KBACH Staff

The KBACH Team


Amy Bishop
Amy Bishop
Amy started her career in radio as a student DJ for KNTU at the University of North Texas. She graduated with a German degree, but had her sights set on radio and worked at a mixed bag of stations in the Dallas area before taking an announcer position at Classical 101.1 WRR-FM....
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Linda Cassidy
Linda Cassidy
Linda Cassidy is a veteran broadcaster with 25 years in the industry. You may recognize her voice, which is featured in radio and television commercials nationwide.
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Tyler Kline
Tyler Kline
Tyler Kline is an active composer with over a decade of experience in public radio. His music has been performed throughout the United States, and internationally in Asia, Europe, and South America.
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Greg Kostraba
Greg Kostraba
Greg has successfully combined a career as a radio professional and concert pianist. He began as a fill-in announcer at WGUC in Cincinnati while completing his doctorate in piano at the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music...
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Duart Martin
Duart Martin
Duart has announced classical music for public radio listeners in Arizona since 1987. She is a contributing writer for Central Sound at Eight, a part of Arizona PBS, and host of ASU in Concert...
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Janine Miller
Janine Miller
Janine began studying the oboe at age 10 and attended the University of Missouri-Columbia on a full music scholarship. However, she caught the radio bug by volunteering at the classical...
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Charles Newton
Charles Newton
Charles Newton is a regular contributor to KBACH. He’s been the voice of our special programs, “Requiem: A Musical History,” “Black Voices,” and “A Classical Kwanzaa.” In April 2023, be on...
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Matt Rogers
Matt Rogers
Matt Rogers got his start in radio at 16, working for a tiny AM station in Gastonia, North Carolina. He graduated from Campbell University with a degree in Broadcast Management and has...
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Brian Smith
Brian Smith
Brian comes to KBACH having worked at public and commercial radio stations in his hometown of Atlanta, Georgia, dating back to 1988. He also worked as a voice actor, voice-over talent...
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Charlotte Wilson
Charlotte Wilson
With a twenty-year career in broadcasting, Charlotte brings a wealth of experience to KBACH that includes stints at Radio New Zealand and the BBC....
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Senior Management

NameTitlePhone NumberE-mail
Matt RogersProgram Director480-833-1122E-mail Matt
Jon Hoban Vice President, Division of Public Service 480-833-1122 E-mail Jon
John SageAssociate Vice President, Division of Public Service480-833-1122E-mail John
Linda Pastori Associate Vice President, Division of Public Service
Executive Director, Friends of Public Radio Arizona
480-833-1122E-mail John