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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.

Nick Michael is the Acting Supervising Editor for Video at NPR. He joined NPR in 2014 as the lead video producer for Jazz Night in America, NPR's first program with companion radio and video content. Jazz Night's 2017 portfolio earned a Peabody nomination and a Webby Award for Online Film & Video. Since then, he has co-managed the growth of NPR's award-winning video team, highlights of which include co-crafting the look of NPR's signature interviews with President Obama, leading NPR's experimentation with 360 video and audio and coordinating 22 filmmakers across the country to document 2017's solar eclipse. Before NPR, Michael co-founded 1504, a creative video studio now based in Birmingham, Ala. He earned a masters in photojournalism at the Missouri School of Journalism.

Ben Kopper is a graduate student intern at Alabama Public Radio and works as a Radio Producer.

Nick Taylor is an intern at Alabama Public Radio from Tazewell, Virginia, and works as a Radio Producer.

Barbara joined the staff of Alabama Public Radio in September 2012, moving to the land of Mardi Gras and Moonpies as the Underwriting Account Executive and Community Liaison for the WHIL listening area. She has a background in commercial radio and television with over 25 years in the industry and provides good insights into the differences between public and commercial radio. These insights combined with a love of public radio are of great value when presenting the benefits of Alabama Public Radio to prospective underwriters.

Tyler Harrison is a student intern in the Alabama Public Radio newsroom. He's covered stories ranging from the future of Title IX in the Trump administration, the impact of tariffs on Alabama, and a national report on exercise where the state ranks low.