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Patty is a graduate of the University of Vermont and a multiple award-winning reporter for Maine Public Radio. Her specialty is health coverage: from policy stories to patient stories, physical health to mental health and anything in between. Patty joined Maine Public Radio in 2012 after producing stories as a freelancer for NPR programs such as Morning Edition and All Things Considered. She got hooked on radio at the Salt Institute for Documentary Studies in Portland, Maine, and hasn’t looked back ever since.

Merrit Kennedy is a reporter for NPR's News Desk. She covers a broad range of issues, from the latest developments out of the Middle East to science research news.

Cecil Doyle has been a major architect of the KRVS sound for many years. Cecil's masterful ability to craft textured, flowing, and often surprising musical offerings in his weekly programs is why his name first comes to mind when listeners talk about KRVS. Whether he's interviewing artists from the latest local musical vibration in the Cypress Lake Studios on Medicine Ball Caravan, or guiding audiences on a musical tour of an intriguing and exotic locale on Earthbeat, Cecil Doyle lives for music, and it shows. Cecil is South Louisiana's window into the world of Reggae on Jah Mon, when Sunday night's KRVS world tour makes a two-hour stop in Jamaica for an audio blast of the Rastafari experience. There's never a dull moment with Cecil Doyle on KRVS.

Sarah McCammon worked for Iowa Public Radio as Morning Edition Host from January 2010 until December 2013.

Chas joined WPLN in 2015 after eight years with The Tennessean, including more than five years as the newspaper's statehouse reporter.Chas has also covered communities, politics and business in Massachusetts and Washington, D.C. Chas grew up in South Carolina and attended Columbia University in New York, where he studied economics and journalism. Outside of work, he's a dedicated distance runner, having completed a dozen marathons

Brandon Carter is an assistant producer on NPR's Washington Desk. He manages the NPR Politics social media accounts, writes and produces stories for the web and writes for the NPR Politics weekly newsletter.

Julia Price holds a master’s in English/Professional Writing and a bachelor’s in Francophone Studies from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. With over 15 years of experience as an editorial professional, her path has taken her around the world—from Seattle and New York to Vancouver and Paris—before bringing her back home to Lafayette, Louisiana. The project with KRVS, CODOFIL, and the OIF has allowed her to pursue her passion: celebrating the French language and Francophone culture of Louisiana.