KUT STAFF

It takes a lot of talented folks to make KUT the best station for Central Texas news and music. More than the names and numbers below, our KUT staff is made up of one-of-a-kind individuals who help us succeed in our mission.

Business and Technical Staff

Management Team

• Stewart Vanderwilt, Director & General Manager
• Hawk Mendenhall, Program Director
• Sylvia Carson, Director of Marketing & Development
• John L. Hanson, Jr., Administrative Services Officer

Business Office

• Melinda Chow, Assistant to the Director
• Bob Hemby, Business Manager Accounting
• Ida Maldonado, Accounting Associate
• Ashley Bean, Accounts Receivable
• Nicole Martin, Administrative Assistant

Technical Services

• James Reese, Manager of Digital Technology
• David Alvarez, Technical Producer
• John Craig, Computer Support
• Cliff Hargrove, Technical Producer
• Walter Morgan, Technical Producer
• Brian Urban, Chief Operator
• Paige Maguire, Web Producer
• Patrick Dentler, Assistant Web Producer
• Seph Price, Technical Staff Assistant

Membership Services

• Holly O’Neill, Membership Director
• Margo Shaw, Development Assistant
• Sarah Ann Mockbee, Development Associate

Record Label Contact

• Jeff McCord, Music Director (call times Thursday 1-3:30)

Underwriting

• Chris Collins, Underwriting Sales Manager
• Patty Olwell, Underwriting Executive
• Jaime Goggans, Underwriting Executive
• Abbe Woodruff, Traffic Coordinator

On Air Staff

• Jay Trachtenberg, On-Air Staff Manager
• Jeff McCord, Music Director and Host of Left of the Dial
• John Aielli, Host of Eklektikos
• Bob Branson, Local All Things Considered Host
• Jennifer Stayton, Local Morning Edition Host
• Michael Crockett, Host of Horizontes
• Hayes McCauley, Host of World Music
• Ed Miller, Host of Folkways
• Larry Monroe, Host of Blue Monday, Phil Music, Folkways, & LiveSet
• David Obermann, Host of Folkways
• Paul Ray, Host of Twine Time & Paul Ray Jazz
• Rick McNulty, Overnight Host
• Kory Cook, Assistant Music Director and Music Host
• Laurie Gallardo, Music Host
• Andrew Uhler, Music Host
• David Brown, Music Host
• Emily Babcock, Sunday Morning and Afternoon host
• Rebecca McInroy, Weekend Morning Host

News Staff

• Emily Donahue, News Director
• Ian Crawford, Editor
• Julie Moody, Reporter
• Ben Philpott, Reporter
• Jennifer Stayton, Morning Edition Host

Program Producers

• John L. Hanson, Senior Producer & Host, In Black America
• Michael Lee, Producer, Arts Eclectic & Sonic ID’s
• Walter Morgan, Producer, LiveSet
• David Brown, Producer, Texas Music Matters
• Laurie Gallardo, Producer, Before the Break, Radio Without Borders
• Andrew Uhler, Production Assistant, Texas Music Matters
• Rebecca McInroy, Assistant Producer

Latino USA

• Alex Avila, Senior Producer
• Walter Morgan
• Angela Maldonado, Assistant Producer