Peter has been part of VPR since 1977, launching Saturday Afternoon at the Opera the first week VPR began broadcasting. Opera has always been one of Peter's passions. As a young boy visiting his paternal grandparents, he was treated to impromptu concerts by touring stars of the Metropolitan Opera performing with his grandmother. He is author of A Passion For Opera: Learning To Love It: The Greatest Masters, Their Greatest Music, released in 2004 by Trafalgar Square Publishing.

As a student at Harvard, Peter's doctoral thesis was on Wagner. An appointment at Dartmouth College allowed him to pursue his three passions: athletics, academics and the arts. He coached Dartmouth's women's cross country running team, taught opera courses to freshmen through master candidates and produced an annual arts concert for many years.

Peter lives in North Pomfret, pursuing his additional passions of horses and canoeing.

Joe hosts VPR Classical's afternoon program. He joined Vermont Public Radio in 2007.

Joe came to VPR from KCME, the independent classical music station in Colorado Springs. He began at KCME while a student, quickly gathering a following. He holds a B.A. in Music from Colorado College and is a concert pianist. Most recently he performed at the Spoleto Festival in Charleston, SC, and completed a tour of Germany this past spring.

Originally Joe planned to become a scientist in the field of meteorology and atmospheric physics. But he said the hours in windowless laboratories soon took their toll. Having played the piano for most of his life, it wasn't until a music composition course midway through his sophomore year in college that he decided to pursue a career in music. An internship at KCME sparked the start in fine arts broadcasting.

Sam has worked at Vermont Public Radio since October 1978 in various capacities – almost always involving audio engineering. He excels at sound engingeering for live performances.

Sam has been an audio engineer for most of his professional life. From 1965 to 1978 he was the Supervising Audio Technician at the New York Public Library Record Archives at Lincoln Center.

He enjoys camping, hiking, canoeing, and contra dancing; and he loves to travel, especially to Peru and the Caribbean. Sam has served for many years as a volunteer in response to the AIDS epidemic.

Mark joined VPR in 1993. He is responsible for the overall operations of the organization and reports to the state-wide Board of Directors. He also serves on the Board of Directors for National Public Radio (NPR). Prior to VPR, Mark worked at the public TV & radio station in Philadelphia, WHYY-FM. He lives with his wife and family in Jericho, Vermont.

Cheryl joined Vermont Public Radio in 2004, helping VPR launch VPR Classical, its 24-hour classical music network. She came to VPR from the Classical Public Radio Network in Los Angeles, having served as Music Director and Music Programmer.

Cheryl was with the Classical Public Radio Network since 1998, and was integral in the launch and growth of the network. Her broadcast career began at KUNC-FM in Greeley, Colorado where she served as an announcer and producer for seven years. She then moved to Colorado Public Radio’s KVOD-FM in Denver, working as an announcer and assistant music director for five years.

A native of Colorado, Cheryl was a classical musician; her instrument was the French Horn. While in college, she discovered her passion for painting and graduated with a B.A. degree from the school of Performing and Visual Arts at the University of Northern Colorado. An exhibited artist, she works in watercolor and collage, with found objects, metal and paper her preferred materials.