Jon Ehrens

I have been working in public radio for 17 years. Currently, I am a producer for two shows at WHYY, the NPR affiliate in Philadelphia. ​​Radio Times with Marty Moss-Coane​​ is a daily talk show where I come up with show topics, book and pre-interview guests, research topics, coordinate all logistics, edit audio, write scripts, and occasionally guest host. Our show runs the gamut of topics - local, national, and international news, history, music, comedy, and more. I also developed and am the sole producer for The Regional Roundup, which is a weekly show highlighting stories from the Delaware Valley hosted by Mary Cummings-Jordan.

I have been a reporter on an as-needed basis as well. My reporting on armed vigilantes in Philadelphia was featured in ​The Washington Post,​ ​The New York Times​, ​The New York Post​, ​The Philadelphia Inquirer,​ ​The New Yorker​, and more.

I was executive producer for the production-heavy satire podcast called ​​Eavesdropping on America​​. I conceived of the show and was also editor, writer, actor, and composer for the music for every episode. I developed relationships with a slew of comedians who contribute to the show, which requires directing and the managing of schedules (and egos).

I was the initial co-producer for the podcast ​​Narcotica​​ - a show about drugs and harm-reduction, where I instructed the team on how to arrange a show, write scripts for broadcast, create a compelling audio narrative, and taught them the ins and outs of editing and mixing.

I produced, edited, and mixed the podcast documentary ​​Please Kill Me: Voices from the Archives​​, based on the best-selling punk rock oral history. In addition to piecing together the hour-long episodes, I was responsible for cleaning up archival tape. I instructed the authors of the book on how to write and read for broadcast. I also arranged all studio time and monitored the budgeting process.

I have been an active recording artist and touring musician for years​. My most high profile release was my collaboration with Jenn Wasner of the band Wye Oak. Our album, ​Dungeonesse​​, was ​rated one of the top pop albums of 2013 by SPIN Magazine​.