Search results for

Rachel joined the WBAA team in March 2017 as the Membership Director. Prior to joining Purdue Public Radio, Rachel worked at the University of Illinois Springfield (UIS) for nine years. The last 6 years at UIS she worked within the Center for State Policy & Leadership leading the development & marketing initiatives at Illinois Issues Magazine and NPR Illinois (WUIS). Prior to her time at UIS, Rachel worked in sales for several commercial radio stations, including WASK radio here in Lafayette. Although not originally from Indiana, she feels like she has come home. Rachel grew up in Saratoga, New York but has lived in Virginia, Connecticut, Washington – and Indiana. Rachel has earned a Bachelor of Arts and Master’s degree in Communication from the University of Illinois Springfield. In her spare time she is very involved with Toastmasters, pottery classes and is a watercolor artist.

Nate is UM School of Journalism reporter. He reads the news on Montana Public Radio three nights a week.

Emily Abshire (she/they) is an assistant producer for NPR One. She makes day-to-day programming and production decisions about the content in the NPR One app and collaborates with the newsroom to optimize audio stories for platforms beyond radio. She also hand-curates NPR One's ethical news algorithm that powers the app and is used on voice platforms. Along with other members of the NPR One team, Abshire works to envision fresh news experiences on emerging platforms, such as voice assistants and smart speakers.

Aside from a 4 year stint at Indiana University, (sorry!) Lee Shaw has been a life-long resident of the Greater Lafayette area, working behind the scenes at both WJEF and WLFI before joining the operations team at WBAA. He is excited for the opportunity to work in public radio and is looking forward to many more years as a Boilermaker, much to his family’s amusement.