Announcer and Staff Biographies

Katrina has played with the Mesa Symphony, and she worked as Operations Coordinator for The Phoenix Symphony for five years.

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Born in Phoenix Sterling is a published poet and songwriter who has written music scores for film as well as stage productions. He began playing the violin at age three and was the winner of the Phoenix Symphony Orchestra's Young Persons Musical Talent Auditions in 1968, was a member of the Phoenix Symphonette, The Phoenix Symphony Youth Orchestra and the Phoenix Boys Choir.

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Critic Chris Curcio has been writing about the theater and performing arts since 1968. His reviews and articles have appeared in "Arizona Foothills" magazine, "The Arizona Republic," "In Theater" magazine, "Variety" and the "San Jose Mercury-News."

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Jane Hilton's twin passions for music and travel are a perfect complement to her work as an announcer on KBAQ. Each time she's on the air, she serves as a virtual tour guide on a worldwide journey through six centuries of classics. The Arizona native's dedication to the violin won her a full Regent's Orchestra Scholarship to Arizona State University.

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Randy Kinkel was one of the first announcers heard on KBAQ when it went on the air in April 1993, and is now afternoon announcer (M-F 12-4) and host/programmer of the popular Mozart Buffet at Noon.

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Janine began studying the oboe at age 10 and attended the University of Missouri-Columbia on a full music scholarship. However, she caught the radio bug by volunteering at the classical station, KBIA and received her degree in Radio-TV-Film with a minor in music.

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Mulligan graduated from Arizona State University with a marketing degree and did some graduate course work in mass communications. Outside KBAQ, she does communications-related work for Cox and cares for two young daughters. She's also an avid fitness enthusiast, so you might see her in a 5K or on your favorite hiking trail.

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Ken is a native of Cincinnati, Ohio. He came to Arizona in 1998 to teach music at Cactus Shadows High School in Cave Creek. Ken quickly became an active musician in the valley, playing in jazz, commercial, and symphonic ensembles. Ken is an active member of the jazz community, performing with such headliners as Danny Long, Dennis Rowland, Margo Reed, Nancy Gee, and Delphene Cortez. Ken serves on the board of "JazzInAz," a jazz advocacy organization. He is principle trumpet in the Scottsdale Symphony.

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Jon has been a long time supporter of the arts community in Phoenix being a long time member of the Phoenix Art Museum and regularly attending performances by ATC and Phoenix Theater. He has also served on the board of the Phoenix Center, a non-profit arts organization in Central Phoenix.

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