Staff

Jennifer Barrett joined the staff of 88.5 WFDD in the summer of 2016. She hails from the Boston area, where she worked as a technical writer, search marketing associate, and, most recently, a teacher of English Language Learners. She received her B.A. in English from Mount Ida College and her M.A. in English from Wake Forest University.

Sean Bueter joined WFDD in August 2015 as a reporter covering issues across the Piedmont Triad and beyond.

Previously, Sean was a reporter, host and news director at WBOI in Fort Wayne, Ind., just a few hours from where he grew up. He also sorted Steve Inskeep’s mail as an intern at NPR in Washington, D.C.

Sean has experience on a variety of beats, including race, wealth and poverty, economic development, and more. His work has appeared on NPR’s Morning Edition and All Things Considered, and APM’s Marketplace.

Bethany joined the staff of WFDD in the fall of 2012. She received her B.A. and M.A. in English Literature from Wake Forest University and focused on Anglo-Irish writing.

Susan Childress joined 88.5 WFDD in December of 2014 to continue her extensive career in radio. Her previous broadcast experience includes the following:  Marketing Consultant for Clear Channel Communications, Business Development Manager of The High Point Enterprise, General Manager of GHB Radio Group, Senior Account Manager of WMAG, and Local Sales Manager of WMFR News Talk 1230.

Molly Davis joined 88.5 WFDD in January of 2005. She is a Winston-Salem native and a graduate of Davidson College with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English. Molly has twenty-plus years of experience in marketing, public and media relations, event planning, and nonprofit management, and began her career with Borders Books Music and Café, where she coordinated nationwide store grand opening events. In the late ‘90s, she served as Marketing Director for Winston-Salem Events.

David Ford has been a recognizable voice of the arts in the Triad for nearly two decades on 88.5 WFDD, Public Radio for the Piedmont. His association with the Winston-Salem Symphony began in 2004, when as a classical music announcer, he interviewed conducting candidates for the orchestra following the retirement of Maestro Peter Perret. His sharing of their biographies and musical approaches with WFDD listeners prompted a daily broadcast series, Triad Arts, which eventually became an award-winning program that aired until 2016.

Eddie Garcia began his career as an audio engineer at the age of 13 when he figured out how to record fuzz guitar into his family’s Hi-Fi VCR.   Many trips to Radio Shack later, he purchased a Tascam 424 MKII 4-track and hasn’t stopped pressing record since.  After years of playing in bands, recording bands, and setting up rickety PA systems, he studied recording engineering at GTCC.  During this time he was also a DJ at 90.9 WQFS, Guilford College’s student run radio station.

Karen Kantziper is thrilled to be a part of WFDD, since she has been a fan of the station and a public radio enthusiast for many years. She was born in Savannah, Georgia, but considers North Carolina home as she’s lived here for 23 years. Karen formerly worked in sales for a local TV affiliate for 13 years. Before that, she was Public Relations Director at the American Red Cross in Georgia after also working in blood donor recruitment.

Emily joined WFDD in 2014. It’s a homecoming after 11 years working in public radio for stations in colder climates. She graduated from the University of North Carolina in Greensboro in 2003, where she earned her degree in music. She moved to Bloomington, Indiana, where she saw an advertisement on the side of a bus for the local station, WFIU, and began volunteering. That turned into a full time gig, where Emily did everything from producing fund drives, co-hosting a classical music quiz show, and handling station relations.

Paul Roper knew he wanted to be in broadcasting while he was growing up in Brooklyn, N.Y. His parents were the audience whenever he decided to do play-by-play of hockey and baseball on television or read the news from the local newspaper. After graduating from Seton Hall University in South Orange, N.J., Paul was play-by-play announcer for the ECHL's Trenton Devils for one season and with the Ontario Hockey League's Erie Otters for four seasons. He also works at IMG College as a producer and studio host for the Florida Gators.