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Eric Whitney is NPR's Mountain West/Great Plains Bureau Chief, and was the former news director for Montana Public Radio.

Ayu joined NEPM in 2023 as a fill-in member for the operations team by running the soundboard for All Things Considered. In February 2024, Ayu moved into the role of digital producer for The Fabulous 413 and The Rundown with Carrie Saldo.

With more than 20 years of experience working in public service in western Massachusetts, Tracy Trial joins New England Public Media as senior director of development. She brings a high level of expertise in major gifts, planned giving, and strategic development to NEPM.

In addition to her extensive work in fundraising, her background also includes instructional and administrative positions in secondary and higher education through Holyoke Public Schools and Bay Path University, where she was director of experiential education.

She has given back to the community through volunteer work at Girls Inc. of the Valley, Treehouse Foundation, and other organizations.

A western Massachusetts native, Trial attended Smith College, where she received a bachelor’s degree in philosophy. She went on to UMass Amherst to earn a master’s degree in education. She now lives in Wilbraham with her family and is an avid gardener and baker.

Nirvani Williams covers socioeconomic disparities for New England Public Media, joining the news team in June 2021 through Report for America.

David Edelstein is a film critic for New York magazine and for NPR's Fresh Air, and an occasional commentator on film for CBS Sunday Morning. He has also written film criticism for the Village Voice, The New York Post, and Rolling Stone, and is a frequent contributor to the New York Times' Arts & Leisure section.

Peter Hirschfeld covers state government and the Vermont Legislature. He is based in VPR’s Capital Bureau located across the street from Vermont’s Statehouse.