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Natalie Escobar is an assistant editor on the Code Switch team, where she edits the blog and newsletter, runs the social media accounts and leads audience engagement. Before coming to NPR in 2020, Escobar was an assistant editor and editorial fellow at The Atlantic, where she covered family life and education. She also was a ProPublica emerging reporter fellow, where she helped their Illinois bureau do experimental audience engagement through theater workshops. (Really!)

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Tyler Ribich, known on air as "Ty the Ray Man," was a DJ with the Andy Zanca Youth Empowerment Program (AZYEP) from 2012 to 2016. He began at a young age alongside longtime DJs Nat Crawford and Miles Craft, later hosting his own show and collaborating with his friend "Jay Bone Jeremy." What set Tyler apart was his love of writing his own raps. On his monthly show, he performed a "Recap Rap" that highlighted local events and world news, and he wrote thoughtful pieces about the environment, bullying, and teen issues, including an archived favorite titled "Kids Rap." Tyler loved AZYEP and KDNK, and his passion for community radio was clear in every show and during membership drives. Beyond radio, he was a stand-up comedian and visual artist who supported AZYEP through fundraisers, including selling his own cartoon magnets and organizing a youth comedy event. He also left a lasting legacy by designing the AZYEP logo and creating the slogan "We’re Talkin’ AZYEP." Tyler is greatly missed.

Dr Raven, otherwise known as Tucker Farris, stays up late most Sundays to host "The Midnight Haven" from 11pm-1am

Flash hosts the Grace Cafe every other Friday from 10am-Noon

Francis hosts "The Goulash" every other Wednesday from 7-9pm

Diego & Michael team up to co-host El Vecino, every other Sunday evening from 9-11pm

Diesel "Dead Air" Dan has been on the air since 2007, his show "The We-ness" airs every other Monday from 9-11pm

Georgia co-hosts Swing, Swing, Swing every Tuesday evening from 7-9pm, carrying on her grandfather Art Ackerman's KDNK Legacy