Rural Radio
Collective
RURAL RADIO AUDIO MAKER DIRECTORY
This list serves to help people find rural audio makers, it is listed in alphabetical order by state, and by country for the international locations of Alberta Canada, Mexico, and Rwanda
If you are interested in adding yourself, please go to our google sheet here
If you are here but need to change your information, email us at ruralradiocollective@gmail.com
If you have any other questions, you can email us at the above address
Alabama
Alexander Richey, Birmingham, Alabama
enterprise reporting, mix engineer, sound design, composer
alexanderlrichey@gmail,com, 256-460-8515
Arizona
Sarah Ventre, Phoenix, Arizona
Reporting, podcast production, editing, consulting
sarahventre.com; sarah.ventre@gmail.com
Patricia Petelin, Flagstaff Arizona
story editing, writing, sound design
themidrange.org; pattypetelin@gmail.com
Laurel Morales, Flagstaff, Arizona
Reporter, producer, editor
laureldmorales@gmail.com https://airmedia.org/talent/laurel-morales
Arkansas
Daniel Caruth
Producer, reporter, announcer
dcaruth@uark.edu - social @DHCaruth
Graham Cifelli, Tulsa Oklahoma / Conway Arkansas
Freelance producer, host, photographer, and writer
California
Peter Arcuni, San Francisco Bay Area
Podcast producing/mixing/scoring, Reporting/writing
Avery Hellman, Petaluma CA//Markleeville, CA (on CA/NV Border)
Podcast production, story editing, music composition, Rural Radio Collective co-founder
Canada
Sheena Rossiter, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Storytelling, Editing, Producing, Hosting, On-Air Talent. I am also a documentary filmmaker and have lots of experience in Video Production
donaanafilms.com sheena@donaanafilms.com +1-780-707-2431
Colorado
Stephanie Maltarich, Gunnison Colorado
Independent public radio reporter, podcast producer
Austin Cope, Cortez Colorado
Writing, interviewing, producing, reporting. Background in hosting, newscast production, and long-form interviews
Shanna Lewis, Southern Colorado
Journalist, producer, photographer
Taylor Fraser, Denver Colorado
Director of audiodrama podcast Foreward
303.993.9056 forewardpodcast@gmail.com
Sarah Craig, Boulder Colorado
Reporting and producing long-form narrative projects.
sarahcraig815@gmail.com // www.sarahcraigmedia.com
Esther Honig, Denver Colorado and Mexico City
Radio and print reporter. News features as well as podcast. Longform narrative nonfiction writing/storytelling
Estherrosehonig@gmail.com / EstherHonig.me
Cat Jaffe, Durango Colorado and Denver Colorado
Founder of House of Pod, Field Producer + Story Editor, Full podcast productions with House of Pod
Florida
Anne Cardenas, Valrico Florida
Oral Historian and producer: research, interviewing, tape syncs, audio editing, video editing
Idaho
Lacy Jacobs, Northern ID / Missoula MT / Western MT /
I have experience doing it all, but specifically open to editing work right now
Illinois
Suzanna Clores, Evanston Illinois
Storyteller, research, writing and host. I produce a podcast called The Extraordinary Project about the far edges of mental wellness bordering on the mystical.
Indiana
Alex Chambers, Bloomington Indiana
Story editing, writing, sound design, reporting, producing
fachambers@gmail.com / alexchambers.net
Violet Baron, Bloomington Indiana
Co-founder of the Rural Radio Collective, production, reporting, editing, hosting. I have a background in print and an editorial/big-picture perspective
violet dot baron at gmail dot com
Jennifer Richler, Bloomington Indiana
Reporting, hosting, producing, editing
Kentucky
Taylor Killough, Louisville Kentucky
Writing/editing, interviewing, audio/editing, photo/video production + post, reporting
Maine
Ethan Bien, Lubec Maine
Producer, reporter, documentary filmmaker, writer, audio and video editor, grant writer, tape syncs, location sound
Tressa Versteeg, Brooklin Maine
producer, reporter, audio engineer, writer
tressaversteeg@gmail.com; www.tressaversteeg.com
Heather Daniels Pusey, Blue Hill Maine
Audio Engineering, Producing, Recording
heather@heatherdanielspusey.com | heatherdanielspusey.com
Claire Tighe, Maine
Producer, reporter, professor at NYU (remote)
claireatighe@gmail.com; clairetighe.com
Galen Koch, Maine
Producing, reporting, writing, editing, sound design, tape syncs/recording
galen.e.koch@gmail.com/ www.thefirstcoast.org /www.galenkoch.com
Massachussets
Natasha Jacobs, Chesterfield Massachusetts
Sound Engineering, Sound Design, Editing
Mexico
Esther Honig, Denver Colorado and Mexico City
Radio and print reporter. News features as well as podcast. Longform narrative nonfiction writing/storytelling
Missouri
Montana
Megan Torgerson, Bozeman, Montana
Independent podcast producer of Reframing Rural
megan.v.torgerson@gmail.com/ reframingrural.org
Jule Banville, Missoula Montana
Indpendent podcaster, journalism professor, editor
Nora Saks, Butte Montana
independent journalist, reporting and producing longform and narrative audio
nrv.saks@gmail.com / www.norasaks.com
Megan Myscofski, Missoula Montana
Reporting, hosting, editing
Rachel Cramer, Bozeman Montana
Public radio reporter; audio editing
Lacy Jacobs, Missoula MT / Western MT / Northern ID
I have experience doing it all, but specifically open to editing work right now
Nevada
Fil Corbitt, Reno, NV / Lake Tahoe / Northern Nevada
I make a podcast called The Wind. And also sometimes freelance Reporting, Editing, Producing, Music.
filcorbitt.com filcorbitt@gmail.com
New Hampshire
Patrick McNameeKing, Concord NH
Audio Engineering, Mixing, Restoration, Sound Design/composition
New Mexico
Georgina Hahn, Santa Fe New Mexico
Reporting, Editing, Hosting, On-Air Talent, production
georginahahn24@gmail.com, 575 742 8632
New York
Matthias Roeckl, Woodstock, Hudson Valley New York
Storytelling, Editing and Sound Design and produce the Funny Feelings Podcast. Also vast experience in Video Production
Jimmy Jordan, Ithaca New York
Reporting, editing, Producing, tape sync
jimmy-jordan.com jmmy.jrdn@gmail.com
Hannah Beal, Stephentown New York
Producing, story editing, scripting, interviews, tape syncs, production managment etc.
hannahcbeal@gmail.com hannahcbeal.com
Jonathan Sherburne, Rochester New York
Hosting, Editing, Writing, Sound Design, Photo/Video
jonathansherburne@gmail.com, www.jonathansherburne.com
North Carolina
Anna Cassell, Durham North Carolina
Producing, writing, interviews, story editing, tape syncs, fixing, fact-checking.
Lilly Knoepp, Sylvia / Asheville North Carolina
Journalist, producing, story editing, scripting, interviews, tape syncs, production managment etc.
Oklahoma
Graham Cifelli, Tulsa Oklahoma / Conway Arkansas
Freelance producer, host, photographer, and writer
Oregon
Sarah Fox, Hood River Oregon
Podcast Host & founder, Hear in the Gorge
sarah@everydayoregon.com / sarahfoxhere.com
Theo Witcomb Ashland Oregon
Research, radio and print. Features/long form
tnwhitcomb@gmail.com / www.theowhitcomb.com
Whitney Donielson
Transom Traveling alum, Tape synchs, producer, I make a podcast called People of the Valley.
wdonielson@gmail.com, @pov_pod
Pennsylvania
Jenna Spinelle, State College Pennsylvania
Producer, reporter, writer, marketing/PR
Kevin Seaman, Barto Pennsylvania (outside of Philadelphia)
Tech Producer, Sound Design, Mixing
fieldsound@gmail.com // www.homemadesounds.com
Rwanda
Karangwa Joe Philbery, Kigali Rwanda
Producer, Journalist and Founder at Radio PeaceFm
joephilbertkarangwa@gmail.com // https://onlineradiobox.com/bi/peace/?cs=bi.peace&played=1
South Dakota
Malia Lukomski, Sioux Falls South Dakota
Editor, field reporter, producer
malia.lukomski@gmail.com / www.malialukomski.wixsite.com/portfolio
Tennessee
Mary Helen Montgomery, Chattanooga Tennessee
Reporting, editing, story hunting, producing,
Texas
Ari Snider, Marfa Texas
Reporting, producing, editing, hosting
Rob Upchurch, Temple Texas
Podcast production, editing, reporting, media strategy and more!
rob@robmakespods.com, (936) 870-7869
Jordan Gass-Pore', Seguin Texas
Podcast producer and investigative journalist, focusing on the climate crisis (water and air quality, Superfund sites, deforestation, etc.), education, history, LGBTQIA+, politics, health, and science.
jgasspoore@gmail.com [Twitter and Instagram: @jgasspoore]
Vermont
Natasha Haverty, Southern Vermont
Independent journalist, audio producer, interviewer
natashahaverty@gmail.com • natashahaverty.com
Otis Gray, Ludlow Vermont
Production, reporting, interviews, editing, sound design, scoring, writing, all things
Washington
Raven Forrest Fruscalzo, Spokane WA
Science communicator, producer, script writer, fact checking
hforres1@gmail.com, www.TinyVampires.com
Megan Torgerson, Montana / Seattle WA
Rural Radio Collective leadership team, research, writing, podcast production. Produce a narrative/audio memoir podcast called Reframing Rural.
West Virginia
Molly Born, Charleston WV
Independent journalist, multimedia producer. (Production, reporting, editing, open records, documentary sound recording)
Wyoming
Emily Cohen, Jackson Wyoming
Reporting, Editing, Producing
Kamila Kudelska Cody Wyoming
Reporting, podcast production, editing, scripting, interviewing,
Willow Belden, Laramie Wyoming
Podcast host & founder, Out There Podcast