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Wendy Rigby is a San Antonio native who has worked as a journalist for more than 25 years. She spent two decades at KENS-TV covering health and medical news. Now, she brings her considerable background, experience and passion to Texas Public Radio.

Born in East Rochester in June of 1941, and a graduate of East Rochester High School in 1959, John worked in radio at WSAY (which in 1981 became WXXI-AM) from 1963 to 1981. He did a request radio program called Melody corner and went by the name of Mike Melody. The first day John went on the air was the date John Kennedy was assassinated. He covered the presidential inauguration of Lyndon Johnson along with another announcer from our sister station in Buffalo WNIA, live from Lafayette Park in Washington DC. The coverage was the only independent radio station among all the other network stations. John later went on to become program director, and then station manager of WSAY following the death of the owner, Gordon Brown.When the station the station was sold, John went to work for WYLF, "The Music of your life." After a two-year stint with that radio station, he left to pick up my career of bartending that he always had in his back pocket. In 1993, John returned to Radio at WRUR, with the birth of La Dolce Vita, a program of Italian music , both new and old, along with some local news to the Italian American community of Rochester and beyond. Since the advent of the Internet, the program is listened to in Italy and other parts of the world. John takes a lot of pride in producing this program, as it is his lifelong dream to have his own programs and it has become his full-time hobby during his retirement.

Jim McLean is an editor and reporter for KCUR 89.3. He is the managing director of KCUR's Kansas News Service, a collaboration between KCUR and other public media stations across Kansas.

Mona Seghatoleslami is the host and producer on WXXI Classical 91.5 FM weekdays from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. She also hosts the lunchtime concert series Live From Hochstein Wednesdays at 12:10 p.m., interviews musicians, produces special programs, and works on any project she can find that helps connect people and music in our community through WXXI.