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LaDawn Lee Fuhr is a Ph.D. student in Arkansas State University’s Heritage Studies Program. Her area of study is the preservation, protection, and promotion of heritage music and the role of public radio in the process. Fuhr has taken her research to the airwaves by creating and hosting 6 Degrees of the Delta, a music show connecting the musical roots of the Delta to all music through no more than six connections. This weekly musical journey can be heard on KASU, streaming globally through TuneIn Radio or 91.9 on the dial. She is also a graduate assistant in Heritage Studies where she works with the Delta Symposium, Arkansas Roots Music Festival, Heritage Studies projects, pens the “Delta Sources and Resources” column for the Arkansas Review, and is the liaison for special projects.

Jessica Bakeman reports on K-12 and higher education for WLRN, south Florida's NPR affiliate. While new to Miami and public radio, Jessica is a seasoned journalist who has covered education policymaking and politics in three state capitals: Jackson, Miss.; Albany, N.Y.; and, most recently, Tallahassee.

Casey McDermott is an online reporter covering politics, policy, and New Hampshire news. She also works on digital reporting projects for NHPR's newsroom.

Lauren Onkey is the Senior Director of NPR Music in Washington, DC. In this role, she leads NPR Music's team of journalists, critics, video, and podcast makers, and works with NPR's newsroom and robust Member station network to expand the impact of NPR Music and continue positioning public radio as an essential force in music.

Dave Debo's journalism career runs the gamut from public radio to commercial radio, from digital projects to newspapers. With over 30 years of experience, he's produced national television news programs and has worked as both a daily and weekly print journalist and web editor.