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Community Voices is seeking a co-host/editor to join Jeff Williams and Randy Eccles in getting to know our neighbors and more. Apply by May 25, 5 p.m.

The news department is seeking part-time fill-in anchor/reporters who are available either weekdays from 5:30 to 9 a.m. and/or 3:30 to 6 p.m. Apply by June 5, 5 p.m.

Jeremy Hobson

Host, The Middle

Jeremy is a trusted journalist to public radio listeners and stations, having spent ten years hosting Marketplace Morning Report, Here & Now, and NPR Special Coverage of major news events.

He started in public radio at age 9, working on a show called Treehouse Radio on station WILL in his hometown of Urbana, Illinois. He interned for All Things Considered at 17, and spent years working as a producer and reporter, before becoming the youngest national host in public radio’s history in 2010. he’s so excited to bring more voices from the middle into the national conversation.