Susanna Capelouto oversees the news operations for Georgia Public Broadcasting's 17-station radio network -- both on-air and on-line. In her position, she coordinates with GPB reporters throughout the state of Georgia. Susanna has won numerous broadcast awards over the years from the Associated Press, the Society of Professional Journalists, the Georgia Broadcasters Association and Public Radio News Directors, Inc. She has served as president of Georgia AP Broadcasters board and she's won the Journalist of the Year award from the Atlanta Press Club in 2004. Susanna is a member of the Society of Professional Journalists, Public Radio News Directors Inc., the Atlanta Press Club and the Association of Independents in Radio (AIR).

Orlando Montoya is the Savannah-based news producer for Georgia Public Broadcasting. His reports can be heard across the state on GPB’s 16-station state-wide radio network and locally on WSVH 91.1 FM in Savannah and WWIO 88.9 FM in Brunswick. His beat is the entire Georgia coast, from Savannah to St. Mary’s, and includes such diverse issues as tropical storms, troop deployments, the environment, political scandals, education, art, music, history and culture. He is “the voice of the coast” for public radio listeners across the state and nation. A native Floridian, he made his radio debut at the University of Central Florida, in Orlando, where he graduated with a degree in Radio-Television in 1997. At the college’s WUCF 89.9 FM, he served as News Director and Music Host. He moved to Savannah to work for GPB in 1998 and since then, his reporting has been recognized on many occasions by the Georgia Associated Press Broadcast Association. Orlando also is a licensed tour guide in the City of Savannah. An avid music fan, he has published a weekly music chart since 1992.

Rickey comes to you every weeknight from 4 - 6:30 PM on GPB Radio delivering the latest Georgia news during All Things Considered. Plus, join her weeknights on GPB-TV at 5:58 and 6:56 for her Georgia News Briefs. Over nearly four years at GPB, Rickey has hosted GPB-TV's award-winning arts program State of the Arts, for which she was nominated for an Emmy award. During GPB-TV's September 2009 "Dinosaur Week," paleontologists, a wildlife expert, and several wild animals joined Rickey in the television studio to talk about dinosaurs and their modern descendents. For GPB Radio, Rickey has hosted the Consumer Call-In, Georgia Gazette, and Morning Edition. In 2008, the Atlanta Press Club nomiated Rickey for Journalist of the Year. She has won numerous journalism awards, including a GABBY award for her coverage of Georgia music. Atlanta-born but Boston-raised, Rickey began her broadcast career while attending Barnard College in New York City, where she indulged her love of independent film interning for three years at Sundance Channel. After graduating from Barnard in 2001, Rickey worked with Showtime Networks, Connecticut Public Radio, and the Hartford CBS television news affiliate, WFSB-TV.

Edgar Treiguts wakes you up every morning as GPB's statewide Morning Edition host. Born in suburban Chicago, Edgar graduated with a degree in music from Northwestern University. Prior to joining GPB, he worked at three different Atlanta radio stations over the years, including WSB. His radio experience includes extensive work in the sports realm, serving roles as host and reporter for Atlanta teams' network broadcasts. Along with his work on GPB's Morning Edition, Edgar can also be heard during GPB's afternoon newscasts and Georgia Gazette.

Josephine Bennett was born in New York City and raised in Greenwich, Connecticut. She attended college at Brigham Young University, majoring in Journalism. After college she landed her first broadcasting job with KDYL Newsradio 1280 in Salt Lake City. She went on to produce an award-winning talk show for KSL Television, television documentaries, and corporate training films. In 1991 she moved to Macon, Georgia with her family, working as a freelance writer for Nickelodeon and TV Land. She came to Georgia Public Broadcasting in 2006 and loves being back in radio.

Valarie was born in New York City but called the San Francisco Bay Area home for twenty years. She earned her BA in Political Science from Golden Gate University in San Francisco and a Master's from the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism (GO BEARS!). She has worked for CNN in San Francisco, the Fox TV affiliate in Oakland, and for the Hartford Courant in Hartford, CT. She's also hosted Weekend Edition for KRCB in Santa Rosa, California, and was the News Director at the NPR affiliate serving the Dayton, OH metro area. Currently, she's a reporter with Georgia Public Broadcasting, where she recently completed her second year covering the Georgia legislature. Valarie also hosts Consumer Call-In, which airs the first Friday of each month.

Mary Ellen Cheatham is the Augusta radio bureau chief for Georgia Public Broadcasting. Her previous experience includes working on an in-depth newsmagazine show for Alabama Public Television. She also has served as a correspondent for The Commercial Appeal newspaper in Memphis, worked as a press coordinator for Bob Dole’s presidential campaign in Washington, D.C. in 1996, and has taught college journalism. Mary Ellen has a master’s degree from the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois.

John Sepulvado started in journalism writing about local bands in San Diego, mainly so he could see the shows for free. Music pulled him to Austin, where he ended up covering the Texas statehouse for a small wire agency. John has gone on to cover the Terri Schiavo story for the BBC, the 2006 outbreak of E. coli in California spinach for NPR, as well other stories ranging from mental health care treatment in minority communities to the 2008 Florida Democratic Primary debacle. John enjoys books by Aaron Cometbus, Diet Coke, and Scrabble.

Melissa Stiers joined GPB’s radio news team as an intern in Summer 2007. She continues as a producer for Morning Edition and the Georgia Gazette and a free-lance reporter. She was an educator for immigrant communities, teaching English as a Second Language, before receiving her Masters in Professional Writing from Kennesaw State University. Melissa also brings a background in the literary and performing arts. She is a flamenco dancer and published poet.

Myriam Levy Farrero has been a part of GPB since 2006, as a producer for Georgia Gazette and Morning Edition. She was born in Munich, Germany grew up in the United States and lived in Israel for many years. She graduated from the Bezalel Academy of Art and Design in Jersualem with a major in fine arts. She has worked as a translator for a Middle East media think tank in Jerusalem and has taught Hebrew, English and German as a second language in the United States and abroad. She first discovered her love for radio at Brandeis University. Myriam brings with her a background in the Performing Arts. She performed in the Decatur Arts Festival in 2008 and 2009.

Noel Brown is a producer and engineer for WACG 90.7 FM in Augusta. Over the past four years he has contributed numerous special interest and music features to Georgia Gazette, including one about the Lewis Family bluegrass band. He covered James Brown's funeral service for NPR and has done production work for News and Notes and All Things Considered. Noel is also a musician and music producer, playing and recording with his band The Cubists. He is anxiously awaiting the birth of his first daughter Eden.

Amanda graduated from Brenau University with a bachelor's degree in Mass Communications with a concentration in radio and television broadcasting in May 2005. She worked in community radio for three years before becoming part of the GPB Radio family as an intern for Radio in the fall of 2005. She began her broadcasting career in college radio at Brenau University as the host of "The World Wind Wind Up," a world music show as DJ Ms.Unique and as student promotions director. She has also used her talents in broadcasting as a freelance production assistant for radio and film.

Carl Zornes is currently part of GPB's New Media team, working in conjunction with GPB radio and Georgia Gazette. He started in October 2008 producing and reporting, and he covered the 2009 session of the Georgia General Assembly. Originally from Chalmette, Louisiana (just outside of New Orleans), Carl made the Atlanta area his new home after Hurricane Katrina had plans of her own... Once here, Carl continued school at Kennesaw State University and graduated summa cum laude in July 2008. He has a wide variety of interests, including: technology (Macs, PCs, the iPhone, Internet, etc.), music (Alanis Morissette rocks!) and football (Go Saints!). Carl is happily married and has two beautiful daughters.

Philip Graitcer is an Atlanta-based independent radio producer and co-producer of GPB's Health Desk. Graitcer's features have appeared on Georgia Gazette, NPR's Weekend Edition, Marketplace, The World, and Studio360.