Jennifer Chrumka (State of the Arts) has been with CBC radio since 2006 and has worked on shows around the province mostly as a news reader and now as an arts reporter. She obtained a Masters of Journalism degree from the University of Victoria. In 2010 she won an RTNDA award for her news coverage of the Okanagan fires. Apart from radio, Jennifer also works as a freelance writer and was the editor of the ground level arts and culture magazine The Metropolitan. She lives in Victoria with her husband and young son.

Troy Townsin (Time For Wine) was born in Melbourne, Australia and worked as an actor and playwright before embarking on a round-the-world backpacking extravaganza. After establishing a career in bar management and hospitality he returned to Melbourne and earned a Bachelor of Arts in International Studies, taking semesters in Malaysia, Turkey and the UK. After graduating, he worked for the United Nations Information Centre in London before taking a job as an event reporter. In 2003, he won the prestigious Travel Writer of the Year award with TNT Magazine UK. After moving to Victoria, BC in 2004, Troy and his wife Cheryl-Lynn self-published Cooking with BC Wine and it won 2005 Gourmand World Cookbook Award. Cooking with the Wines of Washington and Cooking with the Wines of Oregon will be released by Whitecap Publishing in spring 2007.

Arthur Black (Planet Saltspring) was born in Toronto in 1943 and reborn in 1995 when he came to his senses and moved to a Gulf Island nestled in the Strait of Georgia between Vancouver the city and Vancouver the island. En route, he passed through various incarnations - door-to-door encyclopedia salesman, oil tanker deckhand, cow wrangler at the Ontario Public Stock Yards, sheet metal apprentice, plumber's assistant and live nude model (in his dreams). For 19 years he hosted Basic Black; a national CBC program dedicated to wackiness and currently hosts two television shows, Weird Homes and Weird Wheels both of which are self-explanatory. He also writes a weekly humour column syndicated in 50-odd Canadian newspapers and has authored twelve books,

Don Genova (Food Matters). Don's first job in radio was with a private radio station in Terrace in 1983. Since then he has been a journalist in print, radio, television and the internet, all over Canada. In 1997, he started to specialize in covering the food and travel scene in Canada and abroad. He is currently a resident of Cobble Hill on Vancouver Island. Find out more about him by going to his blog.

Grant Lawrence (Podcast Picks) began his career with the CBC in 1997. Making his start as a researcher in the inaugural season of RadioSonic in Vancouver, Grant became a producer and then host for RadioSonic and RadioEscapade. Currently, Grant is one of the personalities heard on CBC Radio 3 on Saturday nights. He can often be heard interviewing musicians, producing features and hosting live events. Grant is also a contributor to Radio 3's weekly online magazine, cbcradio3.com When not at his post at the CBC, Grant still manages to spend time behind the microphone. For the past 15 years, he has been the singer for the internationally acclaimed band The Smugglers.

 Janet Marie Rogers (Tribal Clef) is a writer and radio host from the Mohawk/Tuscarora nations. She presents spoken word poetry, video poetry and performance poetry throughout Turtle Island (north america) and abroad. She has three published poetry collections and two recorded poetry CDs. Janet is the city of Victoria's current Poet Laureate

Star Weiss (Not Young/Not Old) is a journalist, author, and educator. She is also a mother, daughter, and grandmother who thinks of herself as a NYNO, that is, Not Young, Not Old, and is currently exploring the challenges and choices of this intergenerational time of life. Her background includes hosting the cable TV multicultural cooking show "Kitchen Culture," and managing the journalism/photojournalism program at Western Academy of Photography in Victoria, BC. In 2007, Star and Jo-Ann Roberts co-hosted the Radio One special "Healing the Heart," which was nominated for two North American broadcasting awards. Follow her at www.starweiss.blogspot.com