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.

Gabriel Maisonnave joined WFDD as the Education Program Manager in the fall of 2017. Even though as a kid he loved to write short stories and had a radio show every Saturday at 1 pm on a local radio station, life took him away from storytelling and towards international relations and conflict resolution. He got his BA in International Relations from the Universidad del Salvador in Buenos Aires and he founded a youth development non-profit organization with four friends in La Plata, where he was living at the time.

Timothy joined the staff of WFDD in the summer of 2015. He received his B.A. in Anthropology and M.A. in Counseling from Wake Forest University. After graduate school, Timothy spent four years in Residence Life & Housing at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. He has called the Triad home for ten years and is looking forward to further engaging the WFDD community. In his spare time, Timothy enjoys spending time with his family, supporting Wake Forest athletics, and reading.

Rebecca Walz joined 88.5 WFDD in July of 2018. She has a bachelor’s degree from Minnesota State University Moorhead in communications and a master’s degree from Michigan State University in broadcast management. She comes to WFDD with over 20 years of experience in public media management including positions in both public radio and public television.