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Corporate Support Representative Bill Braksick is a longtime NPR listener, having discovered public radio in his early 20s. More than three decades later, he still listens, while also working with business and organizations that support Northern Public Radio.

Carlos Loera is a graduate of Northern Illinois University with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in World Languages and Cultures with an emphasis in Spanish and Hispanic Studies and a minor in Latino/Latin American studies. He supports WNIJ’s efforts to engage northern Illinois’ Spanish-speaking communities through bilingual reporting, publishing and engagement. He is responsible for developing and managing Spanish-language content across broadcast, digital and social platforms. He is from Elgin, Illinois.

Carlos Loera es un graduado de Northern Illinois University con una licienciatura en Lenguas y Culturas del Mundo, con especialización en español y estudios hispánicos y especialización secundaria en estudios latinos/latinoamericanos. Apoya los esfuerzos de WNIJ para involucrar las comunidades hispanohablantes del norte de Illinois a través de reportajes, publicaciones y actividades bilingües. Carlos es responsable del desarrollo y gestión de contenido en español para plataformas de transmisión, digitales y redes sociales. Es originalmente de Elgin, Illinois.

David Tallacksen has been listening to radio since his early years when he'd tune in to crackly late-night AM talk shows on his GE radio alarm clock long after he'd gone to bed and should have been sleeping. He became a public radio listener in high school when he discovered Car Talk and NPR's newsmagazines on WNIJ, and later went on to work at WNIU while a student at NIU.

Doug coordinates the Northern Illinois Radio Information Service (NIRIS) activities at our DeKalb studios. If you've ever been a NIRIS volunteer in DeKalb, you've worked with Doug. When he's not buried beneath stacks of newspapers in the NIRIS studio, you can probably find Doug preparing lunch (or breakfast, or dinner) in the break room.

Guy Stephens produces news stories for the station, and coordinates our online events calendar, PSAs and Arts Calendar announcements. In each of these ways, Guy helps keep our listening community informed about what's going on, whether on a national or local level. Guy's degrees are in music, and he spent a number of years as a classical host on WNIU. In fact, after nearly 20 years with Northern Public Radio, the best description of his job may be "other duties as required."

Jason is WNIJ's host of "Morning Edition".

Jenna Dooley has spent her professional career in public radio. She is a graduate of Northern Illinois University and the Public Affairs Reporting Program at the University of Illinois - Springfield. She returned to Northern Public Radio in DeKalb after several years hosting Morning Edition at WUIS-FM in Springfield. She is a former "Newsfinder of the Year" from the Illinois Associated Press and recipient of NIU's Donald R. Grubb Journalism Alumni Award. She is an active member of the Illinois News Broadcasters Association and an adjunct instructor at NIU.

Joe is part of the IT support team at Northern Public Radio.

Peter joins WNIJ as a graduate of North Central College. He is a native of Sandwich, Illinois.

Spencer's creativity shows up in a variety of spaces on-air and online for WNIJ. He graduated from Northern Illinois University with a degree in Communications and Digital Media Production. Spencer's interest in multimedia comes from a mix of his love for arts and music with an interest in technology.