Authors

Publisher

Nolan Pierce is the publisher of Radio Purple. The site runs on a simple premise: Americans agree on more than their news feeds suggest, and readers deserve to hear the strongest version of each side before deciding for themselves.

Guest Columnist

Keith Gross is a guest columnist for Radio Purple. His guest columns, including United We Stand, appear under his own byline and are clearly labeled as opinion.

Managing Editor

Julian Okoro runs Radio Purple's daily news operation: assignments, story budgets, edits and the balance check every story passes before publication. He previously served as a deputy metro editor and a digital news director. Julian is the newsroom's chief enforcer of fairness and speed in equal measure, and keeps a running list of loaded words the outlet does not use.

Standards & Fact-Check Editor

Ruth Feldman oversees Radio Purple's standards, corrections and fact-checking. A former research librarian and investigative researcher, she checks claims from all parties with the same rubric and publishes the outlet's corrections openly. She also trains staff on sourcing, anonymous sources and AI-content verification.

Photo & Visuals Editor

Theo Nakamura leads Radio Purple's photography, graphics and video. A former wire-service photojournalist who covered campaigns, disasters and sports, he insists on unaltered news photography, clear captions and labeled illustrations. He also manages the outlet's policy that all staff images and illustrations are original and disclosed.

Digital & Night Desk Editor

Ava Lindqvist runs Radio Purple's digital front page, newsletters and overnight desk, deciding what leads and how headlines read. She came from a national outlet's audience team and is known for writing headlines that are accurate, calm and still clickable. She also manages Radio Purple's social accounts and the staff social media policy.

Host & Senior Audio Producer

Caleb Ashford hosts Radio Purple's flagship daily audio briefing and produces its podcasts. He spent years in public and commercial radio, hosting call-in shows that drew listeners from across the spectrum. His on-air signature is ending each episode with 'one thing both sides got right today.'

National Affairs

Daniel Whitaker covers national affairs for Radio Purple: the major stories that cut across Washington, the states and everyday American life, from disasters and immigration to energy and public health. A veteran of regional newspapers and a national wire service, he has reported from all fifty states and is known for long-form pieces that put a liberal, a conservative and a pragmatist in the same story and let readers judge. Daniel grew up in Kansas and lives outside Washington.

Politics and Policy

Claire Hollister covers politics and policy for Radio Purple, following legislation from campaign promise to implementation. She previously covered a statehouse and later health and tax policy in Washington, and is known for explainers that walk through what a bill actually does, who it helps, what it costs, and the best argument for and against it. Claire studied public policy and still reads the full text of every bill she writes about.

Economy

Marcus Bell leads Radio Purple's economic coverage. Before joining, he covered markets and the Federal Reserve for a business wire and reported on manufacturing towns across the Midwest. He translates jobs reports, inflation data and interest-rate decisions into what they mean for paychecks, mortgages and small businesses, presenting the market-oriented and worker-oriented readings of the same numbers side by side. Marcus holds a master's in economics and coaches youth basketball.

Constitution Explained

Evelyn Shaw covers the Constitution, the Supreme Court and the federal courts for Radio Purple. A lawyer by training who clerked for a federal appellate judge before turning to journalism, she reads every opinion and dissent in full. Her coverage explains the textualist or originalist reading and the living-constitution reading of each case, and what a ruling means in practice. Evelyn also covers free speech, religious liberty, gun rights, criminal justice and separation of powers.

American History

Thomas Garrity writes the American History column for Radio Purple.

Washington Correspondent

Rachel Dunmore is Radio Purple's Washington correspondent, covering the White House, Capitol Hill and federal agencies. She spent nearly a decade on the Hill beat for a national news service, building sources in both parties' leadership offices and among rank-and-file members. Rachel is known for fast, accurate vote coverage and for tracking how executive actions and agency rules land outside the Beltway. She grew up in Pennsylvania and is a devoted minor-league baseball fan.

Newsroom

Stories bylined Radio Purple Staff are researched and written by the Radio Purple newsroom and edited under our editorial standards. Every factual claim is tied to a cited public source, and every position is attributed to the people or institutions who actually hold it.