Staff

	General Manager John F. Knight Jr. is an honors graduate from Alabama State University. As part of his responsibilities at WVAS, he is the Executive Vice President and COO of Alabama State University. Mr. Knight is a long-time member of the Alabama House of Representatives, having chaired Government Appropriations for several years. Active in volunteer service, he serves on the board of directors for the Kershaw YMCA, the Montgomery Housing Authority, the Montgomery Improvement Association, the Family Sunshine Center, the Southern Development Council Inc., the Retired Senior Volunteer Program, and the Cleveland Avenue YMCA.
	Station Manager Candy Capel is a graduate from the Newcomb College of Tulane University in New Orleans. Her professional career spans four decades in broadcasting, private enterprise, grants administration, and government. Her extensive government background ranges from gubernatorial appointee, to county development office director, to city federal grants monitor. In the 1990s, Ms. Capel completed WVAS' qualification process for receiving Corporation for Public Broadcasting funding. A mother of two, Ms. Capel says reading is her passion and music is her love.
	Program Manager Mel Marshall has been the early-morning voice of WVAS since the station began broadcasting in 1984. He studied at Stillman, Tuskegee, and Troy universities. Early in his career, Mr. Marshall provided advance promotions for the iconic 1970s R&B band The Commodores. He then worked as a radio announcer, sales executive and assistant program director before coming to WVAS to help plan and launch the station. For more than 20 years, Mr. Marshall supervised all production at WVAS. In the spring of 2007, he was named program director. He is also half-time show announcer for the Alabama State University Marching Hornets.
	Music Director Jay Holcey -- also known as Artifakt --has been involved in radio broadcasting off and on since he was in high school working various duties such as an on-air host, a producer and promotions assistant. Mr. Holcey came to WVAS in 2005 to host the Sunday afternoon show titled "Swing Town." Mr. Holcey replaced the previous Bill "Philly" Boynton, who died unexpectedly. Regarding Boynton as both friend and mentor, Mr. Holcey changed the name of the Sunday show to "Bill Boynton's Swing Town," as a continuing tribute to the well-regarded former host. Mr. Holcey says that "Music is his mistress" and is a purist at heart for jazz. Mr. Holcey also works with the ASU Sports Network during football and basketball seasons.
	Coordinator of Community and Public Affairs Jackie Kennedy Amis is responsible for WVAS' outreach activities, including its involvement in community events, the broadcast of public service announcements, and the recruitment of underwriting for programs. Ms. Amis' communications experience spans four decades, including previous positions in broadcast journalism, public relations, marketing and advertising. She has worked extensively in the volunteer-non-profit sector, state and local government, and in private enterprise.
	Programming Assistant Temeki Tolbert received her Bachelor's degree in Business Administration for Auburn University Montgomery, where she majored in Information Systems. Temeki's broadcasting career began in 2005 when she began working for a local Fox Affiliate.
	Underwriting Specialist Felicia Reed-Taylor is no stranger to WVAS, as a student majoring in Communications- Radio/TV Broadcasting; she did her Practicum work in the news department in 1992. Before joining the WVAS family, Felicia worked in radio over seven years as an Office, Sales, and Station Manager at WXVI/New Life Radio.