Meet the Staff
KCSU’s 24-25 staff is in for the fall semester!
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See bottom for a full ‘Staff Picks’ playlist.
General Manager: Asher Korn
Hometown: Denver, CO
Professional Advisor & General Manager for KCSU
A Mini Playlist: Good Morning Accordion by King Crawdad; Passover by Joy Division; Nekropolis by Daniel Savio
Station Manager: Euan Peart (they/them/any)
Hometown: Denver, CO
Major: Apparel & Merchandising
A Mini Playlist: Please Don’t Fall in Love with Me, Khalid; Domodachi by RM & Little Simz; Space Cadet by beabadoobee
Programming Director: Sasha Sperry (she/they)
Hometown: Denver, CO
Major: Journalism
A Mini Playlist: I Heard You Looking by Yo La Tengo; Harvest Moon by Neil Young; Prom by SZA
Music Director: Mia Templien (she/her)
Hometown: Omaha, NE
Major: Forest Biology
A Mini Playlist: More Than This by Roxy Music; Deacon Blues by Steely Dan; The Secret Life of Arabia by David Bowie
Assistant Music Director: Ritika Janapati (she/her)
Hometown: Las Vegas, NV
Major: Biomedical Sciences
A Mini Playlist: Do Hot Girls Like Chords? by KNOWER; SIN MIEDO by JPEGMAFIA; Losing You by Solange
Local Music Director: Riley Hilbert (she/her)
Hometown: Huntington Beach, CA
Major: Business Marketing
A Mini Playlist: Just Like Heaven by The Cure; Gone Daddy Gone by Violent Femmes; 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover by Paul Simon
Music Publisher: Bailey Liverman (she/they)
Hometown: Austin, TX
Major: Human Dimensions of Natural Resources
A Mini Playlist: Gin and Juice by The Gourds; Sweat (A La La La La Long) by Inner Circle; Boogar Sugre by BROS
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ews Director: Tyler Weatherwax (he/him)
Hometown: Grand Lake, CO
Major: Journalism
A Mini Playlist: Can’t You Hear Me Knocking by The Rolling Stones; Peace Frog by The Doors; Smokestack Lightnin’ by Howlin’ Wolf
Assistant News Director: Audrey Donow (she/her)
Hometown: Lakewood, CO
Major: Journalism
A Mini Playlist: Garden Song by Pheobe Bridgers; Big Star by Lorde; Love Me Anyway by Chappel Roan
News Producer: Gus Arnold (he/him)
Hometown: Madison, WI
Major: Journalism & Media Communication
A Mini Playlist: Rain by Mac Miller ft. Vince Staples; Leave Them All Behind by Ride; One Step Ahead by Aretha Franklin
Sports Director: Austin Martin (he/him)
Hometown: Columbia Falls, MT
Major: Communications
A Mini Playlist: Blossom by Milky Chance; Walls by Ole 60; God Speed by Zach Bryan
Assistant Sports Director: Trey DuFauchard (he/him)
Hometown: Baltimore, MD
Major: Philosophy
A Mini Playlist: Blue in Green by Miles Davis; SMUCKERS by Tyler, The Creator; Moonlight on the River by Mac Demarco
Sports Producer: Phoenix Behrens (he/him)
Hometown: Bennett, CO
Major: Journalism & Media Communication
A Mini Playlist: Quality Control by Jurassic 5; Last Memory by Takeoff; Hypnotize by Notorious B.I.G
Podcast Director: Erin Fuller (they/them/he/his)
Hometown: Broomfield, CO
Major: English
A Mini Playlist: Red Light Indicates Doors Are Secured by Arctic Monkeys; HONEY (ARE U COMING?) by Måneskin; Crying Over U by Medium Build
Assistant Podcast Director: Adam Carlson (he/him)
Hometown: Colorado Springs, CO
Major: Journalism
A Mini Playlist: Old Graffiti by Bibio; Truth by Kamasi Washington; The good, the bad and the ugly by Ennio Morricone
Production Director: Sam Providence (she/her)
Hometown: Freehold, NJ
Major: Journalism & Media Communications
A Mini Playlist: Nissan Altima by Doechii; All I Wanted by Paramore; Scared of My Guitar by Olivia Rodrigo
Training Director: Lauren Thorpe (she/her)
Hometown: Colorado Springs, CO
Major: History
A Mini Playlist: Paris Night / New York Mornings by Corinne Bailey Rae; Young Folks by Peter Bjorn and John; B****, Don’t Kill My Vibe by Kendrick Lamar
Assistant Training Director: Katie Heffernan (they/she)
Hometown: Parker, CO
Major: Marketing & Music Business
A Mini Playlist: Shine Eternally by Zulu; Grief Motif by Fiddlehead; Linda Claire (demo) by Fleshwater
Broadcast Engineer: Patrick Matthews (they/them)
Hometown: Greely, CO
Major: Journalism & Tech Communication
A Mini Playlist: either on or off the drugs by JPEGMAFIA; I Wanna kno by 2 Mello; Carry On Wayward Son by Dan Avidan & Super Guitar Bros
Assistant Broadcast Engineer: Joseph Zitkus (they/them)
Hometown: Conifer, CO
Major: Psychology
A Mini Playlist: take care by EDEN; CBD by Brakence; do or die by Aldn
Promotions Director: Ella Perkins (she/her)
Hometown: Orange County, CA
Major: Journalism & Media Communication
A Mini Playlist: Favorite by Fontaines D.C.; Common Blue by Warpaint; Beautiful Daughter by Chicano Batman
Assistant Promotions Director: Leah Walton (she/her)
Hometown: Berthoud, CO
Major: Journalism & Media Communications
A Mini Playlist: Rudolph – Live by MJ Lenderman; Better Version of Me by Fiona Apple; She’ll Change by Molly Tuttle
Development Director: Amanda Torres (she/her)
Hometown: Fayetteville, NC
Major: Communications
A Mini Playlist: We Belong Together by Mariah Carey; Bratcore by VCR; Sweetness by Jimmy Eat World
Web Editor: Andrew Di Tirro (he/him)
Hometown: Houston, TX
Major: Computer Science
A Mini Playlist: 1 AM A CRACK3D MACHIN3 by Brainiac; I Am The Least Of Your Problems by Future Of The Left; Road Movie To Berlin by They Might Be Giants