I am an award-winning journalist and an experienced newscaster, reporter and program host for Minnesota Public Radio. During my tenure at Minnesota Public Radio my reporting was featured on National Public Radio, the BBC and American Public Media programs.
I’ve taught at the University of Minnesota and the University of St. Thomas. I have a PhD and a Master’s degree in Journalism and Mass Communication from the University of Minnesota. I’m a graduate of Boston University.
My voice clients include General Mills, the University of Minnesota, PointTunes, VEE Corporation, Knitting Out Loud Audio Books and several telephone voice mail systems throughout the world.
I’ve interviewed people from all walks of life. Some of my more memorable interviews include; the children’s television host Captain Kangaroo, Minnesota’s two U.S. Senators, a woman bravely battling cancer, actors, authors, and a prisoner serving a life sentence at the Lino Lakes Correctional Facility.
My essay highlighting the beauty of urban Minnesota appears in the book Voices from the Land, published by Milkweed Editions and the Minnesota Historical Society. My story of learning to knit appears in the book Knitting Yarns and Spinning Tales. My writing has also appeared in the Star Tribune and the St. Paul Pioneer Press.
My professional affiliations include the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication and the National Communication Association.
Fun Fact: I attended a cooking school in Provence, France and used Julia Child’s butcher knife to decapitate a dead, plucked pigeon. I also helped to prepare an evening meal on Julia’s stove. The cooking instructor was friends with Julia Child and received her stove and butcher knife when she departed France. (The instructor likened it to having the opportunity to get Freud’s couch!) Bon appetit!
