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Josie Malave is a student journalist at the University of Alabama, majoring in News Media. She has experience as a broadcast reporter at WVUA 23, a writer for The Crimson White, and an investigative reporter with Carnegie-Knight News 21. Outside of journalism, Josie enjoys line dancing, photography, and watching crime documentaries

Kedar Costa is a student intern in the Alabama Public Radio Newsroom. He is a sophomore studying Creative Media with a minor in Communications. With a passion for storytelling and digital creativity, Kedar is always looking for new ways to bring ideas to life. Outside of the newsroom, he enjoys keeping up with pop culture, creating content, and adding his own spin to everything he does.

Vivian Lang is a student intern in the Alabama Public Radio Newsroom. She is a sophomore double majoring in Creative Media and Advertising. Outside of the newsroom, Vivian enjoys creative writing, cinematography, and fashion.

Nicole Dejana is a student intern in the Alabama Public Radio Newsroom. She is a junior majoring in Public Relations with a minor in Hospitality Management. Outside of the newsroom, Nicole enjoys shopping, watching true crime documentaries, and spending time with her friends, family, and dogs.

John Underwood is a student intern at APR. He is perusing a master's in journalism at the University of Alabama. Having moved a lot during his childhood, he developed a strong passion for writing and storytelling.

Ayen Deng Bior is a producer at NPR's flagship evening news program, All Things Considered. She helps shape the sound of the daily shows by contributing story ideas, writing scripts and cutting tape. Her work at NPR has taken her to Warsaw, Poland, where she heard from refugees displaced by the war in Ukraine. She has spoken to people in Saint-Louis, Senegal, who are grappling with rising seas. Before NPR, Bior wore many hats at the Voice of America's English to Africa service where she worked in radio, television and digital. Bior began her career reporting on the revolution in Sudan, the developing state of affairs in South Sudan and the experiences of women behind the headlines in both countries. In her spare time, Bior loves to kayak, read and bird watch.

Shawn Johnson covers the State Capitol for Wisconsin Public Radio. Shawn joined the network in 2004. Prior to that he worked for WUIS-FM, a public radio station in Springfield, Illinois. There, Shawn reported on the Illinois legislature. He also managed the station's western Illinois bureau, where he produced features on issues facing rural residents. He previously worked as an Assistant Producer for WBBM-AM radio in Chicago.

Jerome Socolovsky is the Audio Storytelling Specialist for NPR Training. He has been a reporter and editor for more than two decades, mostly overseas. Socolovsky filed stories for NPR on bullfighting, bullet trains, the Madrid bombings and much more from Spain between 2002 and 2010. He has also been a foreign and international justice correspondent for The Associated Press, religion reporter for the Voice of America and editor-in-chief of Religion News Service. He won the Religion News Association's TV reporting award in 2013 and 2014 and an honorable mention from the Association of International Broadcasters in 2011. Socolovsky speaks five languages in addition to his native Spanish and English. He holds a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Pennsylvania, and graduate degrees from Hebrew University and the Harvard Kennedy School. He's also a sculler and a home DIY nut.

Maayan Silver is an intern with WUWM's Lake Effect program. She is a practicing criminal defense attorney, NPR listener and student of journalism and radio production.

Carrie Feibel is a senior editor on NPR's Science Desk, focusing on health care. She runs the NPR side of a joint reporting partnership with Kaiser Health News, which includes 30 journalists based at public radio stations across the country.