells - Pickin' Parlor

STUDENT STAFF

Kyle Bentley - office, board operator
A.J. Evans - news, sports, board operator
Carl Gibson - news, board operator
Tanner Hesterberg - news, sports, board operator
Katie Holbrook - board operator
Brandon McCleese - board operator, Health Matters
Shayla Menville - news, board operator
Lexington Nevels - board operator
Casey Simpson - news, board operator
Tyler Smith - news, sports
Tenecia Wallington - board operator, Sunday Night Jazz
Mike Williams - news, sports