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VOICES: Clara Prinston

Todd Steed
Clara Prinston with current Afternoon Concert host Matthew Motley.

Student workers have been a part of WUOT since the very beginning. Some stay a few months, some a few years. Clara Prinston went from hosting on weekends to hosting The Afternoon Concert for almost two years. We caught up with her to discuss what can happen to a music host after leaving WUOT and how time here can help students shape their future.

A Knoxville native, Todd began working at WUOT in 2006 as jazz coordinator now serves as program director and host of Studio 865/Flipside, Improvisations and Changing Course. Todd's newest podcast is Improvisations to Go. Todd got his start in radio at WUTK, where he served as both news and music director while earning his undergraduate degree in journalism at UT. He later earned a master’s degree in education from UT and worked for several years in Programs Abroad. Todd was inducted into the East Tennessee Writer's Hall of Fame in 2023. He was also recently honored with the UT School of Journalism and Media2024 Alumni of the Year Award.

You can reach Todd at steed@wuot.org
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