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  Amelia Benson

  Program Director

  Benson is a sophomore Journalism and Spanish major with a minor in East Asian Languages and Cultures. She joined WPGU her freshman year as a correspondent for WPGU News, and then served as News Director for one year. If she had more free time, she would spend it reading memoirs and translated works, playing indie video games and cooking new recipes. Her favorite artists are The Pillows, Japanese Breakfast and beabadoobee. - 𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘢𝘣8@𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘢.𝘤𝘰𝘮

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  Grace Avila

  On-Air Director

  Avila is a freshman majoring in English with a minor in Creative Writing. She joined her freshman year as a news correspondent, on-air host, and assistant engineering director. When she's not in the studio, Avila is elbow-deep in Jstor articles. Her favorite artists include The Magnetic Fields, Cocteau Twins, and Mitski. - 𝘨𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘭23@𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘢.𝘤𝘰𝘮

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  Nick Roacho

  Operations Director

  Roacho is a junior majoring in Media and Cinema Studies with a minor in Critical Film Production. He joined WPGU his freshman year as a news correspondent and on-air host. When he’s not in the studio, he’s more likely than not at his local movie theater. His favorite artists include Gorillaz, Billy Joel and Low Roar. - 𝘯𝘳𝘰𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘰2@𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘢.𝘤𝘰𝘮

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  Cooper O’Kelly

  Sports Director

  O’Kelly is a junior majoring in both journalism and English. He's been a member of WPGU since his sophomore year, currently hosts Illini Drive and was Production Director for a year. In his free time, O’Kelly loves to cheer on his favorite Chicago and Illini sports teams and spend time with his loved ones. His favorite artists at the moment are Dave Matthews Band, America and Drake. - 𝘤𝘰𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘰2@𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘢.𝘤𝘰𝘮

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  Naomi Cortes

  Promotions Director

  Cortes is a Junior majoring in Graphic Design She joined WPGU last semester as a member of the marketing team. Outside of the studio, Cortes spends much of her creating art with involving different kinds of media, whether that be digital or physical. - 𝘢𝘤𝘰𝘳𝘵65@𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘢.𝘤𝘰𝘮

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  Gavin Westlake

  News Director

  Westlake is a freshman majoring in Psychology and Journalism. He joined WPGU last semester as a news writer, music intern, and on-air host. He has been proclaimed to be the number one National Geographic reader. His favorite artists include Tom Waits, Chris Cornell, and David Bowie. - 𝘨𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘸3@𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘢.𝘤𝘰𝘮

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  Mack Jones

  Assistant News Director

  Jones is a freshman majoring in Journalism and Mathematics with a minor in French. He joined WPGU last fall to extend his self-branded style of "turkey journalism" to WPGU News. He has been marginally successful in that respect; his most notable WPGU creations are "Carl Turkey" and "Amplified." His favorite artists are The Arms of Someone New, The Beatles, Philip Glass and anyone who makes Christmas music. - 𝘮𝘢𝘤𝘬𝘫2@𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘢.𝘤𝘰𝘮

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  Larimar Rivera

  Production Assistant

  Rivera is a freshman majoring in Advertising with a minor in Public Relations and Critical Film Production. She joined WPGU last semester as a member of the Production department. Fun fact: she is named after a rare gemstone! Her favorite artists include Lana Del Rey, Pinkpantheress, beabadoobee, Gorillaz, and The Garden. - 𝘭𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘳2@𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘢.𝘤𝘰𝘮

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  Neo Martin

  Production Assistant

  Martin is a Sophomore majoring in Psychology with a concentration in the clinical field. He joined WPGU this semester as a member of the News team and now is working with production to help students develop more professional projects. He has been making music since he was 15 and his favorite artists are King Krule, Mk.gee, Talking Heads and Björk. - 𝘯𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘵99@𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘢.𝘤𝘰𝘮