Sarah Ashworth

As director of radio, Sarah oversees Wisconsin Public Radio’s two networks – WPR News and WPR Music – 39 stations and seven bureaus. Her 25 years of experience includes work as Vermont Public’s head of content and newsroom roles at Minnesota Public Radio, New Hampshire Public Radio and KBIA in Missouri. Under her leadership, Vermont Public and NHPR won national Edward R. Murrow awards for overall excellence. Raised in Minnesota, Sarah became interested in public radio while pursuing her journalism degree at the University of Missouri–Columbia. She has taught radio journalism in Russia and China and has been a leadership fellow with Columbia University and with Public Media Women in Leadership.