People

Broadcast Information Systems Manager

Rick Dorey, Broadcast Information Systems Manager, has been with Boise State Public Radio since October of 1997. He has been working with Boise State University since 1994 as a third level support person. His major projects have included the...

Radio Host

Rob Walker is the host of Jazz Conversations, a radio program devoted to great jazz music, information, and jazz conversations.
Walker is an accomplished jazz musician who has performed with such acts as Ray Charles, The Temptations, The...

News Director

Sadie Babits is Boise State Public Radio’s news director. She has nearly 15 years of experience working in public radio from hosting shows to reporting and editing.  Sadie actually got her start in public radio at BSPR as a student reporter...

News Reporter/On-air Host

Samantha Wright is a news reporter and the on-air host for Boise State Public Radio's All Things Considered on weekday afternoons. Her spot reporting, special projects, and audio production have been featured on Voice of America, National...

Morning Edition Host/ Senior Editor

Scott comes to BSPR from WFAE in Charlotte, N.C., where he served as local host of NPR’s “Morning Edition” for the past eight years. He began his new position as Morning Edition Host/Senior Editor for BSPR in 2012.

Scott is a multi-award...

Business/Marketing Assistant

Born and raised in Las Vegas, Nevada, Shelby chose to attend Boise State University after receiving an academic scholarship and realizing she wanted a change from the desert landscape. Four years later, she has worked her way from an un-paid...

Tara Cooper moved back to Boise in 2002 and graduated with her Associates degree from Boise State University in 2007.  She joined Boise State Public Radio in October 2012 as an Administrative Assistant 2.

Interim Director of Engineering & Operations

Prior to working at Boise State Public Radio, Thomas worked as an engineer for a local television station and served as an avionics engineer in the U.S. Air Force. He holds a bachelor’s degree in electronic engineering from Capitol College in...

Assistant Membership Manager

Vida Smith has been with Boise State Public Radio since March of 2004. She has been serving as Assistant Membership Manager since July of 2012. Previously she served as Capital Campaign Coordinator, Marketing Manager  and as Administrative...

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