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Talia Schlanger hosts World Cafe, which is distributed by NPR and produced by WXPN, the public radio service of the University of Pennsylvania. She got her start in broadcasting at the CBC, Canada's national public broadcaster. She hosted CBC Radio 2 Weekend Mornings on radio and was the on-camera host for two seasons of the television series CBC Music: Backstage, as well as several prime-time music TV specials for CBC, including the Quietest Concert Ever: On Fundy's Ocean Floor. Schlanger also guest hosted various flagship shows on CBC Radio One, including As It Happens, Day 6 and Because News. Schlanger also won a Canadian Screen Award as a producer for CBC Music Presents: The Beetle Roadtrip Sessions, a cross-country rock 'n' roll road trip.

Jim is a journalism/mass communications graduate from the University of Oklahoma who has been a life-long radio listener and enthusiast.

Jolly Brown has served as KGOU’s Development Director since September, 2000. From 1995 to 1998, Jolly was the Morning Edition host and Senior News Producer for KGOU and was an underwriting consultant from 1998 to 2000. Before her arrival at KGOU, Jolly worked for seven years at commercial radio station KEBC in Oklahoma City, both in sales and as an on-air announcer. She also spent two and a half years at KGMC-TV, Channel 34 in Oklahoma City.

Chad has hosted several programs on KGOU over the years, starting back in his days as a student. His interest in music goes back even farther, to his high school marching band. "As a saxophone player, however, I couldn't help but start to pick up on cats like Dexter Gordon and John Coltrane. At first it was just their playing that turned me on, but the more you listen, the more the music hits home," Chad said.

Karen earned her Master (1974) and Bachelor (1972) degrees from the University of Akron in Ohio, and has worked as Program Director at WMRA-FM, James Madison University in Harrisonburg Virginia and WUIS-FM, University of Illinois at Springfield. She moved to Las Cruces, New Mexico in 1979 to become General Manager of KRWG-FM.

A Sapulpa native who grew up in the Oklahoma City metro area, Patrick Roberts serves as KGOU’s Chief of Engineering, maintaining the technical aspects of all stations. Previously, Patrick worked with KOMA-FM, KMGL, and 50,000 watt KOKC (formerly KOMA-AM) for 14 years and served as KRXO’s Chief Engineer.

Since 2009 Cameron Hutton has been helping businesses connect with KGOU’s educated, affluent and influential audience. Throughout his career, he has focused on understanding clients’ needs in order to best help them achieve or exceed their goals. Cameron holds a Bachelor’s degree in Advertising with specialization in consumer behavior from Michigan State University. He has worked with clients of the Houston Post, The Dallas Times Herald, WFAA-TV, NBC Universal Television, ABC Radio Networks and Traffic.com prior to representing KGOU in his role as an independent underwriting specialist.

Brian Hardzinski is from Flower Mound, Texas and a graduate of the University of Oklahoma. He began his career at KGOU as a student intern, joining KGOU full time in 2009 as Operations and Public Service Announcement Director. He began regularly hosting Morning Edition in 2014, and became the station's first Digital News Editor in 2015-16. Brian’s work at KGOU has been honored by Public Radio News Directors Incorporated (PRNDI), the Oklahoma Association of Broadcasters, the Oklahoma Associated Press Broadcasters, and local and regional chapters of the Society of Professional Journalists. Brian enjoys competing in triathlons, distance running, playing tennis, and entertaining his rambunctious Boston Terrier, Bucky.

Logan Layden is a reporter and managing editor for StateImpact Oklahoma. Logan spent six years as a reporter with StateImpact from 2011 to 2017.

Ella Taylor is a freelance film critic, book reviewer and feature writer living in Los Angeles.