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Colin Bright is a student producer and reporter. A born-and-raised Ocean City local, he has a passion for storytelling on the Eastern Shore. He is a rising senior at Bates College in Lewiston, Maine, where he is currently pursuing a major in English, with a concentration in Creative Writing. He won an AP (Associated Press) award for his story, "A Worcester County Family Get the Home of Their Dreams", in 2025.

Maureen Corrigan, book critic for NPR's Fresh Air, is The Nicky and Jamie Grant Distinguished Professor of the Practice in Literary Criticism at Georgetown University. She is an associate editor of and contributor to Mystery and Suspense Writers (Scribner) and the winner of the 1999 Edgar Award for Criticism, presented by the Mystery Writers of America. In 2019, Corrigan was awarded the Nona Balakian Citation for Excellence in Reviewing by the National Book Critics Circle.

Evan "87" Wohltmann graduated from Salisbury University in 2025. While at SU, he gained experience with the student run radio station WXSU. Now, he contributes his production, hosting and broadcasting skills to Delmarva Public Media as Production and Operations Specialist, as well as hosting weekly "All Access 80's" on WSDL.

Elizabeth Axehead is a production intern, formally a student producer/reporter. Based in Crisfield, Maryland. Graduated in 2026 from Shenandoah University with a B.A in Collaborative Audio Arts. She is a licensed amateur radio operator, with hands-on experience in audio engineering and radio systems, along with regional reporting and production work across Delmarva Public Media broadcasts.

Philip Reeves is an award-winning international correspondent covering South America. Previously, he served as NPR's correspondent covering Pakistan, Afghanistan, and India.

Liz Baker is a producer on NPR's National Desk based in Los Angeles, and is often on the road producing coverage of domestic breaking news stories.

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Karen Grigsby Bates is the Senior Correspondent for Code Switch, a podcast that reports on race and ethnicity. A veteran NPR reporter, Bates covered race for the network for several years before becoming a founding member of the Code Switch team. She is especially interested in stories about the hidden history of race in America—and in the intersection of race and culture. She oversees much of Code Switch's coverage of books by and about people of color, as well as issues of race in the publishing industry. Bates is the co-author of a best-selling etiquette book (Basic Black: Home Training for Modern Times) and two mystery novels; she is also a contributor to several anthologies of essays. She lives in Los Angeles and reports from NPR West.

Doualy Xaykaothao is a newscaster and reporter for NPR.

Sonari Glinton is a NPR Business Desk Correspondent based at our NPR West bureau. He covers the auto industry, consumer goods, and consumer behavior, as well as marketing and advertising for NPR and Planet Money.